Molcajete or Mexican Molcajete - A large stone bowl or mortar and a pestle to grind chiles and spices. Molcajete's size may vary because of the stone, but it's 8.5 inches in diameter and 4-5 inches high. The Molcajete (M?L-CA-H?T-?) (molcahete) it's hand carved lava stone.
THE MEXICAN MOLCAJETE
The word molcajete (mortar) derives from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs: ômolliö (seasoning or sauce) and ôcaxitlö (bowl). The word tejolote (pestle) also derives from Nahuatl: ôtetlö (stone) and ôxolotlö (doll)."Foods traditionally prepared in the molcajete include salsas and mole's (mohl-LAY), as well as guacamole. It is also used for grinding chilies, garlic or other herbs and spices for food preparation.
Molcajete cure recipe.
This recipe will serve you as a guide to prepare (cure) your first Molcajete (stone & pestle) on which you will prepare those delicious salsas and enticing guacamoles.
Recipe Ingredients:
1 Molcajete (Stone & Pestle)
1 Whole garlic bag
Recipe Instructions:
1.-Thoroughly clean the Molcajete with soap and water
2.-With your pestle, grind some garlic up to a paste and spread all over the inside of the mortar.
3.-Leave it to rest, through a whole night.
4.-The next day rinse away the garlic from the mortar and presto! your on your way to prepare your delicious salsas and guacamoles.
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