(I happened to find these disposable cake pans really cheap and it was a great way to keep the tortillas warm while we finished getting everything else ready. It's not necessary, though.)
I really like the book and website, "I Dare You to Eat It" and it led me to another website that has recipes for Cafe Rio's best stuff. It looks like this family just experimented until they got the recipes right but the ones we tasted were as good as the real thing (and cheaper, too!) If you're looking for an inexpensive way to feed the masses, check out how Liesa prepared rice, beans, and pork in bulk quantities on I Dare You to Eat It.
As the Mexicans say, it was so good I wanted to lick my fingers!
Hey, I just realized that the recipe on "I Dare You To Eat It" has a version of the rice that you bake. The other website has a stove top recipe, which takes less time. If you're more kitchen-savvy than I am you could probably have converted one to the other, but now you have instructions in case you need them.
ReplyDeleteOops. I didn't "just realize" there's an oven version of the rice. I actually tried that one once and it worked out great. When I realized there's a stove top version I did that with Aaron and Danny and it was great too.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't use long grain rice, FYI. It makes it too sticky.
Looks really yummy! I'm going to try it next week with some friends.
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