Name: Marinated Ancho Chiles a la Luz Barreras (Chiles Anchos Nana Luz)
Yield: 8 servings as a side dish. If stuffed with a substantial filling, the same amount will serve 4 as a main dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ounces piloncillo or 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1½ cups cider vinegar; 8 black peppercorns; 4 ounces ancho chiles (about 8 chiles); 8 large garlic cloves, peeled; 5 cloves; 4 cups water; 8 allspice berries

Preparation info

8
servings as a side dish. If stuffed with a substantial filling, the same amount will as a main dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food from My Heart

By Zarela Martínez

Published 1992

About

This is another of the wonderful dishes shared by Margarita Jameson. But first let’s have a word about nanas—especially Nana Luz, Sra. Luz Barreras, who prepared that excellent luncheon!

The word nana has a special meaning to us who grew up in Mexico and were lucky enough to have a nana. It refers to your nurse, nanny, or caretaker and always brings to my mind the security of childhood and the nurturing I received from my Nana L