Turnip Greens & Tortillas by Eddie Hernandez
April 15, 2018 by Jenny
Eddie Hernandez is the chef
and partner of Taqueria del Sol, a chain of counter-service Mexican
restaurants in Tennessee and Georgia. In life and in his debut
cookbook, Turnip Greens & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef
Spices Up the Southern Kitchen, the musician turned chef, makes
no apologies about his style of cooking where the word authentic
doesn’t factor in. What is most important to him is that he serves
good food with great flavor.
Recently, Chef Hernandez was featured in The New York Times. There he stated that
too much emphasis is placed on culinary authenticity today, he
continued. “In Mexico, we eat what we like and don’t worry about
what is authentic to this cuisine or that,” he said. “You make do,
and you make it taste good.” He won me over with that statement
(well he had me when I opened Turnip Greens).
These are recipes my family
loves and when I say family I specifically mean my husband. My son
and I love all kinds of food – my husband not so much. I save our
vegetable, seafood-centric dishes for times when my husband has a
working dinner or he is out of town.
So the fact that these recipes are
hubby-approved is a plus for me. Oven-baked Memphis-style ribs and
the Fried chicken tacos were huge hits. I could live on those tacos
which I made using the spicy Russian dressing. The vibrant colors
and flavors in Turnip Greens coupled with the approachable
recipes make this book an exciting keeper.
Chef Hernandez isn’t fussy or pretentious, he’s talented and knows what works. Special thanks to the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for sharing materials for the EYB Book Preview that shares recipes you can try now. Word of advice make those Fried chicken tacos – they are amazing. Check out the author’s book tour to see if he is in your area.
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