Meat occupies a place of privilege in Mexican gastronomy. There are regions of the country that enjoy international culinary prestige precisely for their exquisite and surprising ways to prepare beef, mutton, chicken, and pork. In these pages, celebrated Chef Patricia Quintana has gathered and collected recipes from all corners of Mexico that feature meat as the primary ingredient. The book features traditional dishes and recipes of yesteryear with European influence, in which meat offers a wide range of possibilities for experimentation. The author invites us to prepare such delicious dishes as roast veal, Dzick venison, filet encrusted with pepper and salt, marinated leg of pork, and filet broiled in parsley butter.

Las carnes ocupan un lugar de privilegio dentro de la gastronomía mexicana. Hay incluso regiones del país que gozan de un gran prestigio internacional en el terreno culinario precisamente por sus exquisitos y sorprendentes manjares preparados a base de res, carnero, pollo o cerdo. En estas páginas, la célebre chef Patricia Quintana ha reunido y ordenado un conjunto de recetas pertenecientes a diversos rincones de México y cuyo denominador común es el empleo de carne como ingrediente primordial. Ya sea que se trate de platillos tradicionales o bien de recetas de antaño con influencias europeas, la carne ofrece una amplia gama de posibilidades para explorar y experimentar. En esta obra la autora nos invita a preparar, de manera fácil, platos tan deliciosos como el asado de ternera, el venado en Dzick, el filete en costra de pimienta a la sal, la torta de pierna de puerco en adobo o el filete al horno con mantequilla de perejil.
About the Author: Patricia Quintana is a renowned international chef and an expert in Mexican gastronomy. She has studied cooking in Canada, Switzerland, and France. For more than twenty years she has been dedicated to rescuing the culinary heritage of the country and her research has enabled her to travel throughout the different regions of Mexico. With her sensibility and experience, she has created numerous avant-garde dishes, without losing the essence of Mexican traditions. Her culinary art has been featured and published in more than fifteen books, among them The Taste of Mexico, Feast of Life, Puebla, Kitchen of the Angels, A Journey through the Kitchens of Mexico, and Jade Powder. She has collaborated on numerous television programs and has written many articles on cooking for newspapers and national and international magazines. She is considered a promoter of Mexican traditions.