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A collection of 55 fix it and forget it recipes for Mexican favorites from an award-winning Mexican cooking authority, in a stylish, engaging package.

When acclaimed chef and cookbook author Deborah Schneider discovered that using her trusty slow cooker to make authentic Mexican recipes actually enhanced their flavor while dramatically reducing active cooking time, it was a revelation. Packed with Schneider’s favorite south-of-the-border recipes such as Tortilla Soup, Zesty Shredded Beef (Barbacoa), famed Mole Negro, the best tamales she has ever made, and more, The Mexican Slow Cooker delivers sophisticated meals and complex flavors, all with the ease and convenience that have made slow cookers enormously popular.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press; Brdbk edition (July 31, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1607743167
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1607743163
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.35 x 0.44 x 9.01 inches
Reviewer: Violetta
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: At last! authentic Mexican meals using fresh ingredients and a slow cooker
Review: I am delighted with this addition to my slow cooker cookbooks; Mexican cuisine is a favorite of mine, and I have long wished that I had some authentic recipes that were adapted to the slow cooker. Usually after trying out recipes from a cookbook, I am able to do my own adaptations, but my experience has been that Mexican sauces, soups, and meat recipes were difficult to adapt. The few so-called "Mexican" recipes that I found in other slow cooker books were not at all what I was looking for; they tend to use tortillas layered in a slow cooker with canned ingredients (and sometimes meat) on top. The result is certainly not at all authentic, and the tortillas just fall apart with such long cooking.This book is a completely different sort of slow cooker book than some cooks will be used to: some of the recipes require some prep work (at a minimum, the chili peppers need to be roasted, peeled, and chopped), and many of the recipes require 4-6 hours of cooking. Sometimes there are ingredients to add in the last hour of cooking. A few reviewers have complained that the time factor for these steps defeats the purpose of the slow cooker. Each cook will need to judge that issue for himself or herself, but my view is that the use of fresh ingredients and a few extra steps such as browning the meat and roasting the peppers for maximum flavor bring authentic and delicious results. The prep work can be done the night before if time is short. The author suggests using a programmable cooker too, so that after 6 hours of cooking on low, it will automatically move to a "warm" setting. This seems like a good compromise for cooks who need to be away all day; you can still come home to a fine Mexican meal that is kept at serving temperature.There are 17 soup recipes in this book, and they are all worth making. Nearly all of them require at least 6 hours of cook time and little preparation. A few recipes in the book require up to 10 hours, such as the Lentil Soup with Longaniza sausage (p. 25). I loved the Pork Ribs in Chipotle-Tomatillo Salsa (p. 44), which also needs 6 hours and requires only 6 ingredients. It has no prep work at all; everything goes in at once, and the ribs are tender with a wonderful sauce.Some reviewers felt that the inclusion of a few salsa, taco, and burrito recipes that don't use the slow cooker was not necessary. I am grateful to see them there, because the variety of salsas and other "extras," as well as the suggestions for dishes that pair well with the slow-cooked ones, enhance the whole experience of a Mexican meal.For cooks who really can't get over the fact that some recipes require only 4 hours of cooking, I'd say why not make them on the week-end? You can still plan to leave the cooker on while you go out. With this book, you won't risk overcooking meats and sauces, and you will use fresh ingredients. There are no indications for hotness level in the recipes (apart from a brief mention occasionally), so cooks may need to adapt them to their own taste. For me, the recommended amounts are generally moderately hot--fine for me, but if I made them for guests, I would adjust them downward a bit.This is a book packed with information, helpful hints about slow cooking, and extra suggestions for variations on each recipe. The results are full of deep flavor and present a broad sample of Mexican meals for which the slow cooker can be a great help.

Reviewer: madmaeve
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Real tasty
Review: This is not your typical slow cooker recipe book. No dump in ingredients and go. Started with 1st recipe Sopa de Frijol (beef soup with beans) OMG so good. Learned I LOVE poblano chilies and I would roast them all day to eat them - not hot, very tasty. So good made soup twice. I like tamales, so why not turn my slow cooker into a giant tamale, so I made Torta de Tamale. Again blew my mind and taste buds. Yes you have to soak corn husks and mix the masa and make salsa verde - by the way after roasting poblanos is my 2nd love Salsa Verde. Would I make it again yes, yes oh yes!! My husband likes the meals as well. By the way so much information is given in each recipe you can determine how hot or what can be substituted. I highly recommend this cookbook, especially if like me a novice in Mexican cooking.

Reviewer: Evi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Hungry and ready to eat.
Review: One of the best purchases I made. Ready for delicious Mexican meals when I get home. Leftovers for lunch are no problem. Great photos.

Reviewer: Bubbalicious
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Recipes That Are "Set It and Forget It"
Review: Great for creating dishes that look like you did alot of work.I bought this because it was being used by a member of our weekly Taco Night. All the dishes she created were delicious and she was traditionally not a very good cook.The "set it and forget it" slow cooker recipes make cooking at home easier for busy families and even singles. Come home and it's waiting for you!It has a nice layout and color picks as well as a glossary. I disagreed with some of the Mexican background information, but it was good enough for teaching gringos.I didn't like that some side items did not have pictures. The table of contents wasn't that helpful for how one jumped from one recipe to the input from another recipe. Otherwise, a very usable book with a GREAT range of recipes.

Reviewer: shannon sparks
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It's a must have!
Review: I bought this along with her cookbook Salsas & Moles and I've been noshing exclusively on tasty homemade Mexican food for over two weeks now. I like to start a pot of beans in one slow cooker and carnitas, chicken, or beef in the other one and cook it on low overnight. Then I can whip up a few salsas, some seasoned rice, and homemade corn tortillas as needed and that gives me a variety of dishes for most of the week: rice and bean bowls, taquitos, tacos, tostadas, chilaquiles, enchiladas, etc.Oddly enough, her pinto beans recipe is the one that impressed me the most. I've always treated beans like something that had to be embellished with all kinds of other veggies, herbs, and spices to taste good. Her recipe is just pinto beans and two simple extra ingredients...and they were the best bowl of pintos I've ever eaten. The refried beans I made from them were equally delicious.I will say that I'd steer clear of the rice recipes. Rice cooked in a slow cooker (at least in my failed experience) is time consuming and doesn't turn out well. I like my rice to have that fluffy, restaurant style texture which can be tricky when you use brown rice like i do. (Protip: parboil it, drain, and then bake covered in 325F oven)Overall, I've mainly focused my cooked on the Street Food and Basics chapters so I can't speak to the Soups, Mains, or Desserts, but I'm so glad I bought this cookbook and can't wait to explore it further. My only regret is that I bought the Kindle edition instead of the hard copy.

Reviewer: CC
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I really wanted to love this book
Review: I really wanted to love this book, as it combines two of my favorite things- slow cookers, and authentic Mexican cooking. However, the best part of a slow cooker is to be able to fill it, turn it on, and walk away. Nearly all of the recipes in this book require pre-cooking, sauteeing, or searing of ingredients before being added to the slow cooker (lots of prep); then, the meat/veggie is added into another step of the recipe.... be it further baked into enchiladas or added to even more ingredients for tacos, etc. I am sure they are all delicious, but as a busy mother and business owner, these recipes are too labor intensive to make the best use of my slow cooker. I returned it.

Reviewer: Patricia Lopez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Yo utilizo mucho el slow Cooker y este libro trae muchas recetas fáciles.

Reviewer: Jogart43
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: We've only tried the recipe on the cover, the green soup, and I'm eating it as I type and boy it's delicious.Some of the ingredients are hard to find (for us) because we live in a small city. Boo.

Reviewer: Elizabeth
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Really disappointed with this book -I was hoping to put 10 ingredients in slow cooker, leave it all day and come home to a delicious burrito filling. Quite a lot of the recipes don't use a slow cooker at all. Others are, for example, cook chicken breast in slow cooker for a few hours, then cook the recipe from scratch, ie no great advantage in using the slow cookerSome recipes involve odd ingredients like tripeI have several American books. Sometimes it's fun remembering that cilantro is coriander etc, but in this book, there are just too many ingredients I don't know / can't buyIf I'd seen this in a shop, I wouldn't have bought it. This was an online gamble. You win some, you lose some

Reviewer: exphilishaveuser
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: worth the money, if only for the learning that the same chili pepper has two names -- one when it is fresh, and one when it is dried or smoked! Still trying to decide which recipe to try first!

Reviewer: Lisa A. Wilson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Love it - great to use during our hot Mexican summers