Best 5 Mancha Manteles Mexican Tablecloth Stainer Recipes

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Mancha manteles, also known as Mexican tablecloth stainer, is a traditional Mexican dish that is sure to impress. It is a flavorful and versatile dish that can be made with a variety of ingredients, including different types of meat, vegetables, and spices. The dish has a long and rich history, dating back to the pre-Hispanic period in Mexico. It is often served at special occasions, such as weddings, birthdays, and holidays. The dish is also a popular street food in many parts of Mexico. If you are looking for a delicious and authentic Mexican dish, then mancha manteles is a great option.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

MANCHA MANTELES - MEXICAN TABLECLOTH STAINER



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Taken directly from "Mexican Cooking" by Carolyn Dehnel. This is a regular in our house served with Arroz Blanco although I usually use a whole can of tinned chopped tomatoes as its quicker and easier. Sometimes I will use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the supermarket and stock cubes. The plantain can be substituted with a firm banana cut into 2.5 cm slices but only add it in the last 5 mins otherwise it will disintegrate.

Provided by Lou van

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/2 chicken, jointed
225 g pork, cut into 2 . 5cm cubes
1 tablespoon corn oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 -2 chile, chopped
350 g tomatoes, chopped
25 g peanuts
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 -3 teaspoon chili powder
3 whole cloves
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon concentrated tomato puree
1 green pepper, chopped
1 plantain, cut into 2 . 5 cm slices
1 pear, sliced
1 cooking apple, sliced

Steps:

  • Put the chicken and pork into a large pan, cover with water and simmer for 1 hours Drain and reserve the stock.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion, garlic and chillies until lightly browned.
  • Add tomatoes and continue to cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
  • Add peanuts, bay leaf, cinnamon, chilli powder, whole cloves and sesame seeds.
  • Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
  • Process mixture in an electric blender until smooth then return to the pan.
  • Add tomato puree, green pepper and the stock from the meat until the sauce is the consistency you prefer.
  • Add the chicken, pork, plantain, pear and apple.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 566.1, Fat 28.7, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 134.6, Sodium 132.6, Carbohydrate 37.3, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 19.6, Protein 42.5

MANCHA MANTELES DE CERDO (PORK TABLECLOTH STAINER)



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Provided by BigOven Cooks

Categories     Main Dish

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 24

Tomatillos
2 lb Boneless pork
2 Firm pears
1/2 ts Dried oregano -- crushed
2 sm Zucchini, sliced
Frozen peas
1/2 ts Dried thyme -- crushed
2 c Water
1 Bay leaf
1/4 c Walnuts chopped
2 Cloves
1 10oz pkg
Pasilla chilies -- *
1 Garlic clove cut up
1 sm Onion -- cut up
1 cn Pineappl 8-1/4 oz,drained
2 Green tipped bananas --
4 Sprigs cilantro or parsley
2 Tart cooking apples
2 Dried
1 12oz can
2 Dried
Ancho chilies -- *
Sliced

Steps:

  • * or sub. 1 tsp. crushed red pepper for the dried ancho and pasilla chilies) Cut chilies open. Discard stems and seeds. Cut chilies into small pieces with scissors or a knife. Place in bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand 45 to 60 minutes; drain. Cut pork in 1 inch cubes. In Dutch oven combine pork, water, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, cloves, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper. Cover and simmer 40 minutes or till pork is nearly tender. Drain pork, reserving 2 cups broth. Rinse, drain, and halve tomatillos. In blender container combine the tomatillos, onion, the drained peppers or crushed red pepper, cilantro, garlic, and reserved broth. Cover and blend till smooth. Peel, core, and slice apples and pears; add to pork along with tomatillo mixture and zucchini. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add peas, pineapple, bananas, and walnuts; simmer 5 minutes more. Makes 8 servings. Recipe By : Baknbread File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

Nutrition Facts : Calories 715 calories, Fat 71.630335625 g, Carbohydrate 10.515974375 g, Cholesterol 76.16 mg, Fiber 2.87269371336699 g, Protein 7.928704375 g, SaturatedFat 25.555166875 g, ServingSize 1 1 Serving (206g), Sodium 586.396625 mg, Sugar 7.64328066163302 g, TransFat 3.4974315625 g

MANCHAMANTELES WITH ARROZ BLANCO (STEW THAT STAINS THE TABLECLOTH)



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Yield 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 36

2 quarts water or stock
2 onions, peeled and quartered
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
2 heads garlic, peeled and separated into cloves
3 sprigs marjoram, stems removed
3 sprigs thyme, stems removed
2 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste
2 1/2 pounds boneless pork butt
3 whole chicken breasts, bone-in, cut into quarters
2 large yams, unpeeled
1 pineapple, peeled and cut into chunks
3 ripe plantains, in their peels
7 ounces Ancho chiles
4 ounces pine nuts
6 cloves garlic, peeled
1 pound ripe tomatoes, sliced
2 cloves
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon cumin
1 sprig thyme, stems removed
1 sprig marjoram, stems removed
1 tablespoon dried oregano, crumbled
1/2 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 to 3 tablespoons brown sugar
10 to 12 cups broth (from cooking meats)
3 apples, peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
24 prunes, pitted
Serve with Arroz Blanco, recipe follows
3 cups long grain unconverted white rice
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium white onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
7 cups water

Steps:

  • To prepare the meat, bring the water to a boil in a large stock pot. Add the onions, carrots, garlic, marjoram, thyme, salt, and pork and return to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer gently for 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 15 minutes more.
  • Remove the pot from the heat and allow the meat to cool in the broth until lukewarm. Remove the meats and vegetables from the broth. Reserve the broth. Slice the meat thinly and, if you wish, bone the chicken breasts. Place the meats and vegetables in a large cazuela or ovenproof casserole and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
  • To prepare the stew, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the yams, pineapple, and plantains in a ovenproof dish large enough to hold them. Roast them for 1 hour, then peel the yams and plantains and cut them into chunks. Set them aside.
  • Remove the veins and seeds of the chiles and wipe them clean. Soak them in hot water for 25 minutes and drain. In a blender, puree the chiles, pine nuts, garlic, tomatoes, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, thyme, marjoram, oregano, and cumin with a little of the soaking liquid.
  • In a large saucepan, over a medium high heat, heat the oil. Pour in the chile mixture a little at a time. Add the salt, pepper, and sugar. Cook 5 minutes or until the mixture changes color and thickens. Add the reserved broth from the meats and simmer until slightly thickened. Add the thickened sauce to the reserved cazuela with the sliced pork and chicken breasts. Bake for 20 minutes. Add the yams, pineapple, plantain, apples, and prunes. Bake for another 10 minutes.
  • Serve piping hot from the cazuela, accompanied by freshly made tortillas and Arroz Blanco.
  • The Original Manchamanteles (Stew that Stains the Tablecoth):
  • Take some ripe tomatoes, and remove the seeds. Grind them with soaked toasted dry chiles, cinnamon and pepper. After grinding, fry in lard, mix with warm water, add the chickens or pork, cooked sausages, olives, vinegar, salt, a lump of sugar, yams or peanuts.
  • Pour hot water over the rice and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Drain the rice and rinse well in cold water. Let the rice drain for a few minutes.
  • In a medium size saucepan with a tight fitting lid, heat the oil over a medium low heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, stirring constantly. Add the rice and cook just until the grains are coated with the oil.
  • Add the water and cook, uncovered, over a medium heat until the liquid has been absorbed and small air holes appear on the top of the rice. Do not stir.
  • Wrap the lid of the saucepan with a small terry cloth dish towel. Place the lid tightly over the saucepan so that none of the steam can escape. Set aside in a warm place for about 20 to 30 minutes, so that the rice can continue to cook and the grains expand.
  • Stir the rice well before serving.

MANCHA MANTELES



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Provided by Jimmy Shaw

Categories     Blender     Food Processor     Chicken     Citrus     Fruit     Garlic     Nut     Pepper     Potato     Tomato     Poach     Roast     Plantain

Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 34

For mancha manteles
1 1/2 pounds tomatoes
1 1/2 medium white onions, peeled and quartered
1 medium sweet potato
5 dried ancho chiles*
3 dried guajillo chiles*
3 dried mulato chiles*
6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/3 cup whole almonds
1/4 stick cinnamon
3 whole cloves
2 whole black peppercorns
6 cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup raisins
2 green plantains, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For poached Chicken
6 cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
3 medium carrots chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
2 ribs celery, cut into 1/2 inch slices
1 (3 1/2-pound) roasting chicken, cut into 8 pieces, discarding wings and cutting breast into 4 pieces
To serve
3 slices pineapple (1/4 regular pinapple or 1 small pineapple)
1 1/2 apples, such as gala, cubed
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (2 medium oranges)
1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest (less than 1/2 medium orange)
1/2 cup prunes, pitted and chopped
*Ancho, guajillo, and mulato seco chiles are available at most supermarkets or online at kalustyans.com

Steps:

  • Prepare mancha manteles
  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • On parchment-lined sheet pan, place tomatoes, onions, and sweet potato and put in oven. Roast tomatoes until blistered, about 25 minutes, then remove from oven. Roast onions until beginning to caramelize, about 35 minutes, then remove. Cook potato until knife easily slides in, about 45-55 minutes, then remove.
  • In 10-inch, dry skillet over moderately low heat, toast ancho, guajillo, and mulato chiles, turning once, until slightly darker and beginning to puff, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Once chiles are cool enough to handle, halve lengthwise, then remove and discard seeds, stems, and ribs. Transfer chiles to medium bowl, cover completely with water, and let stand 20 minutes.
  • In small, dry skillet over moderate heat, toast unpeeled garlic, turning once, until starting to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes total. When cool enough to handle, remove skins and set aside.
  • In small, dry skillet over moderate heat, toast sesame seeds, stirring to prevent burning, until starting to turn golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside.
  • In small, dry skillet over moderate heat, toast almonds, cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns until light brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
  • Drain chiles well and place in blender. Add 2 cups chicken stock and purée until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Strain and set aside.
  • In 10-inch skillet over moderate heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil until hot but not smoking. Add raisins and cook until puffed up, about 2 minutes. With slotted spoon remove raisins, place in small bowl, and set aside. Do not clean skillet.
  • In same skillet, using oil leftover from cooking raisins, cook plantains, turning once, until golden brown, about 6 minutes total. Place in bowl and set aside.
  • When tomatoes are cool enough to handle, remove skins, then quarter and remove seeds. Coarsely chop and place in blender. Add onions, toasted garlic, and 2 cups chicken stock, then purée until smooth. Strain and set aside.
  • Rinse blender, then purée toasted sesame seeds and 1 1/2 cups chicken stock until very smooth, about 2 minutes. Strain and set aside.
  • Rinse blender, then purée raisins, half of plantains, almonds, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and pepper until very smooth. Strain and set aside.
  • In 6-quart, heavy pan over moderate heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add chile purée and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Add tomato purée, sesame purée, and raisin purée, then cook 30 minutes, stirring constantly. Keep over low heat, adding remaining 1/2 cup stock if mixture gets too thick.
  • Poach chicken
  • In heavy, 6-quart heavy pot, place chicken stock, carrots, onions, and celery and bring to a simmer. Add chicken and cook, uncovered, at bare simmer, until cooked through, about 14 to 18 minutes. Remove chicken from pot, place in bowl, and let cool. Discard cooking broth.
  • To Serve
  • Add chicken, sweet potato, remaining plantains, apple, pineapple, salt, sugar, orange juice and zest, and prunes to mancha manteles pot and simmer 10 minutes.

MEXICAN TABLECLOTH STAINER



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I got this online from CDKitchen. I've been looking for this recipe for years and can't wait to try it!

Provided by Recipe Junkie

Categories     Pork

Time 1h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 lb boneless pork, cubed
4 lbs chicken pieces
1/2 cup flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon slivered almonds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 medium red pepper, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1 medium sweet potato
1 apple, peeled and diced
1 cup pineapple chunk

Steps:

  • Dredge meats with flour; shake off excess.
  • Heat oil and butter in a large saute pan.
  • Brown meats and remove from pan.
  • Saute onion, garlic, nuts, seeds and peppers until onion is transparent.
  • Add tomatoes and simmer until tender.
  • Remove from heat and cool. Pour into blender or food processor and puree.
  • In large pot, combine sauce, meats, stock, sugar and spices.
  • Cook for 30 minutes.
  • Cut sweet potato into large chunks and add to pot.
  • Cook for 15 minutes.
  • Stir in diced apple and pineapple.
  • Heat through.
  • Serve with rice and warm tortillas.
  • **Use your favorite chicken pieces for this recipes - wings, thighs, legs for a variety
  • **Cut up whole chicken works as well, but cut the breast pieces in half crosswise so they are finger-eatable.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 848.3, Fat 50.4, SaturatedFat 15.4, Cholesterol 200, Sodium 525.3, Carbohydrate 45.7, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 24.4, Protein 53.8

Tips:

  • Use fresh ingredients: The fresher the ingredients, the better your mancha manteles will taste. This is especially important for the tomatoes, onions, and garlic.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment: There are many different ways to make mancha manteles. Feel free to adjust the ingredients and proportions to suit your own taste.
  • Serve immediately: Mancha manteles is best served immediately after it is made. However, it can also be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

Mancha manteles is a delicious and versatile Mexican sauce that can be used to add flavor to a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. So next time you're looking for a new way to spice up your meals, give mancha manteles a try!

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