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Calabacitas a la Mexicana tacos

Rick Bayless · ♥ 653 likes · 16.4K views · 12 min video

Read about zucchini and summer squash in the BrightCulinary Book

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  • calabacitas
  • garlic
  • onion
  • tomatoes
  • corn
  • poblano
Cut up the calabacitas; chop the garlic, onion and tomatoes; cut the kernels off the corn; roast and peel the poblano.
  • olive oil
Heat a big skillet over medium-high and film the bottom with olive oil.
Saute the calabacitas 3 or 4 minutes, turning regularly, until nicely browned outside.
Remove them, tipping as much fat as possible back into the pan.
  • salt
Season the browned calabacitas with salt.
Add the onion and stir 4 or 5 minutes until softened and starting to brown.
Meanwhile blend the tomatoes smooth in a blender.
Add the garlic and cook about 30 seconds, until softened and fragrant; do not let it burn.
When the garlic goes in
Add the chopped roasted poblano, the corn and the tomato puree.
Cook down until reduced almost to the consistency of tomato paste.
  • ½ cup crema
Stir in about half a cup of crema until melted in.
Return the calabacitas and cook until the base is thick enough to coat them; turn off the heat.
Squash back in, and the herb chiffonade
  • epazote
  • cilantro
  • blue corn tortillas
Cut a little herb into a chiffonade and add it as a garnish.
Sprinkle salt over, toss, taste, and add a little more salt.
  • queso fresco
Spoon onto hot blue corn tortillas and top with a little queso fresco.