QUEALY WATSON'S CABRITO
Barbecued baby goat is a specialty of South Texas, where The Times traveled in 2015 to see the chef Quealy Watson cook it in mesquite smoke under a spray of dried avocado leaves, which gave the meat a faint scent of anise. You could make this dish with a single goat leg or a pork butt or even a brisket. The idea is simply to get a lot of smoke on the meat, then wrap it and allow it to steam slowly into perfection over time. Serve over brown paper on a big table with lots of tortillas and salsas: Tear away what you need for a taco, then repeat.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Time 6h
Yield 15 to 20 servings
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Light a charcoal grill or smoker, or heat oven to 250. If goat is too large for your grill, smoker or oven, cut it in half across the backbone at the top of its rear legs to create two halves.
- Season the meat aggressively with salt and pepper. If smoking, place the goat on the smoker and cover, keeping the heat around 220 to 250. If grilling, move coals to one side of the grill, and place goat on the other, away from the direct flame, then cover the grill. If oven-roasting, put goat on a sheet pan and place in the oven.
- Cook the goat for 2 hours or so, until it has taken on some color, then remove from the heat and place on a large sheet of aluminum foil. Scatter the avocado leaves across the meat, and wrap the goat in the foil, using another sheet of foil if necessary.
- Place the covered goat on a sheet pan, and put in the oven to continue cooking for 3 or 4 more hours, until the meat is tender and pulls away from the bone. Serve with tortillas and salsas.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 497, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 91 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 1048 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams
PALM SUGAR PECAN PIE
The chef Quealy Watson brought a version of this recipe to The Times in 2015. It is for a classic South Texas pecan pie, at least if you collect the nuts from a San Antonio driveway and the rest of the ingredients from the local Vietnamese market. Palm sugar gives the pie a slightly rounder and more earthy flavor than you'd get from white or even brown sugar.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Time 2h30m
Yield Serves 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the pie dough: Using your fingertips or the pulse function of a food processor, blend together the flour, sugar, butter and salt until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. There should be pebbles of butter throughout the mixture.
- Drizzle 1/4 cup ice water over the dough, and gently stir or pulse to combine. Gather a golf-ball-size bit of dough, and squeeze to combine. If it does not hold together, add remaining tablespoon of water.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and gather together into a rough ball. Divide the ball in half with a knife or a pastry scraper, then divide each portion in half again to create 4 portions. Using the heel of your hand, flatten each portion of dough once or twice to expand the pebbles of butter, then gather the dough together again in one ball.
- Flatten ball into a 5- or 6-inch disc. Wrap the disc in plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator for at least 60 minutes.
- Heat oven to 350. To blind bake the crust, roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 1⁄8 inch. Fit dough into a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie pan. Crimp edges, and pierce the bottom crust with the tines of a fork 8 times. Line dough with a large sheet of parchment paper, and spread evenly with pie weights so they reach up the sides of the crust. Bake 30 minutes until edges are set. Remove parchment and weights, and bake until pale golden brown all over, about 15 minutes longer. Cool completely on a rack.
- Meanwhile, make filling. Toast pecans in a 350-degree oven until just fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
- Whisk together palm sugar, butter, cream, powdered milk and salt in a medium bowl until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, whisking again until smooth. Place cooled nuts in crust, and pour the filling over the pie crust. (Pecans will float to top of pie while baking.)
- Place pie on a sheet pan, and bake in center of oven until filling is set with a slight jiggle and filling is pale golden around nuts, about 30 to 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 865, UnsaturatedFat 25 grams, Carbohydrate 90 grams, Fat 48 grams, Fiber 13 grams, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 20 grams, Sodium 351 milligrams, Sugar 27 grams, TransFat 1 gram
QUEALY'S QUESO
Chili con queso is a standard party dip in South Texas, where the chef Quealy Watson lives and works: melted cheese with chopped green chiles, generally, to be served with chips. Watson gives the dish an Asian spin, using the Southeast Asian chile paste known as sambal oelek in place of the green chiles. The Velveeta cheese he calls for is not for everyone, but it is powerfully easy to work with - you couldn't break it if you tried. Heavy cream helps thin out the queso a little, and the chile paste gives it a fascinating fire.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Time 10m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cut cheese into chunks, and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Add cream and sambal oelek.
- Microwave on high setting for 3 minutes, then stir, and microwave again for a few minutes until the cheese is molten. Stir again to combine.
- Add a splash of water to thin mixture if necessary, then microwave for 20 seconds more. Serve immediately, with tortilla chips.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 206, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 291 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
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