 A plate of morisqueta | |
| Type | Rice dish |
|---|---|
| Course | Side |
| Place of origin | Apatzingán, Parácuaro, and Nueva Italia, Michoacán[1] |
| Region or state | Michoacán, Costa Chica (Guerrero) |
| Main ingredients | White rice, beans, tomato sauce, and cheese |
Morisqueta is a Mexican dish native to Apatzingán, Michoacán.
The dish consists of cooked white rice, combined with pinto beans, and served with a sauce of tomato, onion and garlic. Cooked and served with the sauce, traditonally may be served with cubes of adobera, a kind of cheese, ranchero or fresh cheese, which melts as you eat. Also, pork or beef may be served with the same staple sauce. Espinaca is traditonally the cut of pork that is served with this dish in a spicy green, Chile verde, sauce. It is often accompanied with totopos, tostadas, or fried taquitos. In south-western Mexico,[2] it is customary to serve morisqueta with aporreadillo (shredded, dried meat, fried with egg, cooked in a guajillo sauce with cumin). Morisqueta has a strong resemblance to Moros y Cristianos, since they use the same base of rice and beans.[3]
Another rice dish, consisting of white rice, onion and garlic, but no beans, meat or cheese, is also called morisqueta. It is sometimes served with cilantro and Serrano pepper.[4]
References
- ^ Grados, Noventa. "La Morisqueta es el plato típico de la región de Tierra Caliente en Michoacán específicamente de Apatzingán". Noventa Grados.
- ^ "Morisqueta". 28 August 2018.
- ^ Graber, Karen Hursh. "Michoacán-Style Rice with Chorizo: Morisqueta con Chorizo". Mexconnect. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Martinez, Mely. "Mexican White Rice Recipe / Receta de Arroz Blanco Mexicano". Mexico in My Kitchen. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
