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ranchero

[ran-chair-oh, rahn-che-raw] / rænˈtʃɛər oʊ, rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔ /


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But in fact, more than shaved truffle, more than freshly peeled oranges or chocolate-cake baking, simmering ranchero sauce is the scent that I still miss and crave.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2021

And the stubborn beef in the stew-y bistec ranchero was still gristly, as if that skirt steak leaped out of the simmering pot two hours too soon.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2020

His Padres game playlist was impressively eclectic, spanning Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” to the Mexican ranchero classic “El Rey” to Drake’s pop hit from earlier this year, “Passionfruit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2017

The chile relleno, a charred and battered poblano stuffed with a rich flow of Oaxacan cheese and smothered in ranchero sauce, has no peer.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2017

Just like Lita’s home, the faint melody of ranchero music is coming from deep within the red mountain.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1884 bestseller, “Ramona,” about a clash among Southern California rancheros, indigenous peoples and newly arriving white settlers, helped form later literary templates of the Old West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

For 87 years, Mitla Cafe in San Bernardino has served Cal-Mex classics such as chile colorado and huevos rancheros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

He now owns and runs a local restaurant, New London Cafe, where diners gather around wood tables crafted from repurposed pickle barrels and can order menu items such as breakfast burritos and huevos rancheros.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

Pierino loves the same "radical approach," because it gives his tortillas "a slight char and a mildly smoky flavor," whether he's using them for tacos or huevos rancheros.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2022

But my young mind was filled with self, and my imagination shivered at the prospect of seeing sombreros, rancheros, tortillas and Pancho Villa.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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