Quelites (mexican greens)
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons | Bacon drippings or lard |
| ½ | Onion; chopped | |
| 2 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| 3 | pounds | Fresh spinach; rinsed well, stemmed |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt; or to taste |
| 1 | pint | Cherry tomatoes |
| 1 | teaspoon | Caribe (crushed N. New Mexico hot red chile) |
Directions
Quelites is traditionally made with wild greens but spinach or Swiss chard is more readily available. Any greens will do, just stem the leaves and follow instructions below. Heat fat in a large skillet. Add onion & garlic; stir-fry about 5 minutes until light golden. Add spinach & stir-fry just until limp. Remove spinach from skillet with a slotted spoon; keep warm.
Add tomatoes to skillet & cook until skins begin to burst. Return spinach to skillet; mix with tomatoes & stir in caribe. Adjust seasonings & serve immediately. Makes 12 servings. From the <Hotter Than Hell!>, by Jane Butel, ISBN 0-89586-646-3 (0-89586-542-4 paperback). Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .