Chile
Inspired by yesterday’s Brooklyn Botanical Garden Chile Festival, I’ve taken down the molcajete and will grind chiles for tamales this week. Rather than load up, I’ll make just a small batch for bribes and to repay past favors. I have many debts.
posted by Champurrado at 12:41 PM
8 Comments:
Oh you must owe me something!!
Prom:
You're funny.
You think I'm joking?
Do I need to send my friend Guido? I think in my current state of mind, the need for tamales is both urgent and understandable. Please, please, please (to quote the indomitable Foilkid). See, you have a Superheroine (mildly askew and all that) pleading and begging. Enjoy the moment.
Here's the thing, I'm not going to execute a Christmas Tamale run during a work week. I've prepared the carne and tonight I'll make my chile from some nice chile ancho and chile passila I've been saving. At most, I'll net out 45 or 50 of the buggers. Margaret's kid Elizabeth gets first pick because she got something like 2399 on her SAT. Next, of course, I need to feed my own until they start complaining about "all we ever make for dinner is tamales." Peter's birthday is Monday. I think he'd appreciate the thought since he helped us make them last year. Finally, well, there will be lots of empty hojas and satisfied bellys.
Prom, you think you might want to barter some renovating for tamales, I'm your guy.
Foil:
I would not even dream of trying to transport tamales more than a mile or so away from the big cocina. Although my dad used to ship absurd food items to me from LA when he was around (Imagine the mail man showing up at your door with a paper wrapped, stamped 5 lb. coffee can filled with chorizo), tamales lose something when frozen and shipped. If Guido can get to the stove within an hour or so after they're done steaming and he has a really expedited way to get through security at LGA where he has his WDC bound jet, then I will prepare a dozen for you. Do you prefer the dulces, Green Chile and Quesso or just the jewel of La Ciudad de Puebla con chile colorado?
I don't want the tamales, just the chili sauce. My bday was the 2nd.
Prom:
Well, belated happy birthday. My gift to you will be the following:
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