Our sense of smell & taste are constantly on alert by some of the surprising great smelling & tasting Yucatan foods. A couple weeks ago these senses were once again on alert when friends invited us to their home, where their grandmother wanted to treat us to an authentic Yucatan dish! Agustin & Jessy (his future wife) smiled brightly as they extended an invitation for us to eat an authentic Yucatan meal with their family.
Papadzules – Authentic Yucatan Dish
Papadzules also called Mayan Egg Enchiladas are of Mayan origin and made with homemade Pumpkin Sauce. Our treat was that Agustin’s grandmother, Dulce, would be preparing the dish!
Jessy, Yazmin (Agustin’s mother) & I helped to prepare this delicious Yucatan meal by peeling hard boiled eggs! Personally I think Dulce assigned the task to us so we wouldn’t be snooping for her secret ingredient. Ha.
I am providing you a recipe I found online since, Grandmother was not willing to provide the secret family ingredients for the sauce. I was there during the entire preparation of the pumpkin or tomate sauce, but Dulce did not share the secret family ingredients. My online research says that the dish consists of really just a few ingredients of tortillas, eggs, pumpkin, tomatoes, spices – it is a pretty doable dish. Having said that, I am sure it won’t match the delicious favor of Dulce’s Papadzules [which were fantastic]!
We will be heading back over to Dulce’s for another Mexican dish in a couple weeks for the National Dish of Mexico – Mole. I’ll let you know how that goes later!
We always have such a good time with this family & we are so honored to be considered familia to these beautiful friends!