Almendrado Soda Recipes

ALMENDRADO WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place onion, garlic and tomatoes under the broiler, or on an already heated skillet, griddle or comal set over medium heat. Roast or char for about 10 minutes, flipping in between, until ingredients are completely charred, cooked and mushy. Set aside and peel the garlic cloves when cool enough to handle.
• In a small skillet set over medium heat, toast the cloves, peppercorns and cinnamon stick for a couple minutes, moving and flipping them around to toast evenly. Set aside. Toast the oregano for 10 to 15 seconds and remove from the heat.
• In the jar of a blender, place the charred onion, peeled garlic and charred tomatoes, along with the tops from the whole cloves (discard the stems), the peppercorns, cinnamon and oregano. Puree until completely smooth.
• Heat the oil in a large casserole set over medium-high heat until very hot, but not smoking. Season the chicken with the salt and brown the chicken pieces for 2 to 3 minutes per side. You may need to do this in batches in order to not to crowd the casserole. Once you have removed all the chicken, immediately pour the tomato sauce into the hot oil and cover, as it will splatter. Reduce heat to medium.
• Add a cup of chicken broth to the blender and puree for a few seconds to get all the remaining thick sauce out of the blender, pour into the simmering sauce and cover again. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Incorporate the remaining cup of chicken broth, almonds, raisins, olives and capers. Add the browned chicken pieces, cover and reduce heat to low and cook for 20 more minutes.
• Remove the lid and add the pickled jalapeño slices. Increase heat to medium and cook for another 10 minutes, allowing all the flavors to blend and the sauce to thicken. Serve with rice.

ALMENDRADO SODA

Steps:

• fill glass with ice, or as much ice as is desired.
• Add tequila Almendrado.
• Pour as much Cream Soda as will fill up the glass.
• Stir and enjoy! can add cherries if desired.

ALMENDRADO THE MEXICAN FLAG

Steps:

• Prepare 8x4x2 loaf pan with non stick spray, set aside.
• Add the gelatin to the cold water and stir. Place this mixture in a double boiler and heat until the gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat and let it cool at room temperature.
• Beat the egg whites until lightly stiff. Gradually add the sugar and salt one tablespoon at a time while mixing. Then add the cooled gelatin, almond extract and lime zest. Mix until well combined. Do not add hot gelatin to the egg whites.
• Divide the egg whites into three separate bowls. Tint one bowl green and one red (the red will really be pink when mixed with egg whites). Fold the food coloring in and mix well to distribute the color evenly.
• Using a tablespoon, layer the green egg whites in the bottom of a glass dish.
• You can also use a mold if you like. Then add the white layer and last the red layer. Spreading the layers with the back of a spoon works well.
• Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator at least 3 hours to overnight.
• To serve invert pudding on a serving platter. Garnish with custard sauce if desired.

ALMENDRADO DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. Make Basic Dessert Crepes. Keep warm in oven. Soften gelatin in cold water. Dissolve over hot water. Separate eggs( reserve yolks for sauce below). Place egg whites in large mixing bowl, add gelatin mixture; beat mixture until a thick white foam is formed. Continue beating and gradually add sugar, 1 Tablespoon at a time about 1 minute.
• 2. Fold in almond extract and lemon peel.Remove 1/3 of the mixture to a small bowl, and another 1/3 to another bowl. Tint one with green food coloring and the other with pink food coloring.Chill the 3 bowl for about 4 to 6 hours.
• 3. To serve, place a dessert crepe flat on serving platter, top with 1/2 the green mixture. Place another crepe on top, and top it with 1/2 the white mixture, repeat with the pink. Continue with the crepes and mixtures in the same order ending with the pink mixture. Top with Almond Custard sauce. Cut into wedges to serve.
• 4. Almond Custard Sauce: Place the first 4 ingredients in the top of double boiler. Cook over gently simmering water until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon. Add the remaining ingredients. To cool. set in cold water and stir. Spoon on top of Almendrado.