Semiserious Chefs

Beef and cheese enchiladas; a favorite of many Mexican restaurant goers. In fact – and this is only speculation on my part – it seems to be the most prevalent item found on many combo plates. And today we’re going to show you how you can make delicious homemade beef and cheese enchiladas right from […]

If you enjoy cooking Mexican food at home, you’ll no doubt need a decent go-to homemade enchilada sauce recipe. It isn’t hard and I don’t know about you, but it always makes me feel a little better knowing I cooked this up myself at home. That’s true for most things though.

This recipe was originally created as a mistake during a recent duel between Andrew and I. It wasn’t at all the right plan for a burger topping, but it was instead an incredibly delicious finger food! There is a lot of flexibility in the recipe to make these treats as spicy or not as desired. […]

“I can’t stop thinking about the flavor of that achiote sauce you made! If I bring some pork chops over, do you think we could do something ‘achiote’ with them?” …1 hour and 20 pork chops later… It’s interesting how many ways there are to go about an achiote meat dish. I have both the […]

The Ingredients Hot peppers: Anaheim, Habanero, Serrano, Jalapeño Anything else Andrew I’m pretty excited about this Dueling Duleys in particular, because it’s going to play a direct part in a different dish that will require the use of what we come up with here. I’m not saying what that dish is going to be though, […]

By technicality bistec asado means ‘grilled steak,’ but to be totally honest this recipe is just a marinade so you can cook your steak however you’d like. In fact, I pan fried this big ‘ole fatty. There is also the fact that Mexican Bistek Paste is ‘steak seasoning,’ yet I’ve seen it used with chicken […]

I recently created a marinade for steak featuring ground annatto, but as a liquid I felt the options might be limiting. This dry rub version can just as easily be used for any kind of meat last minute, but is also great for grilled or steamed vegetables. Additionally, and very specifically, because there is no […]

This recipe was created as a part of a Duel between Andrew and I. We were looking for something that would top a burger nicely, but these can be used on a multitude of dishes. They have a fantastic amount of crunch and just the right heat to not overwhelm your mouth and the rest […]

White Chili. It’s the title of this dish but also the key ingredient. When I created this recipe I had two things in mind. Chili needs meat, (but I also like beans in mine), and chili should taste like chilies. Keeping things white, the protein of choice, chicken, was easy, but how to have a […]

In our American world of mish-mashing cultures, it is really wonderful whenever I stumble upon a truly authentic l dish. Not too long ago, in my never ending quest to expand my herb and spice collection, I purchased a pinch bag of annatto seeds and began researching the hows and wheres of their common use, […]