Mmmmm, fresh salsa! I'll take a nice pico de gallo in preference to stewed tomatoes any day!
Vinegar (cider or red wine)
Lime juice is also good, either instead of or in combination with the vinegar. My pref is for wine vinegar, but then I do prefer most of my foods to have more of a bite.
Remember, the cumin is key!
Remember, freshly ground cumin is key! There is an enormous difference between freshly ground and bought ground with cumin, more than for most spices I know. Pre-ground cumin from the supermarket is just plain nasty!
It's funny: My mother has hated "Mexican" food because of the cumin for as long as I can remember, and I thought that was weird when she loves Indian food. So I made some chili for her using a combination of fresh-ground and seed cumin, and she just sucked it down, and became an instant convert!
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Date: 2005-05-14 01:29 pm (UTC)Vinegar (cider or red wine)
Lime juice is also good, either instead of or in combination with the vinegar. My pref is for wine vinegar, but then I do prefer most of my foods to have more of a bite.
Remember, the cumin is key!
Remember, freshly ground cumin is key! There is an enormous difference between freshly ground and bought ground with cumin, more than for most spices I know. Pre-ground cumin from the supermarket is just plain nasty!
It's funny: My mother has hated "Mexican" food because of the cumin for as long as I can remember, and I thought that was weird when she loves Indian food. So I made some chili for her using a combination of fresh-ground and seed cumin, and she just sucked it down, and became an instant convert!