My dad was a food chemist. He would tell a story about Campbells buying V8 and when they took over the factory it didn’t taste the same despite using the same recipe. Finally in desperation they paid a former V8 employee as a consultant to come in and figure out what they were doing wrong. As soon as he walked into the plant, he said “there’s your problem, you’re cleaning the vegetables.”
It wasn’t until years later that I realized this was a food chemist’s idea of a joke. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 7:57 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Bean & Cheese Burrito Filling? The secret is Mexican aunts. They are the only ones who can make the best food. I dont know if there is some cultural tradition where when a girls sibling has a child she is given the secrets, but Mexican aunts know how to make the greatest stuff. It could be that it's a secret and none of the males or female only child know about it. On Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 1:35 AM Forrest Christian (List Account) <li...@packetflux.com <mailto:li...@packetflux.com> > wrote: hmmm.. clove of garlic. maybe that's the secret. Crock pot is my preferred way to cook beans. Many of the experiments I've done in cooking from raw have been beans plus stuff in a crockpot. Where stuff has been things like chilis. I also make perfectly serviceable chili con Carne from scratch (won a chili cook-off one year in fact ), also in the crockpot. Just haven't figured out this style of beans yet, but it hasn't been without trying. I grew up in a family where garlic wasn't a typical ingredient and I've never really been a fan of strong garlic flavors, so it's an ingredient I overlook too often unless I'm following a recipe or know for a fact that it belongs. I can't say that I've ever thrown a clove of garlic in while attempting the beans so this is something to try. On Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 10:52 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com <mailto:losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > wrote: Buy a bag of pinto beans. Clean them...put them is a crock pot with water, salt and clove of garlic. You will see when they are cooked...you can eat them with muenster cheese and Jalapenos...to fry them, put them in a pan with a little bit of oil and smash them. To spice it up, cook some chorizo with it and cheese... Enjoy...and use real tortillas, corn or flour... On Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 5:16 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) <li...@packetflux.com <mailto:li...@packetflux.com> > wrote: Over the years I've built up a set of recipes that are as good or better than what I can get elsewhere. Usually starting with a recipe which is in the ballpark, and then tweaking it until it's to my liking. What continues to evade me is Burrito Filling. I asked on here a few months ago for pointers, and have since then tried a couple of times. Still no luck. Not even close. I've tried to season refried beans out of the can. I've tried Canned beans of various types in the food processor. Cooking beans and then adding green chilis. Cooking beans with the green chilis in them (this was closest so far). And on and on and on. My favorite store-bought burritos have a simple set of filling ingredients: "Beans, Water, Cheddar Cheese, Green Chilies, Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Spices," Considering I've pretty much tried some combination of all of those at various times, there has to be something I'm just missing. Like how they're cooked, or the proportions, or something hiding in the ingredient catchall of "Spices".. And no it isn't chili powder or cumin... I want my bean filling to taste like beans with chilies and cheese, not like chili or tacos. My only saving grace is that it doesn't seem like Taco Hell has figured it out either...although a lot of "authentic" mexican restaurants have. If anyone knows the right magic incantation or any more pointers, it would be much appreciated. -- - Forrest -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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