Calibacitas. Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Calabacitas is one of the most satisfying dishes you'll come across in Mexican cuisine — and that's coming from a stubborn carnivore! It's a vegetarian dish that roughly translates as "zucchini", but you can use all types of squash in this recipe and still get stellar results.
You can have Calibacitas using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Calibacitas
- Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
- Prepare 2 Tbsp of oil.
- You need 1 of onion, diced.
- Prepare 5 cloves of garlic, minced.
- Prepare 1/2-1 cup of NM green chile.
- You need 1 Tbsp of salt.
- It’s 1 tsp of oregano.
- Prepare 1 tsp of cumin.
- It’s 1 tsp of black pepper.
- You need 4 of zucchini, diced.
- Prepare 4 of yellow squash, diced.
- It’s 1/2 lb of shredded provolone/mozzarella.
- It’s of Cilantro.
- It’s of Lime.
Add the squash, onion, and optional tomatoes. Calabacitas is a traditional New Mexican dish that's made with squash, corn and peppers. In Spanish, the word calabacita means "zucchini," so clearly zucchini is the staple ingredient, but there are a number of calabacitas varieties out there. Some are made with cheese, some call for pork or other types of meat and some just include a.
Calibacitas instructions
Heat the oil in your largest skillet/saute pan/Dutch oven/wok over high heat and add the ground beef, and chop up in the pan with a spatula.
When the beef is beginning to brown but is still pink in the middle reduce heat to medium high, add the onions and garlic. Cook until the residual moisture has evaporated and the onions soften..
Add the seasonings, stir and cook briefly for 30 seconds.
Add the green chile, and cook until the moisture once again evaporates and is sizzling..
Add the squash and gently toss to coat in the seasoned meat.
Every few minutes fold the squash mixture over to distribute. Taste for salt and season accordingly..
When the squash has just begun to soften but still has some crunch, turn the heat off, and sprinkle the cheese over top..
Cover and let steam until the cheese has melted..
Serve with cilantro and lime in a bowl..
Calabacitas (which translates to "little squash" in English) is a Mexican dish made from sauteed zucchini or squash, corn, tomatoes and peppers. It's often served as a side dish, but is substantial enough to be served as a main vegetarian meal alongside some homemade flour tortillas. A delicious way to get squash in your family's diet. Calabacitas are all time my favorite. Loaded with onions, peppers, zucchini, corn and tomatoes and then covered in melted cheese, it's the definition of a comforting side dish that's still most healthy! "Calabacitas" is the Spanish word for "little squash", but in late summer / early fall, calabacitas a traditional side dish here in New Mexico.
