Larry's Southwestern Sauces

Adams Fairacre Farms in Poughkeepsie

2012-02-27T09:46:00.000-05:00

I will offer samples of Larry's Southwestern Sauces this Saturday, March 3rd from 11 am till 4 pm at Adams Fairacre Farms in Poughkeepsie. Adams is a wonderful store and this is their Local Food Show. There will scores of Hudson Valley food producers there and it should be great day!

25% off SALE at Abe's Market.com

2012-02-23T09:04:00.000-05:00

25% off SALE of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle, Mole and Ranchero Sauces at

Abe's Market 100 Hours of Natural Sale.

GO ONLINE http://www.abesmarket.com/store/larryssauces to buy as much as you like.

Chicken Mole

2012-02-15T10:12:00.002-05:00

Larry's Southwestern Chicken Mole

People ask me all the time, "What is the best way to use your mole sauce?" That's easy. Make chicken mole and serve it with rice and veggies.

Just place the chicken pieces in a roasting pan, cover it with Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce and bake it in the oven. Easy and delicious!

1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce

1 cut up whole chicken or three pounds of chicken thighs

1. Preheat the oven to 350' and warm the jar of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce in a medium cooking pot.

2. Place the chicken pieces in a large roasting pan and pour Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce over the chicken.

3. Cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 60 minutes or until the chicken is cooked to your liking.

4. Serve the chicken mole with rice and cooked zucchini or your favorite vegetable.

Serves 4 to 6

Whole Foods Tasting Demos

2012-02-10T16:07:00.000-05:00

Tasting demos this Saturday, Feb 11th from 11 AM til 2 PM at WFM in Cranston, RI and from 3 to 6 PM at Whole Foods in Bellingham, MA. Drop by for a sample of Ranchero Red Bean Chili!

How To Spice Up Your Super Bowl Party Food!

2012-01-30T22:07:00.000-05:00

Mole Sauce on sale for Valentine's Day

2012-01-30T15:56:00.001-05:00

Get 10 percent off jars of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce at Abe's Market, Larry's ONLINE distributor. Larry's Mole Sauce is an all-natural Mexican cooking sauce that is gluten-free, nut-free and delicious.

Give your sweetheart a chocolaty and spicy jar of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce this Valentine's Day! Larry's all-natural Mole Mexican cooking sauce is made with chocolate, chiles and secret spices.

Make Chicken Mole for your sweetheart!
Have fun!

Good Morning America features Larry's Southwestern Sauces

2012-01-30T11:06:00.001-05:00

Good Morning America featured Larry's Southwestern Sauces as a "Super Bowl Party Essential."

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/super-bowl-deals-steals-gma-viewers-15446864

Saucy and Spicy Super Bowl Recipes

2012-01-10T20:14:00.001-05:00

Chipotle Red Bean Super Bowl Chili and Ranchero Nachos Are Saucy and Spicy Super Bowl Foods Football Fans will Love.

Larry's Southwestern Ranchero and Chipotle can make your Super Bowl party delicious, easy and spicy. Let Larry do all the work while you take all the credit! Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural with no preservatives, but are packed with flavor.

If you like Mexican food, you'll love Larry's Southwestern Sauces!

Chipotle Red Bean Super Bowl Chili - Brown one three quarters pound of ground beef in a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a medium saucepan. Drain one 15-ounce can of red beans and add to the browned meat. Pour one 16 oz. jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce into the saucepan and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream a squeeze of lime and tortilla chips. Serves 2 to 4.

Ranchero Nachos - Spread a layer of white, yellow and blue corn tortilla chips on a heavy, microwave- ready serving plate. Sprinkle one heaping cup of grated cheddar cheese over the chips. Spoon 8 oz. Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce over the chips, place in the microwave for one minute or until the cheese melts. Serves two to four.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are available ONLINE at www.abesmarket.com and at nearly 100 stores in New England and the Hudson Valley including Whole Foods, Price Chopper, Shop Rite and more.

For the location of a store near you visit www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com.

More recipes are at www.larryssouthwesterncookbook.blogspot.com

Follow Larry's Southwestern Sauces on Facebook and Twitter.

Chipotle Chicken Skewers

2011-12-15T11:39:00.000-05:00

Chipotle Chicken Skewers are another popular dish to make for your holiday entertaining. Serve these easy-to-eat finger foods along with Larry's Chicken Mole Meatballs and you will have one the best holiday parties ever!

Chipotle Chicken Skewers

30 wooden skewers
2 pounds boneless chicken breast or boneless pork tenderloin.
1 16 oz. jar Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce or your favorite chipotle cooking sauce.

1. Soak the skewers in water for 15 minutes. This hydrates them to make them less likely to catch fire when you broil or grill them.
2. Cut the chicken breasts into 30 bite-sized pieces that you can thread onto the skewers.
3. Place the chicken pieces and half of the jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce in a large bowl. Mix everything together and let it marinate for 30 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.
4. Thread the chicken pieces on the skewers and cook them on your outdoor grill or under the broiler for three to four minutes or until they are done to you liking.
5. Heat the remaining sauce and serve along side the hot grilled chicken skewers.

Larry's Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero Sauces are now available at more than 80 stores in New England and the Hudson Valley including Price Chopper, Shop Rite and Whole Foods Markets. The list of stores keeps growing.
Larry's Southwestern Sauces are now available ONLINE coast to coast and around the world at Abe's Market.
Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry's Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.
Larry's Southwestern Sauces are vegetarian and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Cookbook author and chef Larry Sombke invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.
Follow Larry's Sauces on Facebook and Twitter and check out Larry's Web site.
Contact me at larry@larryssouthwesternsauces.com or call 518-852-9274.

If you like Mexican food, you'll love Larry's Southwestern Sauces!

Larry's Sauces are Gluten-free

2011-12-08T19:40:00.000-05:00

Larry's Southwestern Chipotle, Mole and Ranchero sauces are gluten-free, vegetarian, nut-free and preservative free. And they taste great! I've been offering samples of these tasty sauces at farmer's markets and Whole foods Markets in New England for the last two years and people love them. They are kid friendly, parent approved and easy to use. I invented these sauces when I was a chef at a natural foods restaurant in the midwest.

If you like Mexican food, you'll love Larry's Sauces!

You can buy them online at Abe's Market.

CHICKEN MOLE MEATBALLS for Holiday Entertaining

2011-11-28T14:07:00.000-05:00

Chicken Mole Meatballs is a popular dish to make for your holiday entertaining. Whenever I make these for my guests, including my son and daughter's college friends, they disappear as soon as they hit the table. Serve them as you would Swedish meatballs, but, think Mexico City instead of Stockholm.

Chicken Mole Meatballs
11/2 pounds ground chicken or turkey
1 egg, whisked
1/2 cup bread crumbs, homemade if possible
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper or to taste
2 tblsp. vegetable or corn oil
1 16 oz. jar Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce

1. In a medium sized bowl mix together the ground chicken, egg, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil over medium in a large skillet. Form meatballs no larger than a ping pong ball and add them to the pan. Cook them turning often until the meatballs are brown on all sides, about five to ten minutes.
3. Pour Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce over the meatballs, turn the heat to medium low, cover and simmer for ten minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through.
4. Bring the chicken mole meatballs to the table and stand back.

Larry's Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero Sauces are now available at more than 80 stores in New England and the Hudson Valley including Price Chopper, Shop Rite and Whole Foods Markets. The list of stores keeps growing. Larry's Southwestern Sauces are now available ONLINE coast to coast and around the world at Abe's Market.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry's Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are vegetarian and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest. Contact me at larry@larryssouthwesternsauces.com or call 518-852-9274.

If you like Mexican food, you'll love Larry's Southwestern Sauces!

Tortilla Soup

2011-11-09T14:01:00.000-05:00

Tortilla soup is a tomato-based brothy soup from Mexico filled with vegetables and chicken then topped with crunchy tortilla strips. You can make your own tortilla strips or use Green Mountain Gringo tortilla strips.

6 corn tortillas
1/4 cup vegetable or peanut oil
2 cups chicken stock
1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup fresh corn kernels
1 cup drained black, red, kidney or pinto beans
1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken

1. Make your own tortilla strips by cutting the corn tortillas into thin strips. Heat the oil in a large pot and fry the strips in small batches. Drain on paper towels. Or use Green Mountain Gringo tortilla strips.
2. Heat the chicken stock in a large pot and add Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite enchilada or ranchero sauce.
3. Add the onion, corn, chicken and beans. Heat the soup until almost boiling and simmer for 10 minutes.You could add carrots, potatoes, zucchini, butternut squash or any vegetable you have and that you like.
4. Ladle the soup into serving bowls and top with the tortilla strips.
Serves four.

Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce is an artisan, all-natural Mexican cooking sauce that is is made with fresh jalapeno, fresh cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices. It is vegan, gluten-free and delicious. Ask for it at your favorite store or buy it online at Abe's Market.

Southwestern Chipotle Meatloaf

2011-10-24T10:59:00.001-04:00

Another great tasting recipe dreamed up by a regular customer of Larry's Southwestern Sauces, in this case Larry's Chipotle Sauce. Instead of ketchup, mix Larry's Chipotle Sauce into the meatloaf mix and then pour a little more sauce on top just before baking. Top with cheese if you like!

Southwestern Meatloaf with Chipotle Sauce

11/2 pounds meatloaf mix or ground turkey
1 16 oz. jar Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce or your favorite enchilada sauce
1 egg, whisked
1/2 cup bread crumbs, homemade if possible
1/2 cup grated cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese, optional

1. Preheat the oven to 350'
2. Place the meat, 1/2 jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce, the egg, and the bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl and mix them together.
3. Transfer the meatloaf mix to a baking pan, cover the with remaining Chipotle Sauce and place in the oven.
4. Bake in the 350' oven for 60 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese on top and serve.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry's Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are now available ONLINE coast to coast and around the world at Abe's Market.

Buen provecho!

Turkey Mole Black Bean Burritos

2011-09-29T10:45:00.001-04:00

A plate of turkey mole is a tasty and filling dish all by itself. But if you add back beans, cheese and rice, you can wrap this all together to make a burrito, always a popular dish with college students after a night of reverie. These are filling and nutritious.

Turkey Mole Black Bean Burritos
1 tsp. vegetable oil
3/4 pound ground fresh turkey
1 16 oz.can black beans, drained
1 cup cooked brown or white rice
1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce
6 (10 inch) whole wheat or regular wheat tortillas
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
1 cup shredded lettuce

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the ground turkey until done.
2. Add the drained black beans and the cooked rice. Stir.
3. Pour one 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce over the meat, beans and rice. Stir and heat through.
4. Warm the tortillas and lay one out on a plate. Spoon equal portions of turkey mole mixture on the tortilla. Sprinkle the cheese and lettuce over that and wrap up the burrito. Continue until all the burritos are made.
5. Serve with guacamole and cold beer or ice tea.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry's Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.
Larry's Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.
Buen provecho!

Southwestern Mole Pizza with Smoked Mozzarella and Monterrey Jack

2011-09-20T14:03:00.001-04:00

People who buy and cook with Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce are always telling me how they use this rich, dark mysterious sauce that combines cocoa and chiles for a unique spicy flavor. Homemade Mole Cheese Pizza is the latest creation I've heard of. I tried it and it was REALLY GOOD!

Southwestern Mole Pizza with Smoked Mozzarella and Monterrey Jack
1 package refrigerated prepared white or whole wheat pizza dough or homemade
1 cup Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce
1 cup sliced smoked mozzarella or Gouda cheese
1 cup sliced Monterrey Jack cheese

1. Preheat the oven to 375'.
2. Spread the pizza dough out evenly on a round or rectangular pizza pan.
3. Spoon one cup of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce over the surface of the dough.
4. Sprinkle the cheese on top and place the pizza in the oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is just crisp.
5. Cut into sections and serve.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry's Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

They are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

Larry's Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero Sauces are now available at more than 80 stores in New England and the Hudson Valley including Price Chopper, Shop Rite and Whole Foods Markets. The list of stores keeps growing. Larry's Southwestern Sauces are now available coast to coast and around the world ONLINE at Abe's Market.

Buen provecho!

Larry Makes Huevos Rancheros on WNYT ch13 NBC Albany, NY

2011-09-19T19:51:00.000-04:00

Click on this link to watch Larry make huevos rancheros on Let's Eat on WNYT TV in Albany

http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/17573/2855559?wpid=9046

Abe's Market Now Carries Larry's Southwestern Sauces

2011-09-13T09:03:00.000-04:00

                                        Abe's Market now officially carries Larry's Southwestern Sauces
                                                      coast to coast and around the world ONLINE.
                                                      http://www.abesmarket.com/store/larryssauces

Cheesy Ranchero Vegetables

2011-09-06T14:12:00.001-04:00

CHEESY RANCHERO VEGETABLES RECIPE

Gardens and farmer's markets are overflowing with zucchini, yellow squash, peppers and potatoes at this time of year. Adding a dollop of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce and some tangy grated cheese makes a great side dish or even a main course if your crowd is vegetarian. Easy and delicious!

Cheesy Ranchero Vegetables
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 cup Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite red enchilada sauce
4 cups diced vegetables, zucchini, yellow squash, new potatoes, onions, corn, sweet or hot peppers
1 cup grated Monterrey Jack or cheddar cheese or a mix

1. Heat the oil in a medium sized pot and add the vegetables. Cook over medium heat and stir for two minutes.
2. Add the Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite enchilada sauce and cook for five to ten minutes until the vegetables are cooked to your liking.
3. Sprinkle the cheese on top and cook until the cheese melts.
Serves four as a side dish or two as a main vegetarian course.

Buy Larry's Southwestern Sauces online at Abe's Market.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry's Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

Chicken Mole Recipe

2011-08-22T15:23:00.000-04:00

People ask me all the time, "What is the best way to use your Mole Sauce?" That's easy. Make chicken mole and serve it with rice and veggies. Just place the chicken pieces in a roasting pan, cover it with Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce and bake it in the oven. Easy and delicious!

Chicken Mole
1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce
1 cut up whole chicken or three pounds of chicken thighs

1. Preheat the oven to 350' and warm the jar of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce in a medium cooking pot.
2. Place the chicken pieces in a large roasting pan and pour Larry's Mole Sauce over the chicken.
3. Cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 60 minutes or until the chicken is cooked to your liking.
4. Serve the Chicken Mole with rice and cooked zucchini or your favorite vegetable.
Serves 4 to 6

You can buy Larry's Southwestern Sauces online at www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry's Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry's Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

Larry's Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero Sauces are now available at Healthy Living in Burlington, VT and Northville Supermarket in New Milford, CT. Also at Shop Rite, Price Chopper, Honest Weight Food Coop, Albany, NY, Belfast Coop Store, Belfast, ME, Guido's Fresh Marketplace, Great Barrington, MA, Adam's Fairacre Farms, Hudson Chatham Winery in Columbia County, 25 more stores in the Hudson Valley and New England and in 26 Whole Foods Markets in New England. The list of stores keeps growing.

August 22, 2011

Larry's Southwestern Sauces in the Times Union

2011-08-17T07:54:00.000-04:00

New York Acquires a Southwest Taste
Larry Sombke plans to find a national market for his sauces.

The idea of Mexican cooking sauces made in upstate New York catching fire across the country might seem improbable, but Larry Sombke is trying to make it happen.

Sombke, a cooking and gardening expert from Delmar who has authored six cookbooks, developed his own Mexican sauces years ago when he was a chef at a natural foods restaurant in Missouri.

It wasn't until about two years ago that he realized that there aren't many -- if any -- authentic Mexican cooking sauces on supermarket shelves.

Sombke was reading a recipe for a pulled-pork dish in a lifestyle magazine that used salsa as the main seasoning for the meat. Salsa is usually used in Mexican foods as a condiment, but more complex sauces are used for simmering meat and in recipes for classics like huevos rancheros.

That's when it hit Sombke that there may be pent-up demand for Mexican cooking sauces. His wife suggested he make a business out of it.

"All right, there is a market here," Sombke remembers saying.

After reading a newspaper article about a local restaurateur who was bottling his own marinades and sauces, Sombke turned to Nelson Farms in Cazenovia outside Syracuse.

Nelson Farms is an agricultural-business incubator affiliated with Morrisville State College. It works with people starting their own food businesses -- helping with everything from coming up with a concept to preparing and packaging the product to sales and marketing.

"They helped me through the whole process and how to take a home recipe and make it into a store product," Sombke said.

Sombke developed three sauces. His mainstay rancheros sauce is made from tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro and spices. A chipotle sauce has smoked chili peppers and a mole made with cocoa. They sell under the name Larry's Southwestern Sauces for between $5.99 and $6.99 a jar.

Sombke started hawking his sauce at local farmers markets and pitching the product to supermarkets, big and small. That effort has been so successful that Larry's Southwestern Sauces are now carried in 75 stores in New York and New England, including 26 Whole Foods. Price Chopper in March started carrying sauces in 10 of its stores. He's targeting New York City and has a broker in Colorado to market the sauces in that state as well as Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, hotbeds for Mexican cuisine.

Sombke is now producing and packaging his sauces at Casa Visco in Schenectady, which in addition to making its own pasta sauces bottles private label products.

Adine Viscusi, an owner of Casa Visco, says most of its private label business is pasta sauce, but the Mexican sauces are a good fit since they are both tomato-based.

"We're glad to help him out," Viscusi said. "We started out as a small business too."

Despite the grand plans for expansion beyond of the Capital Region, Sombke says his going to local farmers markets is invaluable. He spends time each week at those held in Delmar, Voorheesville and the Empire State Plaza in Albany.

"It's a perfect marketing tool," he says. "You can get feedback. You learn about pricing. They are just the perfect way to get the product into the market."

Ranchero Chicken Quesadillas

2011-08-15T14:55:00.002-04:00

RANCHERO CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Quesadillas filled with warm, tasty cheese is one of the most popular new snacks found in restaurants, pubs and family eateries everywhere. With the right ingredients, they are very easy to make at home. I've added chicken to the usual cheese to give this dish a little more protein and a good dollop of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce which I think you will find is a lot more satisfying that salsa from a jar.

Ranchero Chicken Quesadillas

1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite enchilada sauce
2 cups chopped or shredded baked or roasted chicken
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
8 whole wheat or regular flour tortillas
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack of cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream

1. Warm the jar of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite enchilada sauce in a medium cooking pot.
2. Mix the chicken and half of the sauce and cook until thoroughly warmed.
3. Warm a large skillet over medium heat and lightly coat it with vegetable oil.
4. Place a tortilla in the skillet, spoon a portion of Larry's Ranchero Sauce and chicken over the tortilla. Sprinkle cheese over that and cover with another tortilla.
5. Cook the quesadilla for 2 to 3 minutes, flip it over and cook for another 2 to three minutes. Repeat.
6. Remove the quesadillas from the skillet, cut into four sections each and serve with the sour cream and the remaining Larry's Ranchero Sauce.
Serves 4.

You can buy Larry’s Southwestern Sauces online at www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry’s Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

Larry’s Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero Sauces are now available at Healthy Living in Burlington, VT and Northville Supermarket in New Milford, CT. Also at Shop Rite, Price Chopper, Honest Weight Food Coop, Albany, NY, Belfast Coop Store, Belfast, ME, Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, Great Barrington, MA, Adam's Fairacre Farms, Hudson Chatham Winery in Columbia County, 25 more stores in the Hudson Valley and New England and in 26 Whole Foods Markets in New England. The list of stores keeps growing.

Give them a try. When people taste them they buy them!

August 15, 2011

Ranchero Beef Tacos

2011-08-09T09:55:00.001-04:00

Dozens of moms and dads tell me they have switched over to using Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce to make tacos for their kids rather than the packets of taco seasoning powder they had been using. They like the fact that Larry's Ranchero Sauce is made with healthy all-natural ingredients and that their kids like the the flavor. Rather than using ground beef for these tacos, you could easily substitute ground turkey or chicken to suit your family's taste buds.

Ranchero Beef Tacos

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 pound lean ground beef, turkey or chicken
1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite ranchero sauce
8 to 10 crunchy corn tortillas
1 cup finely shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet, add the ground beef and cook through.
2. Pour one 16 oz. jar of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite ranchero sauce over the meat and cook for ten minutes, stirring often.
3. Fill the tacos shells with ranchero meat sauce, sprinkle on the cheese and lettuce and serve.
Serves 4.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry’s Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are vegan, gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant.

You can buy Larry’s Southwestern Sauces online at www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com

Mole Chicken Tacos Recipe

2011-08-02T12:11:00.004-04:00

MOLE CHICKEN TACOS RECIPE

Chicken Mole is a popular and richly delicious Mexican stew served with warm corn tortillas. But there is no reason why you can't make quick and easy Mole Chicken Tacos using the same ingredients. This recipe calls for already-roasted chicken, minced onion and lettuce and a warm mole sauce. I prefer the best corn tortillas you can find, or if you prefer, you can use small wheat tortillas or the new tortillas made with a blend of whole wheat and corn.
Chicken Mole Tacos
1 16 oz jar Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce
1 pound shredded or cubed baked or roasted chicken
12 corn or whole wheat tortillas
1 medium white or red onion finely chopped
3 cups finely shredded lettuce or green cabbage.
(Bagged undressed cole slaw works great)

1. Warm the jar of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce in a medium cooking pot.
2. Add the chicken and cook until thoroughly warmed.
3. Warm the tortillas in the microwave or on the stove top until just soft and pliable.
4. Fill each tortilla with a scoop of chicken mole, a sprinkle of onion and lettuce or cabbage and serve.
5. Each person gets 3 tacos.
Serves 4.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry’s Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

You can buy Larry’s Southwestern Sauces online at www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com

Chipotle Red Bean Chili Recipe

2011-07-27T12:04:00.003-04:00

Chipotle Red Bean Chili is fast becoming one of my favorite things to offer as a sample at farmer's markets and grocery stores. Customer's keep telling me how much they like the flavor. The ground meat, red beans and chipotle sauce really seem to meld together to form a great tasting chili. This recipe is perfect for these hot days when you don't want to cook, but still want a quick and great-tasting Tex-Mex meal that is perfect to bring to a pot luck or serve at home.

Chipotle Red Bean Chili
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 pound ground beef or turkey
1 16 ounce jar Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce
1 15-ounce can of red beans

1. Warm the vegetable oil in a medium cooking pot.
2. Add the ground beef or turkey and cook until done.
3. Add one 16 oz. jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce and cook until hot.
4. Add one 15 ounce jar of red beans, drained and cook until hot.
5. Serve with a squeeze of lime, a dollop of sour cream and a few tortilla chips.
Serves 4.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are all-natural Mexican cooking sauces to make chili, enchiladas, chicken mole, huevos rancheros, seafood, tacos or just to simmer your favorite meats in. Larry’s Sauces come in three flavors; Mole, Chipotle and Ranchero. All are made with fresh jalapeno and cilantro and a premium blend of herbs and spices.

Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are vegan and gluten-free, preservative-free and are made with no tree or ground nuts. Larry invented these sauces when he was a chef at a natural whole foods restaurant in the Midwest.

Follow Larry’s Sauces on Facebook and Twitter and check out Larry’s Web site.

Turkey Mole Zucchini Enchilada Casserole

2011-06-22T19:43:00.004-04:00

Turkey Mole Enchilada Casserole is a lot like lasagna and a lot easier than rolling the enchiladas. It is also a great way to use zucchini in the summer and get some veggies on the table. There is something magical in the flavor combination of Larry's Mole Sauce, turkey, soft corn tortillas, grated cheese and zucchini. Every time I make this my kids eat it all and ask for more!

Turkey Mole Zucchini Enchilada Casserole
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 pound ground turkey
1 16 oz. jar Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce
8 soft corn tortillas
2 cups shredded or thinly sliced zucchini
1 1/2 cups grated cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese

1. Warm the vegetable oil in a medium cooking pot.
2. Add the ground turkey and cook until done.
3. Add one 16 oz. jar of Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce and cook until hot.
4. In a two-quart casserole or souffle dish, place a quarter cup of turkey sauce mixture in the bottom. Spread a layer of corn tortillas over that. Spread a layer of zucchini over that. Cover with grated cheese and more sauce.
5. Keep adding these layers until you have filled the casserole, covering everything with a big splash of turkey and mole sauce on top covered with cheese.
6.Bake in a 375' oven for 35 minutes until piping hot and the cheese has melted.
Serves 4.

Ranchero Fish Tacos Recipe

2011-05-12T13:15:00.000-04:00

Fish tacos are rapidly becoming one America's favorite snacks. They also make a wonderful lunch. Instead of spending your time making a sauce or salsa to go with these tasty treats, simply open a jar of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce which is mild enough for the flavor of the seafood to shine through.

One 16 oz. jar of Larry's Ranchero Sauce or your favorite ranchero sauce
One pound of tilapia, cod, mahi mahi or other firm-fleshed fish
24 soft corn tortillas or eight flour tortillas
1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce or napa cabbage
Lime wedges for squeezing

1. Heat one jar of Larry's Ranchero Sauce in a microwave or on the stove.
2. Cut the fish into one-inch chunks and broil until just cooked through, about five to seven minutes.
3. Warm the tortillas in the microwave or on the stove.
4. Fill the tortillas with fish, spoon the ranchero sauce over the fish and sprinkle with the lettuce or cabbage.
Serve with lime wedges and lots of napkins. Serves four.

Chipotle Beef and Bean Burritos

2011-04-12T16:34:00.003-04:00

Here is an easy and authentic recipe for Chipotle Beef and Bean Burritos made with Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce. This recipe makes 6 hot and tasty burritos.

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 pound lean ground beef or turkey or a mixture
1 16 ounce can black, red or pinto beans
1 cup of cooked white or brown rice
1 16 oz jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce or your favorite chipotle sauce
6 (10-inch) whole wheat or regular flour tortillas
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack or cheddar cheese

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef or turkey and cook until browned, stirring often to break up meat.

2. Heat the chipotle sauce and keep warm.

3. Drain and rinse the beans and add to the meat. Add half the chipotle sauce and the rice and cook over medium low heat until heated through.

4. Wrap tortillas in foil and place in a 350° oven to heat for 10 minutes.

5. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the beef, bean and rice mixture onto each tortilla, sprinkle with a portion of lettuce and cheese. Fold the tortillas to form burritos and place them on a serving plate.

6. Spoon remaining chipotle sauce over the burritos and serve.

Buen provecho!

Customer Comments: Loves Larry's Mole

2011-04-04T13:02:00.003-04:00

Dear Larry,

Last night we had your mole sauce with chicken. It was the first time I've had chicken mole since I left my parent's home fifty years ago. Your mole is really good!

Many thanks.

Torre

A note I received in the mail last week from Torre in Schenectady. This really warms my heart. Thank you, Torre.

Ranchero Shrimp and Seafood Stew

2011-03-30T08:24:00.004-04:00

Flavorful seafood stews are a favorite in beach towns along the Gulf, Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Mexico. Larry's Ranchero sauce is mild enough for the flavor of the shrimp or other seafood to shine through. Serve with rice or corn tortillas and a wedge of lime and you have a wonderful beach meal.

One 16 oz. jar of Larry's Ranchero Sauce or your favorite ranchero sauce
One pound of peeled uncooked shrimp, scallops, tilapia or a combination

1. Heat one jar of Larry's Sauce in a wide pan until bubbling.
2. Add the shrimp, scallops, tilapia, clams mussels or a combination.
3. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the seafood is cooked through.
4. Spoon shrimp and sauce over cooked rice. Add a side of zucchini and a wedge of lime and you have a tasty and healthy meal.

Serve 2 to 4.

Larry at Price Chopper Latham March 2011

2011-03-28T15:30:00.002-04:00

Fantastic sampling demo at Price Chopper in Latham on Saturday, March 26. Offered samples of Ranchero Black Bean Chili, Chipotle Red Beans and Turkey Mole We sold nearly three cases of sauce and educated people about the flavors of Larry's Southwestern Sauces. Thanks, Price Chopper!

Larry's Southwestern Sauces in the Daily Gazette

2011-03-23T15:30:00.004-04:00

Bringing the Southwest to the Northeast

Larry Sombke prepares huevos rancheros with his all-natural Ranchero sauce at his home in Delmar. Huevos rancheros is an easy dish to whip up. All you need is eggs, a good chili sauce (like Larry’s Sombke Southwestern Ranchero Sauce), some grated cheese, tortillas and a lime garnish, if you are feeling fancy.

Larry Sombke warmed a kettle full of fresh crushed tomatoes, garlic, onion, jalapeño peppers and cilantro inside the kitchen of his Delmar home.
“Mmmm,” Sombke said of his spicy sauce. “It even smells good.”

Sombke wants people to enjoy both aromas and tastes of his ranchero, chipotle and mole (pronounced “MOE-lay”) sauces — the stars of his Larry’s Southwestern Sauce line. The Mexican-influenced sauces can be used for nachos, tacos, scrambled eggs, soups, chicken wings and also jazz up meats and seafoods.

Sombke believes the sauces are unique because of their ingredients. Americans are exploring Southwestern foods more than they used to, Sombke believes, and that means more chipotle peppers — they’re smoke-dried jalapeños — more dishes with beans and corn tortillas and more cilantro.

“If you don’t have cilantro in a Mexican-style sauce, you don’t have a Mexican-style sauce,” Sombke said, as he sampled his warm “ranchero” on a cold, late winter day.

The author and food producer has been making his Mexican sauces since the late 1970s and his days as a chef at the Pacquin Street Cafe, a natural foods restaurant in Columbia, Mo. During travels to California and Mexico, Sombke learned about chipotle peppers and other ingredients popular in Southwest-style cooking.

Other careers followed. Sombke worked in radio and wrote food articles for publications such as The New York Times, Esquire, Food & Wine, USA Today and the New York tabloid newspapers. He owned and operated The Private Chef, a personalized catering business in New York City and the Hamptons.

Sombke also was the associate producer on “What’s Cooking With Burt Wolf” and “Burt Wolf’s Travels” on PBS and CNN. He has written 14 books about cooking, gardening and sustainable green living. For 10 years, he was heard as the “Natural Gardener” on Northeast Public Radio.

Sombke always kept his sauce pots going. Friends liked the mixtures so much that he decided to manufacture his products on a greater scale and market them. Nelson Farms in Cazenovia (near Syracuse) was the first step. Nelson is part of the Pride of New York program, designed to encourage local small-scale agriculture and food production, and became Larry’s Southwestern’s first co-packer.

He began selling his jars during the summer of 2009, visiting farmers’ markets in Delmar, Voorheesville, Ballston Spa and the Empire State Plaza in Albany. “We had no idea how the public would respond, but they liked the flavors,” Sombke said. “They liked the fact that this was an all-natural vegetarian product with no preservatives.”

The sauces are now also manufactured closer to home, at Casa Visco Fine Foods in Rotterdam. And in January, Sombke’s triple play received shelf space in 10 Price Chopper supermarkets in the Capital Region, including Glenville, Saratoga Springs, Wilton, Clifton Park and Colonie.

Twenty-six Whole Foods markets in New England are also on the Larry’s bandwagon, and the Southwesterners are also available at the Honest Weight Food Co-Op in Albany and the Niskayuna Co-op supermarket. Each jar costs between $5.99 and $6.99. Nearly 75 stores in all carry Larry's Southwestern Sauces, from Portland, ME, to Saratoga Springs to Bedford Hills.

Sombke said his ranchero offers the natural flavors of jalapeño and cilantro. Chipotle, featuring the smoked jalapeño peppers, adds a layer of smoky flavor. “Mole has the mysterious, rich flavor of chocolate,” Sombke said. “When people try mole, they don’t know what the flavor is. It doesn’t taste like a chocolate bar.” The sauces can also be used for nachos, as marinades, in meat loaf or on hamburgers.

“They taste great, they’re exciting flavors with the chilies and the herbs,” Sombke said. “They’re also very healthy and natural flavors. People have been eating Mexican-type flavors for years in fast food restaurants, but now they’re discovering that there are better flavors, better options, more authentic flavors and I think they’re really attracted to them.”

Shop Rite and Whole Foods Tasting Demos

2011-03-21T21:07:00.007-04:00

I offered samples of Turkey Mole at Shop Rite Supermarket in Kingston, NY on Saturday and Ranchero Red Beans at Whole Foods Market in Glastonbury, CT on Sunday. It was the first day of Spring. Sold several cases of Larry's Southwestern Sauces and made a lot of new friends. Thanks, Shop Rite and Whole Foods!

Times Union story about Larry's Southwestern Sauces

2011-03-17T16:36:00.004-04:00

Caroline Barret wrote this story about Larry's Southwestern Sauces on her Times Union blog.

Nachos and Larry's Southwestern Sauces

Wanting to redeem myself after the butternut squash soup debacle, I decided I would treat my family to nachos. There was a jar of this wonderful stuff in my cabinet that I picked up at the farmers market. It was Ranchero sauce, one of three made by Larry of Larry’s Southwestern Sauces. Larry lives here in Delmar, vends at the markets around town, and always has a smile and kind word for his customers.
I love his products, rich, tomato-based sauce for chili, enchiladas, tacos, any Mexican style food. For my dad’s birthday I made him a gift basket with products from the farmers market, and he especially loved this sauce.
Last night I cut up corn tortillas, brushed them with oil, sprinkled on a little salt and baked them on cookie sheets until they were crisp and golden. We melted cheese over those, and served it with steamy black beans, guacamole and ground turkey that I simmered in Larry’s Ranchero Sauce. The Ranchero is mild and has a sweetness that comes from tomatoes and mild chiles. Elliot helped by smashing the avocados (oh, how he loves to smash things,) Zoe tossed a salad and Lucy stirred the turkey. We tossed up a simple green salad and all were happy.

Veteran's Chili Cook-off Fundraiser

2011-03-16T16:44:00.002-04:00

Larry's Southwestern Sauces will be featured in one of the entries of the University at Albany Veteran's Organization Chili Cook-off fundraiser, Thursday, March 17th from 11 am till 3 pm at the UAlbany Bookstore Atrium. Six types of chili will be entered, including a vegetarian selection.

Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for faculty and staff and it includes a bowl of chili, a roll and a beverage. There will be musical performances, raffles and a 50/50 drawing.

Proceeds will benefit the educational opportunities for the Veterans and Military Courtesy Room at the Albany International Airport.

Everyone is invited.

Mole Grilled Chicken Wings

2011-03-09T12:11:00.004-05:00

Mole Grilled Chicken Wings is a tasty new southwestern way for you to serve wings at your next party. Mole is the blend of chocolate and chilies. Mix the mole sauce with vinegar to create a marinade for the wings before grilling. So good! Serve with Larry's Homemade Chunky Guacamole and tortilla chips and you have snacks ready to go.

3 pounds chicken wings
1 cup Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce or your favorite mole sauce
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon each coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Place the wings in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle on the salt and pepper and toss.
2. Add the mole sauce and the vinegar and toss to coat.
3. Cover and marinate for one hour at room temprature or up to overnight in the fridge.
4. Remove the wings from the marinade and grill or broil for ten minutes on each side until the wings are cooked through.
Serves 4 to 6.

Spotlight Story on Larry's Southwestern Sauces

2011-03-08T15:40:00.005-05:00

Local man's line of southwestern sauces sees greater play

Larry Sombke knows a thing or two about food.

He's written about it, he's eaten it, he's cooked it and now, he's selling it.

In what is bound to be an encouraging success story to farmers market vendors all over, Sombke's line of natural sauces has gradually expanded to store shelves all over the immediate area and New England. He recently announced his southwestern sauces will be carried in area Price Choppers, a great step for the product line.

His recipe for success is simple.

“I'm slowly expanding, because when people taste my sauces they like it, then they buy it,” Sombke said.

The first jars of Larry's Southwestern Sauces were packed in the summer of 2009. He toured area farmers markets at first, including in Delmar, Voorheesville and Ballston Spa, before making it to shelves in independent grocers like McCarroll's in Delmar and Putnam Market in Saratoga Springs.

The brand grew to find a distributor, and is now in 70 stores, including 26 Whole Foods Markets all over New England.

Though he now resides in Delmar, Sombke developed his sauces far from the Capital District, in Missouri. There, as a chef at a natural foods restaurant, he developed his recipes.

“We used to go down to Texas and Mexico, traveling a lot, and I've always liked Mexican, southwestern food,” he said. “I started cooking that at the restaurant and people liked it...I've been cooking this for friends and family ever since.”

Sombke's sauce line includes a traditional Ranchero sauce, a smoky Chipotle sauce and a unique Mole sauce. All will assist in the creation of quality and authentic southwestern/Mexican dishes, and all are natural, preservative-free and gluten-free. The sauces are packaged by Casa Visco Fine Foods in Rotterdam.

For Sombke, selling his creations is another step in a long line of careers. He's worked in newspapers and television news, authored six cookbooks, writes a gardening column and was a producer on shows for CNN and PBS.

He also does substitute teaching and runs a consulting business. Of his varied roles, however, Sombke said he hopes Larry's Southwestern Sauces is destined for the most success.

“It's an exciting time to be a food producer. People are really interested in natural food, they're interested in foods that have great flavor...they're interested in foods that are produced by small companies,” he said. “It's daunting to get bigger, but it's a good thing.”

In addition to the stores mentioned above, Sombke's sauces can be found in Price Choppers in Queensbury, Wilton, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Latham, Westgate Plaza in Albany, Rt. 155 in Colonie, Glenville/Scotia and Bethlehem in the natural/Tex-Mex section. For more information or to order online, visit www.larryssouthwesternsauces.com

Spotlight Newspaper Story about Larry's Southwestern Sauces

2011-03-06T12:06:00.002-05:00

The Spotlight Newspapers published a nice story about Larry's Southwestern Sauces and Larry in this week's edition. The Spotlight covers Bethlehem, Guilderland, Colonie, Schenectady and Saratoga Counties. Larry's Southwestern Sauces are available in Price Chopper Supermarkets in all of those areas.

The Spotlight is a weekly and they haven't posted the story to their online edition. I will send that along when they do. But, in the meantime, pick up a copy of the Spotlight at your favorite grocery store or news stand.

Chunky Guacamole

2011-03-04T09:59:00.003-05:00

Make this fast, simple and delicious guacamole and you will never feel the need to buy a pre-made guacamole from the store ever again.

2 whole ripe avocados
1 lime
1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon each coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh tomato

1. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, remove the pit and scoop the insides into a mixing bowl.
2. Squeeze the juice of the lime over the avocado right away to stop any discoloring and to add that citrus flavor.
3. Mash the avocado with the back of a fork or potato masher.
4. Add the onion, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, salt, pepper and tomato. Mix it all together.
5. Serve with your favorite chips or spread on fresh or toasted whole grain bread for a wonderful sandwich.
Serves two to four.

Easy Chipotle Chicken Soup

2011-02-28T09:46:00.004-05:00

Chipotle sauce blended with chicken stock makes a bracing broth for a quick and easy chicken soup to warm you up on a cold day. Twenty minutes of prep time. Serves 6.

4 cups chicken stock
1 16 oz jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce or your favorite chipotle- flavored enchilada sauce
1 15-oz can red, black, pinto or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
3 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, optional but tasty
1 lime cut into wedges
Tortilla strips or chips

1. Bring the stock and sauce to a boil over medium high heat.
2. Reduce the heat to medium low and add beans and chicken.
3. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Ladle the soup into bowls, top with cilantro and chips and a squeeze of lime.

Price Chopper Picks Up Larry's Sauces WNYT Ch 13 NBC

2011-02-28T09:37:00.004-05:00

Price Chopper picks up Slingerlands based food producer
Submitted by Sophia Sofferman, WNYT Web Producer

A Slingerlands based food producer is now selling his products in Price Chopper.
Larry Sombke has been selling his Southwestern Sauces in Capital Region farmer’s markets for a couple seasons.
"People ask me repeatedly 'when are you getting into Price Chopper?'...well, here they are" said Sombke.
Price Chopper Supermarkets in Queensbury, Wilton, Saratoga Springs, Rt. 146 Clifton Park, Latham, Westgate Plaza/Albany, Rt. 155 Colonie, Glenville/Scotia and Bethlehem now carry Larry’s Southwestern Ranchero, Mole and Chipotle Sauces.
You can buy Larry’s Southwestern Sauces in the Natural Snacks or Mexican/Tex-Mex section of the supermarket aisles.

Whole Foods Market Bishops Corner

2011-02-27T09:17:00.007-05:00

Whole Foods Market Bishops Corner W. Hartford, CT, was packed with local food manufacturers yesterday and I was glad to be one of them. I passed out samples of Ranchero Black Bean Chili made with Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce and made a lot of friends. I am heading out to Whole Foods Framingham and Newton outside of Boston in a couple weeks. Thanks, Whole Foods!

Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Macaroni and Cheese

2011-02-22T15:33:00.003-05:00

Here is the recipe I entered in the Times Union Mac-N-Cheese Bowl on 19Feb2011, a fundraiser for the Northeast NY Food Bank. I didn't win but it was a great time and a great cause.

Macaroni and cheese is not an everyday dish South of the border. But now that there are millin of Mexican-Americans living north of the border, adding chipotle sauce to flavor macaroni and cheese makes a lot of sense. And it tastes good, too!

1 lb. elbow macaroni pasta
6 tblsp. butter
½ cup unbleached flour
4 cups milk, warmed
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper or more to taste
2 cups grated white or orange sharp cheddar
2 cups grated Monterrey Jack cheese
1 cup Larry’s Southwestern Chipotle Sauce or your favorite Mexican sauce
½ cup minced fresh poblano or jalapeno peppers, seeds removed. (optional)

1. Boil the macaroni in a large pot of water until barely done according to package instructions.
2. Melt the butter over medium heat in a large pot. Add the flour and stir to form a roux. Add the warm milk and stir to form a cream sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Stir the cheese into the sauce. Add the macaroni and Larry’s Southwestern Chipotle Sauce. Stir it all together and transfer it to a baking dish. Sprinkle the minced poblano over the top and bake in a 350’ oven for 25 minutes.
Serves four to six.

Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Wraps

2011-02-10T10:40:00.003-05:00

Huevos rancheros breakfast wraps are one of the hottest fast food items today. Starbucks and MacDonalds' have them and now you can easily make them in the comfort of your own home. Just open a jar of Ranchero Sauce and you are half-way there.

Heat two cups of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce or your favorite Ranchero sauce. Warm four whole wheat or white flour tortillas. Scramble six eggs. Have ready one and one half cup of grated cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese or a combination.

Place a warm tortilla on a plate. Spoon two to three tablespoons of the warm Ranchero sauce on the tortilla. Place scrambled egg over that, sprinkle with cheese, spoon a little more Ranchero sauce over that. Roll up the wrap, do the same with the rest of the ingredients and serve.

Makes four Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Wraps.

Times Union Notes Larry's Southwestern Sauces

2011-02-02T15:14:00.002-05:00

Albany Times Union Blogger William Dowd writes:

As we brace for yet another snowstorm or two this week, thoughts may be turning to more ways to stay warm. They are down at the Hudson-Chatham Winery in Ghent, Columbia County. This Saturday, the DeVito family will throw a “Heat In Winter” party, featuring their own wines paired with tastings of locally-made spicy foods.

Examples: Larry’s Southwestern Sauces (ranchero, chipotle and mole styles); maple-chipotle goat cheese from R&G; horseradish cheddar cheeses, spicy aged cheese in olive oil and ”hot” chocolates from Vasilow’s.

As Carlo and Dominique DeVito explain, “When considering which wines to drink with spicy foods, keep in mind that spicy foods make high-alcohol wines taste flat, tannic reds more bitter, and oak-aged whites oakier. New York State wines, which tend to be lower in alcohol and fruitier in flavor, complement spicy dishes very well. Wines that have some sweetness can really tame and balance the heat. … A simple sparkling wine has the juicy fruit and tangy acidity to mellow a flaming mouthful.”

The special event will run from noon to 5 p.m. The winery is located at 1900 State Route 66, about midway between Hudson and Chatham. Phone: (518) 392-9463.

Larry offers samples of Ranchero Sauce at Whole Foods, Bishop's Corner

2011-01-25T15:49:00.004-05:00

Larry offering samples of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce at Whole Foods Market in Bishop's Corner, Hartford, CT. People seem to love ranchero sauce to make huevos rancheros this time of year.

Larry will be at Whole Foods, Raymond Road in Hartford on Feb 5th and back at Bishop's Corner on Feb 26. Also headed for River Valley Coop in Northhampton, MA real soon.

Easy Authentic Huevos Rancheros Recipe

2011-01-18T12:18:00.004-05:00

I predict that huevos rancheros will be the next great brunch dish.
At my tasting demo last Saturday at Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, MA, just north of Boston, so many Mexican-American shoppers told me they used Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce to make huevos rancheros at home, I felt I needed to post an easy and authentic recipe here so more people can enjoy this tasty and healthy dish.

Larry's Southwestern Huevos Rancheros
1. Heat one jar of Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce in a saucepan or microwave.
2. Warm four to eight soft (not crunchy) corn tortillas in a heavy skillet or griddle over medium heat for 15 to 20 seconds on each side.
3. Fry two eggs per person. (sunny side up, over easy, scrambled, whatever you like)
4. To serve, place two warm corn tortillas overlapping on a plate, top with the eggs, cover with warmed Ranchero Sauce and sprinkle with grated cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese.
5. Pop the plate in the microwave for 30 seconds or under the broiler until the cheese melts.

Serves two to four.

Twitter Widget

2011-01-12T12:27:00.001-05:00

I've just added the Twitter widget to Larry's Southwestern Cookbook blog. Check it out!

Saucy and Spicy Superbowl Recipes

2011-01-10T16:08:00.001-05:00

Larry’s Southwestern Ranchero, Chipotle and Mole Sauces can make your Super Bowl party delicious, easy and spicy. Let Larry do all the work while you take all the credit! Larry’s Southwestern Sauces are all-natural with no preservatives, but are packed with flavor.

Chicken Wings with Mole Sauce* – Preheat the oven to 375’. Warm one jar of Larry’s Southwestern Mole Sauce.* Season two dozen chicken wings with salt and pepper. Bake the chicken wings for 30 minutes, turning once. Toss the chicken wings in Larry’s Southwestern Mole Sauce, return them to the oven and bake for 20 more minutes. Serve the wings with remaining Mole Sauce on the side. Serves 2 to 4.

*Larry's Southwestern Mole Sauce is gluten-free and does not contain tree or ground nuts.

Chipotle Nachos – Spread a layer of white or yellow corn tortilla chips on a heavy, microwave- ready serving plate. Spoon Larry’s Southwestern Chipotle Sauce over the chips, sprinkle with grated cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese, place in the microwave for one minute or until the cheese melts. Serves two to four.

Ranchero Super Bowl Chili – Brown one pound of ground beef or turkey in a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a medium saucepan. Drain one 15-ounce can of black beans and add to the browned meat. Pour one 16 oz. jar of Larry’s Southwestern Ranchero Sauce into the saucepan and cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with sour cream, grated cheese and tortilla chips. Serves 4 to 6.

Enjoy! Buen provecho!

Chipotle Chicken Skewers

2011-01-02T11:14:00.002-05:00

According to Anthony Bourdain, everybody likes meat on a stick. Larry's Chipotle Chicken Skewers are something of a take on chicken satay. The slightly smoky flavor of Larry's Chipotle Sauce really works well with this dish.

Heat one 16 oz. jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce. Lace thinly sliced boneless chicken breast on skewers, making two to four skewers per person for a meal and two skewers per person for a buffet. Dip the skewered meat into Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce and place on a broiler pan. Broil the skewers for two minutes on each side or cook to your liking. You can also cook them on the barbecue grill outside.

Serve the remaining warm sauce in a bowl on the side for those who want extra sauce with their skewers.

Chipotle Goat Cheese Enchiladas

2010-11-30T08:11:00.002-05:00

Goat cheese, soft corn tortillas and Larry's Chipotle Sauce combined makes for some very tasty enchiladas, even for those people who are still acquiring a taste for goat cheese. The slightly smoky flavor of Larry's Chipotle Sauce really works well with this dish.

Heat one 16 oz. jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce. Warm 12 soft corn tortillas in the microwave for 15 seconds. Dip each tortilla in Larry's Chipotle Sauce, spread equal amounts of goat cheese on the tortillas, roll them up and place them in a baking pan.

Pour the remaining sauce over the rolled tortillas, sprinkle a cup of grated Monterrey jack on top and bake in a 350' oven for 20 minutes. Serves three to four people.

Albany Law School Chipotle Chili Recipe

2010-11-03T11:17:00.004-04:00

Tammy Weinman entered this recipe using Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce in the Albany Law School chili cookoff and WON! Congratulations and thanks to Tammy!

Chipotle Beef Chili

Dredge one pound stewing beef in flour and brown in butter and olive oil in a medium cooking pot.

Add one 16 oz. jar of Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce, one small sweet onion, chopped, one small can (16 oz.) of crushed tomatoes and simmer for two to three hours on low, stirring occasionally.

In the last hour add one 16 oz. can of dark red kidney beans.

Serve with shredded cheese and sour cream. Enjoy!

Larry's Southwestern Mexican Lasagna

2010-10-29T12:27:00.004-04:00

Mexican Lasagna is really a dish of baked enchiladas without the hassle of rolling the fillings in corn tortillas. This is really easy, my kids love it and I predict it will become the new favorite casserole for pot luck suppers.

Spread 1/4 cup of Larry's Mole, Chipotle or Ranchero sauce in the bottom of a two quart casserole. Place one soft corn tortilla on that. Cover that with shredded roast chicken, a sprinkling of cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese and cover that layer with another quarter cup of Larry's sauce.
Repeat with the tortillas, chicken, cheese and sauce just as if you are making lasagna.
Finish with a layer of corn tortillas, then the rest of the sauce and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake in a 350' oven for 20 to 30 minutes until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese has melted. Let cool for a few minutes and serve. A dollop of sour cream tastes great on each serving. Serves 4.

Chipotle Nachos

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Chipotle Nachos – Spread a layer of white or yellow corn tortilla chips on a microwave-ready serving plate. Spoon Larry’s Chipotle Sauce over the chips, cover with grated cheddar or Monterey jack cheese, place in the microwave for one minute or until the cheese melts. Serves two to four.

Chicken Tacos with Ranchero Sauce

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Chicken Tacos with Ranchero Sauce – Shred the meat from a quarter to a half of a baked chicken. Mince fine one half small sweet onion. Warm eight corn tortillas in a large heavy skillet or microwave. Warm the contents of one jar of Larry’s Ranchero Sauce. Make the tacos by placing a portion of chicken on each taco, top with a sprinkling of fresh onion, spoon Larry’s Sauce over the contents and serve. Serves two to four.

Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

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Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas – Warm one jar of Larry’s Chipotle Sauce over medium heat. Dip eight fresh corn tortillas in the sauce to slightly soften. Shred meat from a roasted chicken, spread portions on the tortillas and sprinkle with cheddar or Monterey jack cheese. Roll the enchiladas and place them in a roasting pan. Pour the remaining Chipotle Sauce over the

Ranchero Black Bean Chili Recipe

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Brown three quarters pound of ground beef, turkey or pork, in a medium saucepan. Drain one 15-ounce can of black beans and add to the browned meat. Pour one jar of Larry’s Ranchero Sauce into the saucepan and cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with sour cream, grated cheese and tortilla chips. Serves two to four.

Southwestern Chicken Mole

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Southwestern Chicken Mole – Warm one jar of Larry’s Southwestern Mole Sauce in a pan over medium heat. Place one pound of chicken thigh or breast meat in a roasting pan. Pour the Mole Sauce over the meat, cover and bake in the oven at 350’ for 35 minutes. Serve with rice or corn tortillas. Serves two to four.

Seafood in Ranchero Sauce

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Seafood in Ranchero Sauce – Heat one jar of Larry’s Ranchero Sauce in a wide saucepan. Add one pound of peeled shrimp, scallops, tilapia or a combination. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for ten to fifteen minutes, or until the seafood is cooked through. Serve with brown or white rice and a small wedge of fresh lime. Serves two to four.

Albondigas Meatball Sandwich Recipe

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Albondigas is the Spanish word for meatballs. Think of these sandwiches as the Southwestern version on an Italian meatball sandwich, only better.

Place one pound of homemade or store-bought meatballs (about the size of a golf ball) in a large deep skillet or pan over medium heat and cook until heated through. Pour one jar of Larry's Ranchero, Chipotle or Mole Sauce over the meatballs. Cover and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.

Slice open your favorite hard rolls or buns, place two or three meatballs in each, spoon more of Larry's Sauce over the meatballs and sprinkle with grated cheddar or Monterrey jack cheese.

Serves 2 to 4.

Huevos Rancheros Recipe

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Heat one jar of Larry's Ranchero Sauce in a saucepan or microwave. Warm four to six fresh corn tortillas in a heavy skillet or griddle over medium heat for 15 to 20 seconds on each side. Fry two eggs per person. to serve, place two tortillas overlapping on a plate, top with the eggs, cover with warmed Ranchero Sauce and sprinkle with grated cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese. Serves two to four.

Larry's Southwestern Cookbook

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Welcome to Larry's Southwestern Cookbook. I am the producer of Larry's Southwestern Sauces, a new line of Mexican and Southwestern-inspired cooking sauces; Ranchero, Chipotle and Mole. This blog will be filled with recipes to cook your favorite Southwestern dishes using Larry's Sauces. But it will also be filled with recipes that do not use Larry's Sauces. I will also post other tips, ideas and articles of interest to cooks who love the flavors of the foods of Texas, California, New Mexico and Mexico itself. Stay tuned! Keep in touch! Have Fun!