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As a means of making up for my pathetic withdrawal from this season's N/ICSA challenge, I felt it necessary to throw down a gauntlet of my own. Get ready for the GRILL GOONS MEXICAN MICRO-CHALLENGE!  It's June, which to me means it's officially summer! gently caress the solstice! Real grillas among us have been suffering through rain, sleet, and buffeting winds to grill our favorite meats and veggies, but our paradise has arrived at last. Now you can stand in your yard in ugly soot-stained cutoffs, chugging an overpriced session IPA and smelling the sweet smell of charcoal and the nearby garbage dumpster. What goes better with grilled meats and vegetables than some spice? Some tasty charred poblanos or some steak seared with chili pepper, grilled chicken with habenero salsa fresca... the possibilities are endless and delicious. So my challenge to you, fellow chicken-cheesers, is to craft a complete and delicious Mexican-inspired meal... and do all the cooking on the grill! Propane, charcoal, wood or otherwise, I want to see meats charred on flames, veggies seared on skillets, and tequila splashed onto flame-broiled shrimps.  Ideally, your dish will be a main and a couple of sides, but the rules aren't hard and fast here. If you can make a spread that makes people mash that "vote" button, submit it! I will accept submissions all throughout the month of June, with polls closing as soon as the entire planet has rolled over into July. The grand prize for your Mexican Masterpiece? Your very own brand-new CAST IRON TORTILLA PRESS I look forward to seeing your delicious contributions!
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Brawnfire posted:Now you can stand in your yard in ugly soot-stained cutoffs, chugging an overpriced session IPA and smelling the sweet smell of charcoal and the nearby garbage dumpster. Have you been looking through my backyard fence? gently caress, I might have to get in on this. No promises yet because I might be changing jobs soon but we'll see.
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Jun 2, 2016 10:39
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I must, for my honor can take no more shame of not cooking.
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Jun 2, 2016 21:48
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I might have a go at this, but I will have to find out what is and isn't actually Mexican...
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Jun 2, 2016 21:52
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OP says "Mexican-inspired" so I assume it's pretty loose
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Jun 2, 2016 22:04
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Yeah, don't stress yourself. Mexican, southwest, Tex Mex, if it's got some recognizable Mexicana going on, I'll buy it.
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Jun 2, 2016 22:15
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Tandoori chicken with limes and coriander it is!
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Jun 2, 2016 22:59
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Scientastic posted:Tandoori chicken with limes and coriander it is! There are Indian people in mexico, I saw one once.
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Jun 2, 2016 23:45
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For me, it will be Diet Coke Zero no ice. But for real I'm gonna enter and lose spectacularly!
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Jun 3, 2016 00:03
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I'm not that versed at mexican cooking and the only grilled "mexican" dish I have made before is Arrachera but I already posted it in the smoking thread. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3460953&pagenumber=123&perpage=40#post459212321 Definitely a great idea and I hope I can pick up some ideas from the entries. The prize is great too, I have that same press and used it in my cast iron Cinco De Mayo post. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3694651&perpage=40&pagenumber=20#post459562022 Much better than the aluminum Imusa one i bought that broke the first time I used it.
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Jun 3, 2016 04:59
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If only I had a grill... Excited to see the results of this.
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Jun 3, 2016 13:16
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Pubic Lair posted:I'm not that versed at mexican cooking and the only grilled "mexican" dish I have made before is Arrachera but I already posted it in the smoking thread. Looks like all the qualifying factors in your posting history, I hope you'll put in an entry! emotive posted:If only I had a grill... Sorry to be exclusionary 
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Jun 3, 2016 14:21
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Buy a disposable barbecue
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Jun 3, 2016 14:35
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Or just come use mine, I can't compete, so you'll only need to nudge aside a kielbasa
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Jun 3, 2016 14:39
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How hard and fast are you with the Everything Grilled rule? Because I've made some mole sauce to slow roast some pork with, and I have more that I'm saving to use in other dishes, but I definitely made it on the stovetop.
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Jun 7, 2016 19:50
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Brawnfire posted:The grand prize for your Mexican Masterpiece? Already got like 3 presses like this.
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Jun 7, 2016 20:03
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Oldsrocket_27 posted:How hard and fast are you with the Everything Grilled rule? Because I've made some mole sauce to slow roast some pork with, and I have more that I'm saving to use in other dishes, but I definitely made it on the stovetop. Sauces I could probably see on the stove, but I'd be impressed by a sauce cooked out of doors!
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Jun 7, 2016 22:29
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MariusLecter posted:Already got like 3 presses like this. Sorry, I was trying to think of something Mexican, something cast iron, and not too expensive. I guess it could have been a fajita skillet. Ah well.
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Jun 7, 2016 22:31
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Brawnfire posted:Sorry, I was trying to think of something Mexican, something cast iron, and not too expensive. I guess it could have been a fajita skillet. Ah well. Got two of those.  Still will be fun to see who wins.
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Jun 8, 2016 22:39
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Halfway through the month! We've had several good grilling days around my neck of the woods, and hopefully that carries through June! Looking forward to seeing what some of you fine grillas produce!
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Jun 16, 2016 16:48
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Just a handful of days left! I hope to see some tasty grilling!
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Jun 27, 2016 16:45
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Barring disaster tomorrow, I will be grilling up a mess of salsa and shrimp, and also making queso blanco, ceviche, and some kind of flan.
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Jun 29, 2016 14:53
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Welp I totally grilled but forgot to take pictures. Also the grill refused to work so I really baked and fried things instead.
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Jul 1, 2016 21:27
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Well, that wraps up the time. If anyone ended up doing this, time to post!
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Jul 2, 2016 03:28
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OK, nvm
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