What Are Maguey leaves and How Can I Use Them?
If maguey leaves have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 1 recipe to try them in.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 龙舌兰叶子
- British (UK) term
- Maguey leaves
- en français
- feuilles de maguey
- en español
- hojas de maguey
Recipes using maguey leaves
There are 1 recipe that contain this ingredient.
Barbacoa Mexicana (Barbecue from Mexico City)
Traditional Mexican barbacoa: whole lamb slow-roasted in a maguey leaf-lined earth pit for hours. This ancient communal feast from Mexico City feeds 24 and delivers smoky, fall-apart tender meat like nothing else.
