I am looking for recipes for a vegetable used in Mexican cookery
called huazontle, also known as Aztec Spinach.  Spanish language
websites are OK.

Dear mmaguire-ga,

Thank you so much for this interesting question. I had never heard of
this vegetable previously, so enjoyed learning more about it. After
extensive searching, I have been able to find a few recipes which
feature huauzontle:

Filete de Res al Huauzontle  (Filet of Beef with Huauzontle)
http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/espanol/cultura_y_sociedad/gastronomia/detalle.cfm?idpag=410&idsec=18&idsub=88

Supremas de Huauzontle (Huauzontle Supreme)
http://oncetv-ipn.net/rincon/recetarios/recetario2/platofuerte001.htm

Tortitas de Huauzontle (
http://cocine.selecciones.com.mx/receta.cfm?tipo=159

If you are looking for an extensive collection of recipes, here are
two books which profess to include Mexican recipes using many native
ingredients, and specifically mention huauzontle.

Quelites, Un Tesoro Culinario - Linares, Edelmira y Judith Aguirre (Eds.)
http://www.karnobooks.com/cgi-bin/karno/33973.html

From My Mexican Kitchen - Diana Kennedy
http://www.bookfinder.us/review0/0609607006.html

Since huauzontle is somewhat similar to broccoli, I'm also including a
few Mexican recipes which include broccoli (although I know they
aren't as authentic, and may not be what they are looking for).

Broccoli Quesadillas
http://recipes.wuzzle.org/?action=Show&recipeid=2063

Deep Fried Broccoli, Mexican Broccoli Dip, Broccoli & Smoked Trout
http://www.knet.co.za/broccoli/recipes.htm

Hopefully, these recipes are what you were looking for. Happy Cooking!

Regards,

inquisitive-ga


Search Strategies: 
"aztec spinach"
"huauzontle ingredientes"
"huauzontle recetas"

Plus, Google Language tools to help me with the Spanish/English
translation since I, unfortunately, don't speak/read Spanish very
well.

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Request for Answer Clarification by mmaguire-ga on 28 Jul 2004 16:38 PDT

Hi -- I'm not really looking for clarification, just wanted to thank
you for such a good answer!  The addition of the cookbooks, with web
sites, especially the one specializing in quelites was really great
and very thoughtful.  (I already have Diana Kennedy's).  I've eaten
huazontle a couple of times in Mexico, and seen it in the markets, but
this will help significantly.

    By the way -- to me, at least, it's not really very much like broccoli...

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Clarification of Answer by inquisitive-ga on 28 Jul 2004 18:29 PDT

Dear mmaguire-ga,

I've never tasted huauzontle, but I didn't think it probably had all
that much in common with broccoli. I felt bad that I couldn't find
more recipes, however, so threw those in as alternatives.

I'm so glad that you found my answer helpful! Thanks so much for
taking the time to tell me :)

inquisitive-ga

Excellent answer!  Researcher gave not just the specifics I requested,
but a bit broader.