Monday, November 5, 2007

El Carne Adobada




The dish, Carne Adobada is a pork dish marinated in chile and spice until it is full of flavor. It is a meat, usually pork, stewed in a red sauce. Its name means cured or pickled meat. Its history includes the slaughtering of an animal, which happened at certain times throughout the year. The meat would have to be preserved until later. By means of refrigeration and food preparation and storage, this older way of doing things has changed, but the Carne Adobada is still a famous and popular dish however.

Carne Adobada is capable being placed cooking on the stove to fulfill the hungry needs of visitors if it's purposes are for a party. The dish can be kept ready for several days by To keep the dish ready for quite a few days just add water and sauce to the pot while also keeping the meet moist and hot. Carne Adobada takes 24 hours or more to marinate; 48 hours to get it in its proper form.

Carne Adobada appears plain on its own. The dish should be served in a way that recognizes its spicy goodness.Adobada is one of the best ways to prepare meat for a tamale stuffing. This increases its versatile nature. When it is done being made, filling up a wheat or corn tortilla and adding it to a meal is a great way to use the recipe.

The dish can also be made as a dish with red chile. Click here http://whatscookingamerica.net/CynthiaPineda/CarneAdovada.htm for more information on how to make this variation of the dish.

Here are the specific ingredients and measurements involved in the making of a Carne Adobada from the food network website, foodnetwork.com.

Click here http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_20836,00.html to view the complete website for the recipe.

2 1/2 pounds pork roast
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 quarts red chile sauce

Cut pork roast into cubes. Cook in a large saucepan, until the pork is browned. Add the garlic and salt and cook for 30 seconds. Sprinkle with the flour. Pour the red chile sauce over meat and boil over a low heat for about 20 minutes. Take off stove and serve with any potatoes or vegetables of your liking.

Carne Adobada can be found in the state of Arizona in Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Ahwatukee and Gilbert.

One Phoenix location includes the Arriba Mexican Grill located at:
1812 E. Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
They can be reached at 602-265-9112


The Carne Adobada at this establishment is priced at 8.99. Take a look at the restaurant's take out menu in the link below, for its other offerings.

http://www.arribamexicangrill.com/menus/ArribaToGo.pdf

2 comments:

Unknown said...

The recipe sounds right -- I'm trying to transplant it to our local tex-mex restaurant.

You do need to clean up the grammar and spelling on the discussion. I'd be happy to help out.

rosaura said...

I made it yesterday for our family gatherings, and everybody loved the dish that I got here, Thanks I found this site and also www.gourmandia.ca and www.allthemeat.com have all the recipes that you are looking for. Good for someone who loves to learn new cooking techniques. Have fun!