Between the views of Moro’s daughter, the beautiful Carlotta, and the new mordomo of the property, an Englishman named Montgomery literally hiding from his past and in a drink, Romero Garcia weaves tension, drive, and suspense like a tightly woven. Henequen rug. Yaxaktun was Dr. Moreau’s playground where he quietly performed his curious experiments in dissecting live animals with funding from the farm owner, Mr. Lisaldi. Even Moreau’s daughter was moved by his experiments, as she needed regular injections of jaguar blood.
Things get complicated when the sons of ‘Lesaldi’ appear in Yaxaktun allegedly looking for an Indian raiding party.
By telling this novel with beautiful vocabulary and images, Garcia Moreno proves that she is a giant between science fiction and fantasy writers. Her other work is “Mexican Gothic” (Del Rey, 2020) and as an editor in the award-winning anthology World Fantasy, “Cthulhu’s Daughters” (Prime Books, 2016).
It’s as hot as the Yucatan, so let’s use the Instant Pot to cook up some Mexican-style short ribs. Chop up any leftovers and use them again for a soft corn taco with roasted tomatoes, Mexican cabbage salad, and cotija cheese.
Quick Mexican Ribs
1/2 small can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (about 6 hot peppers)
1 15 oz. can mashed tomatoes
4-6 beef short ribs, bone-in
Salt and Pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves minced garlic
1 large onion cut into cubes
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 dried bay leaves
3 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano
1 orange, squeezed
fresh coriander leaves
lemon wedges
Soft corn tortilla
Mash the chipotle with the tomato puree and add the cumin, oregano, and orange juice. Season with salt and pepper. Sit aside. Heat the oil in a quick frying pan, sauté. Add the beef in batches and turn on all sides until it turns a nice brown color. raises the pot. Add garlic and sauté for 15 seconds, then add onion and cook for 2-3 minutes until brown. cancel the sautee.
Add the chipotle puree to the onion and garlic and stir to pick up the browned pieces from the bottom of the pot. Put the ribs in the sauce and turn to coat; Add bay leaves. Cover and set to manual setting for 45 minutes, allowing steam to escape naturally after cooking is complete, about 20 minutes.
To serve, place on a plate or tray and garnish with fresh cilantro leaves, lime wedges, and small mushy cornflakes on the side. Served with coriander rice. To make cilantro rice in the oven, see https://www.recipetineats.com/fall-apart-mexican-beef-ribs.