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I have a long, slow cooking day planned today in preparation for a Mexican dinner tomorrow night. I am making carnitas, which is basically pork slow cooked in fat. It will be served in soft tacos, so I will be making an oven-roasted salsa today, then making tortillas and some other accompaniments tomorrow. I am also going to make desserts today - caramel flan, which is similar to a creme caramel, but made with condensed and evaporated milks. I'm taking it all to my sister's house, so it should work well to be able to heat and serve with minimal fuss and mess there while still being a bit fancy.
Sounds delish! I've never tried a caramel flan or Carnitas before
oh god, mexican caramel flan is divine. If it's on the menu always get it. Tres leches cake is also nice. Carnitas are also good. ( mexican food is soooo good )
Tres leches cake was second on the short list. I have not actually had the flan or carnitas before, although I have had similar. Having grown up with "Old El Paso" being the first and only option for 'Mexican food' I am working on slowly increasing my repertoire of from-scratch real Mexican/Latin American recipes.
I miss Mexican Town in Detroit ๐ญ
I've never tried them before either, this seemed like a good occassion to try something new.
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