Friends are great aren’t they? Rhetorically speaking, of course. The infamous Ed from Yuma is in town getting His San Diego food fix this week, and he was nice enough to pack us His very own Yuma care package. And man, was it some kind of care package!
In the filled ice chest were 4 packages of tortillas:
This is not the run of the mill stuff but the "good stuff" made in Mexico! I asked Ed what I was going to do with the leftover tortillas, and His reply, "well that’s why they have tortilla chips!" Duh…… Ed also gave us a Tortillero, a tortilla warmer, to keep those tortillas warm and moist before eating. There was also 4 tubs of salsa, including an super-spicy salsa roja, though the Missus enjoyed the chunky salsa roja the best!
Also included was a couple of pounds of Pork Adobada:
And some marinated chicken:
Now we’ve had some major rain and thunderstorms, but with this sitting in front of me I had to take my chances, and got the charcoal started.
The pork cooked very quickly, and the scent of "chili" permeated the air. I must admit that the bright red color of the chicken kind of threw me in the beginning, but then again, I eat Char Siu don’t I?
While I was grilling, the Missus was busy heating up the tortillas. The only problem with that was, She was eating a one tortilla for each one that made into the tortillero!
We did manage to beat the rain, and finally a made a "few" tacos, with some minced sweet onions and cilantro for garnish.
The Pollo (chicken) had more flavor, a nice chili-salty flavor.
The adobada was much milder, and the Missus stated that she could’ve used some lime. But the meat was very tender(I could strip them by hand), and went very well with the tangy Salsa Verde(green salsa made from tomatillo’s):
Soooo delici-yoso!!! If anyone has questions, I’m sure that Ed can answer them! Thanks for indulging me, I’ll be back with another restaurant tomorrow. Right now, I’m slowly sinking into a food induced coma……..
Thanks again Ed!