TEST Food Pairing

By Chef Danny Mena | Serves 4 people

  • CALABAZA EN TACHA

    1 medium pumpkin
    2 pieces piloncillo
    2 pieces canela
    2 orange slices
    1 piece clove
    5 cups water

  • SALSA MACHA

    5 deseeded and deveined ancho peppers
    3 deseeded and deveined guajillo peppers
    2 deseeded and deveined morita peppers
    3 deseeded and deveined pasilla peppers
    1 small garlic clove, sliced
    0.5 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
    0.5 cup toasted white sesame seeds
    2 cups canola oil
    Apple cider vinegar to taste
    Salt to taste

  • MIJENTA-INFUSED GOLDEN RAISIN

    2 cups of Mijenta Tequila of choice
    0.5 cinnamon stick
    1 orange slice
    1 cup golden raisins

HOW TO PREPARE

Roast chiles until blackened over gas burners. Let cool and peel skin. Then split open, remove seeds and fill with grated cheese.

Heat pot over medium heat and coat with vegetable oil. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add tomatoes and chipotle, thyme and oregano, and cook until tomatoes soften. Blend well.

Whip the egg whites in a large bowl until they make stiff peaks, then mix in the egg yolks. Place flour on a plate. Dredge chiles in flour and then pass them through the eggs to coat. Add to the oil in a single layer. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per.

To serve, place a generous spoonful sauce onto plates, and place one chile on top. Serve with white rice and black beans.

THE PERFECT COCKTAIL PAIRING

Calabaza en Tacha and the Atole Mijenta (by Elisa la Loba Mexicana) are made for each other.

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