Sierra Mist Natural is teaming up with Chef Aarón Sánchez, star of Food Network’s “Chopped” and “Heat Seekers,” to launch “Comer Juntos: Una Tradición Natural,” a program that encourages families to gather around the dinner table to share fun times over delicious Latin-inspired food and drinks.
“’Comer Juntos’ means ‘Eating Together’ in English, and I’m excited about showing parents that there’s real joy in instilling the practice of a family meal, not only on special occasions but any night of the week,” said Chef Aarón, one of the country’s leading contemporary Latin chefs. “Some of my favorite memories bring me back to cooking in the kitchen with my mom, it inspired me to become a chef and that’s a testament to the power of food and family.”
The “Comer Juntos” program will include 10 original recipes by Chef Aarón that deliver big Latin flavors yet require minimal heavy-lifting in the kitchen, freeing-up more time to spend with friends and family. From mouth-watering Slow Cooked Fiesta Pork to refreshing Raspberry Rumba, each recipe highlights how the crisp, clean lemon-lime taste of Sierra Mist Natural is the perfect complement or unexpected ingredient for Latin flavors.
If Sierra Mist Natural as an ingredient surprises some, it shouldn’t. One of Chef Aarón’s secrets unveiled in the program is how the lemon-lime taste and real sugar enhances some of his recipes such as the Slow Cooked Chipotle Chicken. This flavorful chicken is slow cooked with Sierra Mist Natural for a hint of citrus, which marries beautifully with the smoky heat of chipotle.
Do you want to win a copy of the chef’s new cookbook? Leave a comment below letting us know how else you can use Sierra Mist Natural in your cooking and cocktail making to be entered to win an autographed copy of Chef Aarón Sánchez’s new cookbook, “Simple Food, Big Flavor: Unforgettable Mexican-Inspired Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours.” Visit Sierra Mist’s Facebook page and if you haven’t done so yet, “Like” us on Facebook, too!
Sierra Mist Natural provided the cookbook for the LatinoFoodie giveaway.
Sierra Mist Natural with ice!!
I have two go-to recipes for Sierra Mist:
SIERRA MIST MOJO MARINADE
3-4 lbs picnic-style boneless pork ribs
12 ounces (1 can) Sierra Mist (reg or diet)
1 c. orange juice
1 tsp. garlic powder or minced garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbs fresh minced oregano
Place meat in a zip bag. Mix you marinade ingredients in a bowl, and pour it over the meat. Firmly seal the zip top bag and store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use it. I put the zip bag in a bowl first and leave it in there while the meat is marinating, just in case of leaks. Let the meat marinate for up to 24 hours, then rest on the counter for an hour, before grilling.
This also makes a great injection for pork shoulders and whole chickens! (Leave the oregano out of the mixture, and sprinkle it over the meat, instead.)
SIERRA MIST BARBECUE SAUCE
7 oz. Sierra Mist (reg or diet)
1/4 c. ketchup
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. seasoned salt
1 tsp. vinegar
1/4 tsp. celery seed
1/4 c. shallot, chopped
Dash of pepper
Mix all ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes. Allow to cool.
Enjoy!
-Perry
hautemealz.com
This recipe sounds delicious! We will definitely need to try it out. Thanks for sharing with our readers.
Lets celebrate the summer with a delicious Sierra Mist in a Martini.
Meet Me At The Mist-letoe… Martini (Cocktail)
Ingredients:
2 oz. Sierra Mist Natural
1 1/2 oz. Raspberry Vodka
3 Leaves fresh basil
1/2 oz. Fresh lime juice
1 oz. Blueberry juice
Directions:
In a glass, muddle two basil leaves and lime juice, then add to shaker filled with ice
Add raspberry vodka and blueberry juice to the shaker; shake well and strain into a martini glass
Top with Sierra Mist Natural
Garnish with a basil leaf for decoration (optional)
Meet Me At The Mist-letoe… Martini (Mocktail)
Ingredients:
2 oz. Sierra Mist Natural
1 1/2 oz. Raspberry juice
3 Leaves fresh basil
1/2 oz. Fresh lime juice
1 oz. Blueberry juice
Directions:
In a glass, muddle two basil leaves and lime juice, then add to a shaker filled with ice
Add raspberry and blueberry juice to the shaker; shake well and strain into a martini glass
Top with Sierra Mist Natural
Garnish with a basil leaf for decoration (optional)