Mexican Recipes

Chicken Mexicana

2010-07-23T00:02:00.000-07:00

Chicken Mexicana is a delicious Mexican Recipe. It is made up of Chicken thighs.In Chicken Mexicana, mainly boneless chicken is used. This delicious recipe can be accompanied with cheesy Mexican rice, an avocado salad and refried beans.To make this :

All you need :

* 4 Tbls butter, melted

* 4 cans Rotel Mexican Festival Tomatoes, juice separated

* 3 lbs Chicken thighs, boneless/skinless

* Salt & Pepper to taste

* 3 cups Mexican blend cheese, grated

* 1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced black olives

* 3 cups (about 10 oz) nacho cheesy chips, crumbled

For garnishing:Sour cream & cilantro

How to make :

* Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

* Add salt and pepper to the both sides of the Chicken.

* Place in baking dish, add butter.

* Bake the stuff for 30 min until the Chicken is tender.

* Take out from oven.

* Drain Juice.

* Pour Crumble Chips over Chicken.

* Add tomatoes then spread olives.

* Bake it again for 15 min, until cheese melts.

* Add Cilantro and Sour Cream for topping.

* Enjoy!

Fried Ice Cream

2010-07-06T05:41:00.000-07:00

Fried Ice Cream is a dessert coated with raw egg, rolled in cornflakes and cookie crumbs and then deep fried.The extremely low temperature of the ice cream prevents it from melting while being fried. This Mexican Dessert is sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. Honey and peppermint is also used to give it a different taste.

All you need:

* 2 flour tortillas, 6 inch each

* 1/2 cup vegetable oil

* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

* 1/4 cup cornflake crumbs

* 2 tbs. sugar

* 2 maraschino cherries with stems

* 2 large scoops vanilla ice cream

* 1 whipped cream in a can

Toppings:

* honey

* chocolate syrup

* strawberries

How to make:

* Fry each tortila in hot oil until crispy.

* Take a small bowl. Mix sugar and Cinnamon in it.

* On both sides of fried tortillas,sprinkle the mixture.

* Take another bowl, mix half of the Cinnamon mixture with corn flake crumbs and pour it into a wide shallow bowl.

* Place a large scoop of ice cream in the corn flake crumbs and cover the entire surface Make sure it is evenly coated with corn flake crumbs.

* Now place another ice cream scoop on the center of tortilla coated with sugar.

* Spray whipped cream around the base of the ice cream.

* On the top of the ice cream, spray an additional pile of whipped cream.

* Decorate it with cherry.

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Black Bean and Rice Enchiladas

2010-07-04T23:38:00.000-07:00

Black Bean and Rice Enchiladas is a healthy dish. It is very delicious Mexican recipe and comes under the category of comfort food. Comfort food is typically inexpensive, very easy to prepare and obviously uncomplicated. Black Bean and Rice Enchiladas is eaten by so many people because it is easily digestible .So try this recipe to reward yourself.

All you need:

* 1 medium onion, chopped

* 1 tablespoon olive oil

* 1 green pepper chopped

* 3 garlic cloves, minced

* 1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained

* 1/4 cup picante sauce

* 1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies

* 1 teaspoon of ground cumin

* 1 tablespoon chili powder

* 2 cups cooked brown rice

* 1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes

* 1 cup salsa

* 8 (6 inch) flour tortillas, warmed

* 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

* 1 cup reduced fat shredded Cheddar cheese

How to make:

* Saute the green pepper, garlic and oil in a large skillet until it tenders.Put tomatoes, picante sauce, beans, cumin , chili powder and red pepper flakes .

* Let it boil, make the heat low , uncover it until the mixture becomes thick.

* Now add rice , cook for 5 min.

* At the center of every tortilla you need to fill a spoon of prepared filling.

* Fold its sides over filling and roll it up.

* Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.

* Over each tortilla spoon salsa.

* Cover it and bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.

* Add cheese and cilantro.

* Bake for 2- 3 min, let the cheese melt.

* Enjoy!

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Beefy Tomatoes

2010-07-02T01:28:00.000-07:00

For your perfect delight here is mexican stuff if you want to add more taste and flavour to your day just try Beefy Tomatoes. A kind of recipe that is eaten in middle of the winters, in beefy tomatoes rice is used mainly to give it very different taste other two main components are ground beef and tomatoes. Its cooking time is 20 min along with 20 min for preparation.

All you need:

* 1 pound lean ground beef

* 2 teaspoons dried basil

* 6 medium tomatoes

* 1 medium onion, chopped

* 1/4 teaspoon pepper

* 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

* 1/2 cup cooked rice

* 1 teaspoon salt

* egg, lightly beaten

* 1/4 teaspoon pepper

How to make:

* Cut the top of tomato discard it and remove the core.

* Scoop out the pulp leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Reserve 1 cup pulp .

* Then invert tomatoes on paper towels to drain.

* Take a nonstick skillet, on medium heat cook beef and onion, meat should not be pink no longer.

* Stir in a basil, pepper, salt and reserved tomato pulp, boil it .

* Reduce the heat, simmer , uncover it for 10 - 12 min.

* Add rice, egg and cheese, add tomato shells.

* Take a shallow 2-qt. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray and place the stuff.

* Bake it at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

* Serve

* Enjoy!

Veracruz Red Snapper

2010-06-30T23:22:00.001-07:00

Very fast to cook and good to eat yes there is an ultimate recipe from the Mexicans kitchen yes very tempting and delicious Veracruz Red Snapper. So just try a very wonderful recipe for a change of pace. Just add rice and extra sauce. And this recipe is surely going to make your day, so for a change of your flavour and mod just go for this mouth watering recipe. it serves four people:

All you need:

3 cloves of garlic
3 Tbsp of fresh lime juice
1-1/2 tsp of oregano, dried and crushed
2 dried bay leaves
3/4 cup of olive oil
salt to taste
tomato sauce
pepper to taste
4 6oz red snapper fillets

Procedure:

Start with preparing marinade by blending lime juice, bay leaves,salt and pepper , garlic and oregano together, keep the fish in large baking dish.
Pour the prepared marinade over.
Cover it and marinate about 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Make oven preheat to 350 degrees.
Take out fillets from marinade and keep it in another large baking dish.
Bake bout 15 min, tn keep on basting occasionally with tomato sauce.
Now place fillets on a platter, with warmed tomato sauce cover it.
you can have an extra sauce on side with rice.

Beef 'n' Black Bean Soup

2010-06-26T05:17:00.000-07:00

This delicious recipe is very hit at family parties. Beef 'n' Black Bean Soup is a starter a Mexican recipe that is very fat to cook and goo to eat so try this and feel th perfect delight. It is made with garlic, onions, dried black beans, ham bone, red bell pepper along with the seasonings like cumin, cayenne, lemon juice, and others.

All you need:

* 1 pound ground beef

* 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained

* 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth

* 2 garlic cloves, minced

* 3 medium carrots, thinly sliced

* 1 tablespoon sugar

* 1/2 teaspoon salt

* 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil

* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

* 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained

* 1 1/2 cups cooked rice8 green onions, thinly sliced

* 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

* 8 green onions, thinly sliced

* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

* 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced

How to prepare:

* Take a skillet on medium heat cook beef.

* Dont make it pink the drain after that shift it to a slow cooker.

* Add next 12 ingredients, cook for 1 hour and cover.

* Make the heat low.

* Cook for 4- 5 min,let the vegetables get tender.

* Put rice and beans cook 1 hour longer.

* Enjoy!

Strawberry Breakfast Crepes

2010-06-24T06:23:00.000-07:00

If you are fond of strawberries then it is perfect recipe for you to give you a perfect delight , this is a mexican rercipe that is very easy to make as it fast to cook and good to eat, so try this for an unforgettable experience, special Strawberry Breakfast Crepes are there for you.

All you need:

* 1 cup Fresh Strawberries sliced

* 1 Frozen sliced Strawberries in syrup

* 8 Mission Light or Fat Free Flour Tortillas

* 2 cups Fat free Cottage Cheese

* 4 Strawberries sliced

* 1 cup Fresh or Frozen Peach slices, chopped

* 1 Kiwi peeled and cut into 8 slices

How to make:

* Thaw the strawberries that are frozen along with puree in a blender and make it smooth, store it in a fridge.

* With 1/4 cup cottage cheese spread each tortilla, place two table spoons each of sliced strawberries along with chopped peaches on a cottage cheese.

* Then Spoon 1 tablespoon of strawberry sauce on each tortilla..

* Its time to spoon an additional tablespoon of sauce onto each serving plate, then roll it up properly place seam side down on serving plate,with the rest of the strawberry sauce top each tortilla, then garnish it with strawberries and sliced kiwi.

* Enjoy, yummy delight!

Nopalitos Tacos

2010-06-22T00:07:00.000-07:00

A very easy recipe named Nopalitos Tacos is right in front of you to give you real delight, it is basically made with refried beans, nopalitos (cactus) strips and potatoes, very simple and fast to cook good to eat recipe, so just try it and make your day very refreshing.

All you need:

* 1 medium onion, chopped

* 1 large cooked potato (firm) cubed

* 2 fresh, prepared nopales (Cactus) spines removed or 1 jar nopales, drained

* 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

* 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped

* 1 bell pepper (red or orange), seeded and chopped

* sliced, pickled jalapenos\

* 1 teaspoon cumin

* salt and pepper to taste

* 1 teaspoon garlic powder

* 1 cup refried beans, homemade or canned

* 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder

* 8 corn tortillas

* 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese

How to make:

* Start with preparing fresh nopales , and if you are using fresh cactus cut the leaves into strips (nopalitos) .

* Just boil it for ten minutes.

* Heat the vegetable oil add nopalitos, potato,onion along with bell paper cook it for about 5-10 min.

* Then put spices like salt, pepper, jalapenos let the mixture warm.

* In the meantime heat refried beans , then heat tortillas over open flame and wrap it in the Kitchen towel.

* Better use bamboo steamer .

* Then assemble tacos, start with placing about 2 tablespoons of refried beans on tortilla.

* Then top it up with another vegetable mixture.

* Top it up with shredded cheese.

Beefy Fajitas with a Twist

2010-06-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

Another mouth watering recipe, that is going to fill your day with utmost flavour and it has just arrived directly from Mexican Kitchen it is Beefy Fajitas with a Twist is right here to twist your day, so get twisted with this flavour roller coaster and feel a perfect delight.

All you need:

* 1 pound boneless beef top round steak, cut into strips

* 1 medium onion, sliced

* 1 can Campbell' Beef Gravy

* Shredded Cheddar cheese

* Pace Chunky Salsa

* 1 medium green pepper, cut into 2-inch strips

* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

* 8 of flour tortilla, warmed

How to make:

* Take a skillet heat oil, add beef and make it brown let the juices evaporate.

* Keep stirring.

* Made it tender crisp add pepper along with onion.

* Add gravy and heat properly, add beef mixture in to tortillas.

* Top it up with cheese and salsa, wrap it properly then make 8 fajitas.

Beef Caldo with Spinach

2010-06-17T05:09:00.000-07:00

Very nutritious and mouth watering recipe well it is called 'caldo.', it gives a very deep and rich flavour, such a delighting flavour to give you a wonderful flavour so if you are in the mood to try something new then switch to Beef Caldo with Spinach.

All you need:

* 1 pound of beef round, thinly sliced then cut into 1 inch pieces

* 6 roma of tomatoes, chopped

* vegetable oil for browning

* 1 medium onion, diced

* 2 cups of tomato puree

* 1/2 cups of red wine

* 4 new potatoes, quartered

* 3 cloves of garlic, minced

* 1 can beef broth

* 1 bunch fresh spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces

* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano

How to make:

* Take a medium skillet heat oil on medium heat, cook and stir the meat and make it well browned, then shift the stuff to a large stock pot.

* The fat that has remained from the meat, use it to cook onions when it becomes light brown add tomatoes.

* Keep cooking it continuously let the tomato water get evaporated, after that transfer it o the stock pot.

* Take another skillet,make the potatoes brown in some oil,add these potatoes to meat with tomato puree.

* Add spinach, garlic, oregano and red wine, to cover meat and vegetables add meat and broth and boil it.

* Make the heat and cook for one hour.

* Serve and enjoy.

Bean 'N' Beef Quesadillas

2010-06-15T05:23:00.000-07:00

To make your day more tempting and enrich it with flavour, it is very easy Mexican recipe to fill you with mouth watering experience , the speciality is that it is very fast to cook and good to eat so retreat yourself just try this very easy recipe named Bean 'N' Beef Quesadillas.

All you need:

* 8 (10 inch) of flour tortillas

* 1/4 cup of minced fresh cilantro

* 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained

* 2 cups of chopped cooked roast beef

* 2 cups of shredded Monterey Jack cheese

* 1 1/2 cups of chunky salsa

* 3 tablespoons of lime juice

* 1/2 cup of frozen corn, thawed

* 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

How to make:

* Take a small bowl ,add salsa,lime juice and cilantro, take another bowl add beans, 1/2 cup salsa mixture and corn .

* Keep the rest of the mixture aside.

* On half of each tortilla place bean mixture, beef and cheese, fold properly.

* Take a large skillet, on medium heat cook quesadillas along with 1 tablespoon oil for 1-2 minutes.

* Do it on both the sides let the cheese get melt.

* Cut into wedges.

* Serve with reserved salsa mixture.

* Enjoy!

Bean and Ham Pasta

2010-06-10T04:05:00.000-07:00

This recipe has directly strike in from the Mexican Kitchen to make your day, just try this recipe to have a wonderful taste and this is definitely going be unforgettable for you as Bean and Ham Pasta is an easy cooking recipe, and will definitely become your favourite once you have it.

All you need is:

* 1 can of chicken broth
* 1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained
* 1-1/2 cups of uncooked spiral pasta
* 1 cup of cubed fully cooked ham
* 1/4 teaspoon of dried thyme
* 1-1/2 cups of frozen corn
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 1 dash ground cumin
* 1/4 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese

How to make:

* Take a large saucepan, make broth boil.
* Then add pasta, ,cook until it tender , make sure not to drain, add beans stir,ham,corm and seasonings.
* Heat properly, then add cheese.
* Enjoy!

Barbeque Seitan and Black Bean Burritos

2010-06-07T23:50:00.000-07:00

A wonderful recipe that is going to give you a perfect taste,it is an easy hearty meal for a family or dinner party, to have more taste it can served with salsa and sour cream, so try this very fast to cook and good to eat recipe it is Barbeque Seitan and Black Bean Burritos.

All you need is:
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
5 green onions, chopped
1 1/2 packages seitan
2 habanero peppers, seeded and minced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
3 cups cooked white rice
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro
10 flour tortillas
1 bottle barbecue sauce

How to make:

Take a large saucepan heat oil,add green onions, bell pepper,saute yellow onion, garlic and habanero, let onion become translucent.Then add black beans and tomatoes along with seitan,heat properly. Take a medium sized bowl, after that combine the heated mixture with cilantro,1 cup barbecue sauce and cooked rice.
Place tortillas on flat surface,fill its center with 3/4 cup of filling , wrap it properly. Coat the dish's bottom (cassarole dish)) with barbecue sauce, Place burritos in dish and add more barbecue sauce on top of them, then bake it in a preheated 350 degrees Foven for 35 minutes.
Enjoy!

Avocado Tacos

2010-06-05T00:26:00.000-07:00

If you are looking for something fast to cook and good to eat then here is very tempting and yummy recipe for your perfect delight, it is Avocado Tacos. Really a very tasty stuff that is going to make day so try it and feel the difference.

All you need:
1/4 cup of onions, diced
jalapeno pepper sauce, to taste
12 corn tortillas
1 bunch of fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed
1/4 teaspoon of garlic salt

How to make:

At 325 degrees F preheat the oven Take a medium bowl add and mix garlic salt, onions and avocados Placer corn tortillas in a single layer, baking sheet should be large and keep it in the oven that is preheated up to 2 to 5 minutes. Now its time to spread the tortillas along with the mixture of avocado, after that garnish it with cilantro. Then sprinkle jalapeno pepper sauce..
Enjoy!

Authentic Huevos Rancheros

2010-06-01T06:11:00.000-07:00

Want to have a change in your daily menu and looking forward for a new mouth watering recipe then your search ends here, the recipe called Authentic Huevos Rancheros a kind of stuff to make tostada-type breakfast that will definitely satisfy your hunger until lunch. Very easy to cook and good to eat.

So all you need :

4 corn tortillas
1 cup of re fried beans with green chilies
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 teaspoon of butter
1 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese
4 eggs
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup of salsa

Procedure

Take a small skillet, then heat the oil on medium heat, then fry tortillas at a time one. Don't crisp them, then remove to paper towels to drain grease. Add re fried beans and butter in a microwave-safe dish, then cover it and cook . The time when tortillas are done, fry the eggs over easy, you can add more oil if needed. Put the tortillas onto plates, with a layer of beans on them, top it with cheese,crumbled bacon, salsa and a fried egg. Enjoy!

Camarones Rancheros

2010-05-28T22:51:00.000-07:00

To have a tempting delight, here are Camarones Rancheros very easy
Mexican Recipe to make your day so if you want to have something
different just try this very easy recipe, this tasty and tangy recipe
has got something for you, such a refreshing taste that you cant
afford to miss it.

So all you need is:
1 teaspoon of Mexican oregano
1 teaspoon of whole cumin seed
1 teaspoon of crushed black pepper
1 teaspoon of anise seed
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 garlic, clove, minced
1 - 2 jalapeño chiles, finely chopped
2 scallions, finely chopped
1 large tomato, diced
1 lb. peeled medium shrimp
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

How to make:

Start with toasting the anise seed along with cumin seed on dry and
hot large sauté pan, keep shaking the pan continuously.
Make it fragrant. Then keep aside, put vegetable oil until rippling
over high heat.
Then add garlic and scallions and cook it for one min , then its time
to add cilantro,tomato and chile.
Now stir well, then add oregano, anise seed and cumin, cook for 2 min.
Then shrimp and cook it for approximately 1 1/2 minutes on each side
or make it pink.
Put seasoning.
Then serve with lime wedges.
Enjoy!

Anise Seed Borrachio Cookies

2010-05-26T23:12:00.000-07:00

They are simply delicious and really going to be your favourite when you eat it for the very first time, yes they are very yummy Anise Seed Borrachio Cookies, these cookies are really classic, they have sugar and are blended with tangy flavours of anise , vanilla and rum. To make these all you need:

1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons anise seed
1 1/4 cups of butter
3 tablespoons of rum
2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of baking powder
3/4 cup of white sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cloves

How to make:
Take a small bowl put anise seeds with rum, keep aside to marinate overnight.. Now take a medium size bowl, make a cream of vanilla ,sugar and butter make it smooth, add anise seed and rum, with egg . Then combine baking powder ,salt and flour with cloves add butter mixture and blend it well,make it chilled in refrigerator for 1 hour. Now Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F , make and roll the dough of 1/8 inch thickness.
Make desired shapes by using cookie cutters,then place the cookies on a cookie sheet that is greased.
Bake it for ten minutes,till the edges become golden brown.
Cool them on baking sheets.
Enjoy!

Ancho Vegetable Stew

2010-05-25T07:13:00.000-07:00

Very yummy and delicious to make your day this recipe is just right in
front of you. It is Ancho Vegetable Stew that has come directly from
the mexican kitchen to give you a special and different flavour it is
made up of vegetables , it is served with four tortillas so be ready
to avail new taste.
To make this all you need:

1 cup of simmering water
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 Tbsp. of canola oil
2 Tbsp.of Terra Sol Ancho Chile Paste
1 medium zucchini, diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded & diced
1 14 oz. of can of stewed tomatoes, undrained
2 large cloves of garlic, minced
4 cups of water
One 11 oz. can of corn kernels, drained
1 large potato, peeled & diced
1 1/2 tsp. of ground cumin
2 tsp.of dried oregano
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 tsp. salt

How to make:
Take a large saucepan, make the oil heat over medium heat, now add
onion, garlic , bell pepper and zucchini and cook it properly for 6
min. Make it tender
Add rest of the ingredients but leave tomato paste as well as ancho paste.
Now bring it to simmer. Then make the heat medium-low.
Let the potatoes tender for about 20 min, then add ancho paste and tomato paste.
Cook it for five minutes.
Let the stew stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Put it into bowls and serve with flour tortillas.
.Enjoy!

Grilled Mojo Chicken & Pineapple

2010-05-23T22:18:00.000-07:00

Well to make your and to give you perfect delight another tempting and mouth watering recipe is here, yes it has come directly from Mexican kitchen to pamper you and this recipe is going to be favourite one as it is very tasty and most important very fast to cook and good tom eat. To have this delightful :Grilled Mojo Chicken and Pineapple all you need to gather is:

1/2 cup of Mojo Criollo Marinade
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
5 3/4-in.-thick slices fresh pineapple
1 Tbsp of oil

Procedure:

Start with chopping the pine apple1 slice , blend it with marinade until smooth, then remove and reserve 2 Tbsp. Put rest of the mixture into a large ziptop bag.
Now add chicken, let it be coat. Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours. Heat stove top ridged grill pan, then brush pineapple slices and grill with oil. Taker out chicken from bag, then with marinade discard the bag. Now grill the chicken for five minutes ,now Turn chicken then add pineapple to grill. Grill both for three minutes,then Slice chicken. Now sprinkle or drizzle with the reserved 2 Tbsp marinade. If need then garnish with chopped cilantro, Now enjoy!

Mexican Beef Enchiladas

2010-05-19T23:44:00.000-07:00

Well everyone wants change in his life and when it comes to flavour then we don't want to do any compromises, here is another flavour that has come to temp you ! yes get ready with a recipe that has directly come from Mexican kitchen its name is Mexican Beef Enchiladas, so try this and add new taste to your daily routine stuff.

Al you need is :

For Meat Filling :

1. 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2. 1 tablespoon vinegar
3. 1 tablespoon chili powder
4. 1 pound ground chuck
5. 2 teaspoons salt
6. 1 tablespoon tequila, cognac or water
7. 1 (1 pound) can kidney beans, undrained

For Tomato Sauce :

* 1 tablespoon vinegar
* Dash of pepper
* Dash ground cumin
* 1 clove garlic, very finely chopped
* 2 tablespoons flour
* 1 beef bouillon cube
* 2 tablespoons finely chopped canned green chillies
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 tablespoons salad oil
* 1/4 cup chopped onion
* 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans tomato puree
* 1 cup water

For Enchiladas :

* Monterey jack cheese
* 10 corn tortillas
* 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese or 1 cup cubed

Procedure:

Take a medium skillet on low heat saute chuck with 1 clove garlic, 1 tablespoon vinegar,chili powder, 2 teaspoons salt and the tequila, make the Chuck brown, stir in kidney beans.This is the way you prepare meat filling.

Take hot skillet saute garlic and onion make them gold, remove from heat, add flour, tomato puree,bouillon cube dissolved in boiling water and , vinegar,.This is the way you prepare tomato sauce,now boil it on medium heat.

Now add chillies ,pepper,cumin,salt uncovered it and stir for about 5 min. To make Enchiladas, Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, fill the 1/3 filling n center of each tortilla, roll it up.On baking dish 13 x 9 x 1-inch,arrange them seam side down.Add tomato sauce sprinkle with cheese. Bake 25 minutes.

Now make 10 small, 5 large servings. Enjoy!

Fantastic Mexican Dip

2010-05-15T04:59:00.000-07:00

Very tempting and wonderful recipe is right in front of you to make your day, as this recipe gives you a completely different taste, as it uses Cream cheese at the base of the dip really makes it scoopable as well as extra thick, there are vegetables and Seasoned beef for an extra filling and makes it very tasty, if you want to experience something different just serve it with tortilla chips and have great fun.

All you need is :

* 1 container sour cream
* 2 pounds of lean ground beef
* 1 jar taco sauce
* 1 package taco seasoning mix
* 1 package shredded Cheddar cheese
* 1 package cream cheese, softened
* 1 tomato, cubed
* 1 can sliced black olives, drained
* 2 green onions, sliced
* 1 cup shredded lettuce

How to make:

* Start with crumbling ground beef in a deep large skillet, cook it on medium heat.
* Make it evenly brown, mix taco sauce and keep aside.
* Take a large bowl mix sour cream, sour cream and cream cheese.
* Then spread the mixture on a medium serving dish.
* Now with beef mixture, lettuce and Cheddar cheese just make layer the sour cream mixture.
* Make topping with black olives, tomato and green onions.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

2010-05-13T02:44:00.000-07:00

Well if you are in a mood of cooking something different and wants to have some different taste, then there is a very good idea for you yes you can go for Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie, this recipe has just directly arrived from Mexican Kitchen, to make your day, it really smells good and taste is wonderful, so if you want to have some mexican taste just go for this tempting recipe.

All you need:
1 cup of white sugar
2 (8 ounce) packages of cream cheese, softened
2 cans of refrigerated crescent rolls
1 teaspoon of Mexican vanilla extract
3/4 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/4 cup honey

Procedure:
Start with preheating the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Make a 9x13 inch baking dish along with cooking spray.
Now beat the cream cheese, take 1 cup of sugar along with the vanilla extract make it smooth.
The cans of crescent roll dough would be unroll, make a shape of 9x13 inch rectangles using rolling pins.
Press one piece into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In the baking dish spread the cream cheese mixture evenly, after that cover it with the remaining piece of crescent dough.
No stir butter, 3/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon.
Donot mix it over the top of cheesecake.
Its time to bake the crescent dough and make it golden brown, around 30 min.
No remove from oven and spread honey over it.
Let it cool and make 12 squares.

Almost Stuffed Peppers

2010-05-08T01:59:00.000-07:00

A very tangy and tasty recipe that you can't afford to miss it, yes it hot favourite of your Kitchen named Almost Stuffed Peppers, really a very quick way to enjoy this perfect treat , a very easy one-pan meal just make you day with this very tempting Mexican recipe, you can serve six people all you need to gather is:

* 2 cups of water
* 1 large of green pepper cut into 1/4-inch slices
* 1 pound of ground beef
* 1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
* 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
* 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
* 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
* 1 1/2 cups of uncooked instant rice

Procedure:

Take a large skillet put brown beef drain it, keep the beef aside. Let it warm, in same skillet make it boil, make the heat low. Uncover it let the vegetables get tender, then stir in rice. Remove it from heat, make it stand for 5 min. Add beef then heat.

Albondigas

2010-05-06T04:29:00.000-07:00

For a perfect delight and a new flavour here is very easy Mexican recipe, if you want to try something new and tasty then this is wonderful recipe which is delicious and tempting, it includes the blend of potatoes and carrots , u can have more taste by adding meatball and salsa this the requirement for delicious soup, very easy to cook and good to eat. Just follow these easy steps all you need is:

* 4 carrots should be sliced
* 2 small potatoes properly peeled and diced
* 1 quart water
* 1 medium onion should be diced
* 1 1/2 cups of salsa, medium or hot
* 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
* 2 beef bouillon cubes
* 1/3 cup of seasoned dry bread crumbs
* chopped fresh cilantro
* 1/3 cup milk

Procedure:
Take a large stock pot add water, potatoes, onion, salsa, carrots along with bouillon cubes let it boil, let it boil for 10 min, make the heat medium and stir occasionally.

Now mix the milk, beef and breadcrumbs all together in a bowl, make 1-inch meatballs and drop into boiling broth.When it boils make heat medium low.

Then cover and cook it for 20 min, make sure the meat balls should be pink from center and the vegetables are tender. For garnishing serve with sprinkled cilantro.

Guaco-Tacos

2010-05-04T03:29:00.000-07:00

Guaco-Tacos another temping recipe and really going to make your day, with its perfect delight and you really cant afford to miss it, so if you want to add more flavour to your taste then try this very yummy recipe that is going to make your day.

All you need is :

2 roma tomatoes, quartered
1 onion should be chopped and divided
1 can whole tomatoes, should be drained, rinsed and patted dry
1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped
1/2 of jalapeno pepper salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup of fresh cilantro
4 avocados to be halved with pits removed
12 whole wheat tortillas
2 cups torn romaine lettuce
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Procedure:
You need to preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix fresh tomatoes,garlic canned tomatoes, cilantro, 1/2 of the onion along with jalapeno in a food processor, chop it roughly; Dont puree Take a large bowl Combine the pulp of the avocados and the rest of onion, mash it o make smooth, season it with pepper and salt. Spread a single layer of tortillas on baking sheet.Place it in an oven warm it about 5 min, now Spread tortillas with guacamole. Toppings of beans, lettuce and salsa.

10 minute Zesty Salsa

2010-05-01T04:48:00.000-07:00

If there is a family get together or any party and you want to try something new and impress every one then there is a wonderful idea for you, why don't you try something different this time, it is very yummy 10 minute Zesty Salsa very fast to cook and good to eat gives you a perfect delight as the name reflects it will going to take your ten minutes and you will get a tasty dish that will really make your mood and day.

All you need is:

1 tablespoon of seeded and chopped jalapeno pepper
1 tablespoon of minced fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon of chopped red onion
1 can of diced tomatoes with green chilies should be undrained
Tortilla chips
1 tablespoon of olive oil
Dash salt
1 garlic clove, minced

Procedure :
Take a small bowl mix all the stuff that is jalapeno, cilantro, tomatoes, onion, salt, oil and pepper. Then refrigerate untill you serve it . Add Tortilla chips and serve it.

7 Layer taco Dip

2010-04-29T03:30:00.000-07:00

If your mood has changed and ant to try something new then here is a delicious and tempting option for you, this time try 7 Layer taco Dip, which is really going to make your day. For this wonderful recipe all yo need to arrange is:

1 (16 ounce)of can refried beans
2 cups of shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 (1 pound) package of Bob Evans Original Roll Sausage
1 (1.25 ounce) package of taco seasoning mix
1 large tomato, should be diced
1 (16 ounce) container of sour cream
1 bunch of green onions, chopped
1 (4.5 ounce) can of chopped green chilies
1 (6 ounce) can of sliced black olives
tortilla chips
1 (11 ounce) of jar salsa

Procedure:
Take a large skillet and over medium heat, crumble sausage and cook it until it gets brown colour. Then add chillies, taco seasoning mix and beans to have more taste. Now spread the mix of sausage into 7 x 11 serving dish. Its time to top it with sour cream then salsa. Now add olives and tomato on the top. Cover it with cheese. A wonderful dish is ready serve with chips.

Acalulco Chicken

2010-04-27T04:13:00.000-07:00

Very delicious and tempting in fact very fast to cook, it is Acalulco Chicken, very healthy for you.To make this recipe all you need to gather is :
1 tablespoon of chili powder, divided
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves that are cut into bite-size pieces
Pepper and Salt to taste
1 cup of chopped green bell pepper
1 large tomato that is cut into chunks
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
10 drops of hot pepper sauce

How to prepare
You have to season chicken with 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder, then heat the oil on medium heat in a large skillet.
Then for three to four minutes season the chicken. Dont let it get pink, after that remove it from skillet with the help of slotted spoon and keep it warm.
Take the same skillet you need to stir onion and fry bell pepper until it becomes soft.
Now you need to add tomatoes, hot pepper sauce, jalapeno peppers and chili powder.
Cook it for an additional 3 to 5 min, now add chicken fry it two more min.

4-H Corn special

2010-04-24T03:14:00.000-07:00

If you want a change in your daily routine' s food then try this very delicious Easy Mexican Recipe- 4-H Corn special. It is so yummy all you need is:

1 small onion should be finely chopped
1 pound of ground beef
2 cups of seeded and chopped fresh tomatoes
cooked rice 1 1/2 cups
Pepper and salt as per the taste
2 cups of fresh and frozen or canned sweet corn
1 cup of crushed saltine crackers
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce and
1 teaspoon of hot pepper sauce

How to make:
Drain onion and brown beef in a large skillet, then stir in , tomatoes, rice, pepper,salt, corn, hot pepper sauce along with Worcestershire sauce. Take a greased baking dish should be 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in and pour. Now you can combine butter and cracker crumbs to sprinkle on the top. You need to bake it at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Very tempting and delighting dish specially for foodies is ready to eat , if you want to have more taste you can add seasonings.

7 Layer meatless tortilla pie

2010-04-21T22:38:00.000-07:00

Very tempting and tasty yes it is 7 Layer meatless tortilla pie, is for your ultimate delight . Following the procedure you can serve 6 people, all you need to have :

1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, should be drained
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro
1 small tomato properly chopped
1 cup Pace Picante Sauce
2 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese
7 (8 inch) flour tortillas
Black beans drained 1 (15 ounce).

Steps:
First of all mash the pinto beans, properly stir it in garlic and 3/4 cup picante sauce.
Secondly mix the rest of picante sauce,tomato, black beans and cilantro,.
Now take one tortilla on baking sheet, over tortilla spread 3/4 cup pinto bean mixture, with in 1/2-inch of edge, then top it with 1/4 cup cheese.
For making layers top 2/3 cup black bean mixture with 1 tortilla, then cheese. Repeat the process twice.
After that top with rest of the tortilla and then spread pinto bean mixture.
Now cover with foil.
Lastly bake it at 400 degrees F for 40 minute, top cheese over it make wedges if you desire you can add and serve picante sauce and if needed sprinkle with additional cilantro.
Very delicious and yummy 7 Layer meatless tortilla pie is ready to eat.

Cheese Enchilada Recipe

2010-04-20T02:46:00.000-07:00

For tempting Cheese Enchilada Recipe the ingredients are :

3 Tablespoons of Chili Powder
1/8 teaspoon Red Pepper
3 Cups Chicken Broth (OR 3 Cups of Water)
3/4 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin Powder
1 1/2 of teaspoon Salt
4 Tablespoons of Flour
4 Tablespoons of Corn Oil
1 onion
Cheddar Cheese
Velveeta
Corn Tortillas.

For Enchilada you need :

Frying Pan
Measuring Cups
Large, or Medium size pan
Measuring Spoons
Spatula, or tongs for frying tortillas
Cheese Grater
Spoon

Now you need to prepare Enchilada sauce put the sauce pan on burner and mix-1 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Powder, 4 Tablespoons Corn Oil, 3 Tablespoons Chili Powder, 6 Tablespoons Flour, 3/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder and 1/8 teaspoon Red Pepper, with 1/2 teaspoon Sal, let it get cooked and stirr it for one minute. No add three cups of water keep stirring until it becomes thick, keep sauce warm. No make Soft frying tortillas, put 1/4th of an inch of corn oil, make the flame high after that properly place corn tortillasin hot oil. Let it get cooked for five seconds, cook other side.

Noe grate cheese you need to mix cheddar cheese along with one cup of grated Velveeta, then chop onion. Now make sure that Enchilada sauce is well mixed, then take one of the soft fried tortillas and dip. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese, with tablespoon of onion, roll it up and place them on serving plate.

Add more spoonfuls of Enchilada, u can add more cheese and onion.

Sneaky Chef Misey Chase Lapine

2010-04-17T02:47:00.000-07:00

For food lovers here is very tempting and delicious mexican receipe, Sneaky Chef Misey Chase Lapine it going to make your day really. It is a superfood for you and very relishing also. If you want to have more taste you can add broccoli, peas and spinach and green puree can be prepared, it is tasty as well as healthy and gives you more flavour with nutrition. Six people can be served ,all you need is

Juice from 1 lime
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 ripe avocados
1/4 to 1/2 cup of green puree

You can also add chopped tomatoes, with 1/2 cup chopped red onion, chopped jalapenos and handful of chopped cilantro.

Method of preparation: Make the avocados halves and lengthwise it is essential to move the pit and the flesh should be scooped out. Take a small bowl add lime juice with avocado. After that add green puree and if you want to have more taste you can add the optionals like chopped tomatoes with red onion. Then blend it lightly and tempting Sneaky Chef Misey Chase Lapine is right in front of you to delight.

Crispy Mexican Cornbread

2010-03-12T23:50:00.000-08:00

This is a creative short Mexican recipe which has got a spicy twist on cornbread. It is very rich and flavourful with a crisp topping of cheese. This mexiacan dish is easy to cook and requires a short time.

What you need :

Eggs 2

Corn oil 1/4th cup

Butter milk one cup

Shredded Chedar Cheese 1 ½ cup

One can cream style corn

One chopped onion

Two fresh Jalapeno peppers

One cup cornmeal

Half cup all purpose flour

Baking powder 2 teaspoons

Baking soda half teaspoon

Hlaf teaspoon salt

How to cook :

First of all heat the oven for 350 degress. Take a cast iron skillet or a baking dish (8 inch) and grease it properly. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add buttermilk and corn oil to the eggs. Stir creamed corn, jalapenos,onion and shredded cheese together. Take a large bowl and whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, soda, salt and stir them all. Now put the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix them properly. Now put the whole batter into a pan. The half cup cheese should now be sprinkled on the top. Finally put the batter for baking. Let it bake for 35 minutes until the center is set and the top turns golden brown.

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Egg and Potato Burrito

2010-03-09T01:56:00.000-08:00

The Spanish word Burrito means “little donkey”. The name was derived due to its shape that resembled the ear of the donkey. Burrito also called Taco de Harina is a Mexican delicacy comprising of tortilla(made of flour) which is steamed or baked. The fillings used for the tortilla is basically Mexican rice, meat or beans. However with the popularity of Mexican cuisine in the United States, the fillings have increased,adding on to the original filling. The filling consists of lettuce, salsa, avacado, cheese and sour cream too.

Although these are the common Burrito filling. Let us show you how you can make Egg and Potato Burrito

What you need:

* Eggs,2 (Use only the white of the second egg)
* 1 Soft and Fat Free Taco size Flour Tortilla
* Pimiento,1 Tbsp
* Skimmed Milk,1 Tbsp
* Diced Potatoes,3/4 cup
* Chopped Onion,1/4 cup
* Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese,2 Tbsp

How to make:

1. Gently mix 1 egg white and 1 egg with pimiento and skimmed milk.
2. Take a non stick pan with a coat of cooking spray and saute onion and potato over medium heat until it becomes soft.
3. Add the egg mixture.Cook and stir until firm
4. Sprinkle Salt and Pepper with Cheddar Cheese.
5. Spoon the mixture on to the tortilla.Roll and serve.

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Mexican Shredded Beef

2010-01-19T05:16:00.000-08:00

Mexican shredded beef is an extremely popular Mexican dish that is simple to cook, easy to serve and looks delicious.

Ingredients:

8 lbs. of top sirloin or eye of round (well trimmed chuck works equally well)
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 bay leaf
1 (12 oz.) tomatoes
1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste
1 (8 oz.) bottle of Italian style salad dressing
1 c. cooked garbanzo beans
1/2 lb. Monterey Jack, cut into 1/2 inch squares
1 c. chopped green chilies (fresh or canned)
2 avocados, in strips
1 bunch parsley

Method of Preparation:

To start with place beef in pot and cover it with water.Add garlic, bay leaf,tomatoes, cilantro, salt and pepper to it. Cook over a medium flame for about 5
hours. Remove the meat from broth, cool and cut into 2 inch squares. Shred it now with two forks or in processor with short pulses. Arrange the cooked beef in a 9 x 11 inch glass dish. Cover it with salad dressing and let it marinate in refrigerator overnight. Before serving the dish, arrange the following in layers over beef: beans,cheese, chilies, and avocados. You can decorate with parsley. This is now a perfect dish for a buffet table.

Fried Quesadillas

2009-12-27T22:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh masa
1/2 lb block of your favourite cheese
Cubed and cooked potatoes, cooked chorizo, green chillies for topping
Oil or lard for frying

Preparation:

Divide the masa into 10 balls and roll each ball between two pieces on a floured surface to about 4 inches across, or use a tortilla press. Now properly cut cheese into 10 strips and place one in the center of the tortilla.

After this fold tortilla in half and press edges and seal them in a proper way. Fry them in hot oil until it becomes golden brown and crispy.

If fresh masa is not available than simply mix two cups of masa harina and 1 1/2 cups of warm water and knead for about one minute to make a dough. Crispy, crunchy Mexican fried quesadillas are ready to munch. Share and enjoy!!!!

Green Chili Cheese Souffle

2009-12-21T04:32:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 pound Monterey Jack cheese
3 eggs
4 ounces green chile peppers finely chopped
1 cup buttermilk baking mix
3 cups milk
1 tbsp black olives, chopped
1 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Now butter a 1-1/2 quart souffle dish or baking dish and fit the shredding disk into the work bowl.

After shredding cheese, remove from the bowl and set aside. Now fit the steel knife blade into the bowl. Combine chilies, eggs, baking mix and milk in bowl. Process for 6-8 seconds until they are mixed well. If chilies are whole, process mixture until chilies are chopped into 1/4-inch pieces, about 15 seconds.

Than pour mixture into prepared dish. Add shredded cheese and stir gently to mix well. Bake about one hour or until souffle starts puffing and is dried from top.

Note that if you are using oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes than drain, pat dry, and chop them. And if you are using the dry tomatoes, soak them into hot water for a few minutes, drain, pat dry and chop. Mexican 'Green Chili Cheese Souffle' is ready to eat !!!

Mexican Flan

2009-12-19T02:32:00.000-08:00

Superfit bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, doesn't avoid any kind of food and when it comes to Mexican cuisine, the lady loves to eat Flan, which is a traditional Mexican dessert. Know more about Shilpa Shetty's horoscope.

Let's learn how to cook this delicious recipe which will be relished by all age groups. What all you need is 6 ramekins or other flan cook ware and a large baking pan to put them in. Firstly, preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Pour 1 cup sugar in warm pan over medium flame and stir sugar constantly to make it caramel. Quickly pour approximately 2-3 tablespoons of caramel in each ramekin, tilting it to swirl the caramel around the sides. Reheat caramel if it starts to harden.

Take a mixer or a whisk, and blend the eggs together. Mix in the milks then slowly mix in the 1/2 cup of sugar, then the vanilla. Blend smooth after each ingredient is added.

Pour custard into caramel lined ramekins and place them in a large glass or ceramic baking dish and fill with about 1-2 inches of hot water. Bake for another 45 minutes in the water and check with a knife just to the side of the center.

Remove and let cool. Let each ramekin cool in refrigerator for 1 hour. Invert each ramekin onto a small plate, the caramel sauce will flow over the custard. The delicious Flan is ready to eat. Enjoy !!!

Mexican lime with tortilla soup

2009-12-10T03:03:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 cup shredded chicken or other left over meat
1 large tomato finely chopped
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
4 slices limes (to garnish)
2 corn tortillas, cut into 2 x 1/2 inch pieces
1/3 cup onions finely chopped
1/4 cup jalapeno peppers finely chopped
4 cups low sodium chicken broth

How to prepare:

Spray a skillet with olive oil and fry the tortilla strips until brown and crisp, drain on paper towel. Spray the pan again and saute the onions and chillies until tender but not brown.

Add broth and chicken or turkey, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. After adding tomato, simmer the flame for 5 more minutes, stir in the lime juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Pour into hot bowls, add tortilla chips and garnish with a slice of lime and enjoy the Mexican lime with tortilla soup.

Mexican Chicken Bake

2009-12-07T04:29:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 can evaporated milk
4 cups cooked long grain rice
3 to 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
3 cups Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, divided
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
2 large jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped finely
1/4 cup butter
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup, (do not dilute)

How to make:

Take a large skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and jalapeno peppers in butter until it becomes tender. In a large bowl, combine milk and soup and stir well the rice, chicken, 2 cups cheese and onion mixture.

Take a greased 13 inches x 9 inches of baking dish and transfer the cooked ingredients to it. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Again bake it for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese gets melted. Yummy, Mexican chicken bake is ready to eat.

Homemade Flour Tortillas

2009-12-04T02:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups water
2 tbsp lard
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder

Preparation:

After whisking the flour, salt, and baking powder altogether in a mixing bowl, mix in the lard with your fingers until the flour resembles cornmeal. Now add the water and mix until the dough comes together.

Place on a lightly floured surface and knead a few minutes until becomes smooth. Now divide the dough into 24 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.

Next step is that preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. With the help of a well-floured rolling pin to roll a dough ball into a thin, round tortilla.

Place into the hot skillet, and cook until it turns golden. Flip and continue cooking until puffs a bit and turns golden brown from both the sides. Likewise cook the rest of the tortillas. After the tortillas have cooled completely, store them in a plastic bag. Your Mexican homemade flour tortilla is ready to relish.

Mexican Posole Stew

2009-11-30T01:29:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

4 dried hot red chilly pepper pods, diced and seeded
2 pounds boneless pork loin, cubed
8 ounces fried pork skins
2 pig's feet
1 tbsp salt
2 (15 ounce) cans white hominy, drained
1 tsp dried oregano
2 crushed garlic cloves
2 tbsp properly chopped onion

Method:

To make Mexican Posole Stew place meat, pork rinds and pork shanks in a large kettle and add enough water to cover meat. Add approximately 1 tbsp salt and bring this to a boil. Cook over medium heat for about 1 1/2 hours.

Remove excess grease and set aside. Reserve liquid. Now wash the posole carefully until the water is clear so as to remove lime from kernels. Put in large kettle and cover with water. Boil until posole has popped.

Lastly mix meat, posole, rind, and shanks or pigs feet. Add oregano, garlic, onion, and chilly pods. Let simmer for about 1/2 hour and serve the delicious
Mexican Posole Stew. Enjoy!!!!!!

Mexican Slasa

2009-11-22T23:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of chopped fresh coriander or cilantro
3 chopped red tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
5 finely chopped green chillies (serrano chillies)
Lemon juice
Salt according to taste

Method:

Make sure that the onions, tomatoes, chillies and coriander are all finely chopped. Season all these ingredients with salt and add lemon juice according to your taste. Finally chill in the refrigerator before serving. Share and enjoy ...

Mexican Corn Salad

2009-11-18T22:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup salsa
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 cup chopped zucchini
1 red bell pepper, diced
3 tbsp butter
2 cups cooked whole corn kernels

Method:

Take a heavy large skillet and melt the butter over medium-high heat. Now add the corn, bell pepper, green onions, zucchini and jalapeno pepper into the skillet.

Saute for about six minutes until vegetables gets tender. Then remove from heat and refrigerate vegetables until they get chilled. Once the vegetables are chilled, add salsa and chopped cilantro to vegetable mixture. Stir and season with salt and pepper according to taste. Enoy the Mexican corn salad with your meal...

Mexican Tomato Salad

2009-11-15T23:54:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1/4 cup diced cilantro
1/2 cup cucumber, chopped coarsely
1/2 onion, diced
1/4 cup sliced olives
2 large tomatoes, properly chopped
1/4 cup lemon juice

How to make-

Pour all the ingredients together in a bowl and mix well. Marinate at least for one hour to develop flavour. Your Mexican tomato salad is ready to serve chilled. Enjoy and share !!!!

Mexican Beef Soup (Caldo De Res)

2009-11-11T22:50:00.000-08:00

What you need:

2 fluid ounces fresh lime juice
1 pound beef shank
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 tomato, quartered
1 tbsp salt
2 potatoes, cubed
6 tsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 onion, properly chopped
4 minced garlic cloves
3 carrots, chopped
1/2 medium head cabbage, finely chopped

How to prepare:

Take a large pot over low heat and pour altogether the beef, tomato, potatoes, onion, carrots, cabbage, garlic, 5 teaspoons cilantro, salt and cumin. Add water to cover and stir well. Cover and simmer for 2 hours.

Now after removing the lid, stir it again and simmer for another hour without covering it. Serve hot and sprinkle with remaining cilantro. You can also squeeze lemon juice on the top while serving the soup to add more flavour to it.

Mexican Chicken Soup

2009-11-09T00:05:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp taco seasoning mix
1 1/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup water
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour chicken breasts onto a baking sheet and sprinkle 1 tbsp taco seasoning mix over it. Than bake for 30 to 35 minutes. once cool shred or cut into strips.

While the chicken is cooking, heat oil in a stockpot and cook the onions and celery until they turn tender. Stir in the water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, black pepper and remaining taco seasoning mix.

Simmer the gas for 30 minutes for the flavours to mix up well. Add the tomatoes, cilantro and chicken and again simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot with avocado, shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips toppings. Mexican chicken soup is ready to relish.

Tortilla Dumpling Soup

2009-11-04T22:46:00.000-08:00

Ingredients :

Casera Sauce, 1/4 cup
Instant Corn Tortilla Mix, 1/2 cup
Red Chillies, grounded, 1/2 tsp
Finely chopped onions, 2
1 x Egg, Large
Chicken Broth, 4 cup
Baking Powder, 1/2 tsp
Salt, 1/4 tsp
Parsley, Snipped Parsley, 1 tbsp
Milk, 2 tbsp

Method:

Heat Casera Sauce and bring it to boil in a 3-quarter saucepan. Finishing with this add the remaining ingredients except milk in the saucepan and mix well. Than stir in milk slowly.

Meanwhile, Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into small balls; add to broth mixture. Cover and cook over medium flame for about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped green onion, if desired. Enjoy this relishing Mexican soup !!!

Machaca Con Huevos

2009-11-02T02:55:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

1 tsp serrano chillie, diced finely
Pinch of cumin
Pinch of salt
1 tsp lard
3 eggs, beaten properly
1/4 cup machaca
1 small seeded and diced tomato
1/ 4 cup onion, coarsely chopped

Method:

Heat the lard in a medium vessle and saute the onions and serrano chillie for about 20 seconds. Than add in the machaca and continue to heat it for about 1 minute.

Mix in the tomato and all other seasonings and remove mixture from pan and set aside. In the same pan, cook the eggs and with a wooden spoon or spatula keep scraping it to make them scrambled.

When eggs are almost done, remove from heat and fold in tomato and machaca mixture. Your Mexican food is ready to enjoy!!!!

Breakfast Burritos

2009-10-28T23:47:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

8 eggs,lightly beaten
1 tsp butter
4 slices of crumbled and cooked bacon
1 medium potato, finely diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 flour tortillas warmed
4 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 Can Mexican-style salsa
2 scallions, finely chopped

Method:

Take a skillet and melt butter in it over moderate heat and saute the potato and pepper for about 5 minutes until they become soft. Add the bacon and eggs and cook, stir it frequently, until the whole thing is set properly. Divide the egg mixture between the tortillas and top with the cheese, salsa, and scallions. Roll up, tucking the ends under and wake up your tastebuds with this Mexican food recipe.

Mexican Pasta Salad

2009-10-26T02:59:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 red onions finely chopped
2 tsp fresh chopped parsley
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 cup mayonnaise
12 ounces corkscrew pasta cooked and cooled properly
4 ounces green chillies finely chopped
16 ounce can red kidney beans drained
1/2 green pepper chopped
8 ounce can whole kernel corn drained

Preparation:

Mix pasta, chillies, beans, pepper, corn, celery, onion and parsley altogether and set aside. Mix in chilli powder, cumin and mayonnaise and then pour all this over pasta mixture. Chill it overnight and if you want you can also add chopped tomato before serving this Mexican pasta salad.

Mexican Sugar Cookies

2009-10-22T03:27:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1/4 cup orange juice
3 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 cup white sugar
1/2 tbsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp anise seed, ground
2 eggs
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F i.e.,175 degrees C. Beat the shortening until it turns light and fluffy. After adding one cup sugar and anise seed mix it until it becomes creamy.

Now add eggs and mix well. Add flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, salt and orange juice and mix well. Knead dough until smooth. You can sprinkle water before rolling it out if you find the dough sticky.

On lightly floured surface, roll to half inch thick. With the help of a cookie cutter cut it into different shapes.

Bake for 5-8 minutes, until it becomes light brown in colour. Lastly roll cookies in mixture of 1 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons of cinnamon while still warm.
Tickle your taste buds with this yummy Mexican Sugar Cookies.

Tres Leches Cake

2009-10-15T00:45:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 cup plus 1/2 cup milk
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup plus 3/4 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp rum
1 pinch salt
Fresh berries or cinnamon for garnishing
1 1/4 cup cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
5 eggs

Preparation:

For making Tres Leches cake take a bowl and combine flour, baking powder and salt and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine the oil, sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Add the eggs to the sugar mixture until well combined. Now add and stir in the 1/2 cup of milk, then gently fold in the flour mixture a little at a time.

Pour batter into a greased cake pan or baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes until the dish is firm. Turn it over onto a platter with raised edges. Cool the cake in the refrigerator for another 30 minutes and whisk together 1 cup milk, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup heavy cream and rum. Slowly pour this mixture over the cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

In a mixing bowl add 3/4 cup heavy cream, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 Tbsp sugar and mix it well. Spread a thin of this layer over the cake. Sprinkle cinnamon over the cake or garnish with fresh berries and enjoy this delicious Mexican cake.

Crab Nachos

2009-10-12T04:51:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 pickled jalapeno, sliced thin
Scallion tops for garnishing, minced
1/4 cup sour cream
1 pickled jalapeno, minced, plus
1 to 2 tbsp pickling liquid from jar
6 ounces cream cheese
4 ounces Monterey jack cheese, properly grated
1 minced garlic clove
1/4 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and ground
8 ounces crabmeat, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup sliced artichoke hearts (optional)
3 dozen tortilla chips

Method:

Take a bowl and mix cheeses, sour cream, jalapeno, pickling liquid, garlic and cumin all together until well blended. Fold in the crabmeat and artichokes, if desired. Spread each chip with a layer of the topping mixture and place the chips on a heatproof baking dish.

Sprinkle the sliced jalapeno over everything and after preheating oven to 400 degrees F, bake for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Spread scallion tops over the nachos and serve immediately. Just get melted into the exotic flavour of Mexican crab nachos...

Queso Blanco Dip or the White Cheese Dip

2009-10-09T04:14:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, optional and finely chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
1 cup Monterey jack, Asadero or Chihuahua cheese, properly shredded
4 ounces green chillies
1/4 cup half-and-half
2 tbsp finely chopped onions

Preparation:

Put all ingredients in a double boiler and cook over medium or medium-low flame until all the ingredients are melted and well blended. Stir it occasionally.

Serve with hot flour tortillas or fresh tostadas. Get melted in the delicious taste of the Mexican White Cheese Dip...Share and enjoy !!

Mexican Sweet Corn Cake

2009-10-04T23:36:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1/4 cup cornmeal
1/3 cup white sugar
2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup masa harina

How to make it:

Take a medium bowl and beat butter in it until it turns creamy. Add the Mexican corn flour and water and beat until well mixed.
Now using a food processor, process thawed corn, but leave chunky. Stir into the butter mixture and mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix cornmeal, sugar, cream, salt, and baking powder. Add to corn flour mixture and stir to combine. Pour batter into an ungreased 8x8 inch baking pan. Smooth batter and cover with aluminum foil. Now place pan into a 9x13 inch baking dish that is filled a third of the way with water.
Bake the cake in a preheated 350 degree oven F for 50 to 60 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Use an ice cream scoop for easy removal from pan.

Enjoy your Mexican meal with Sweet Corn Cake!!!

Mexican Caramel candy

2009-10-02T23:58:00.000-07:00

What you need:

6 cups goat milk or 12 cups of cow's milk can also be used
3 cups sugar
1 canela stick (cinnamon)
2 tsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp baking soda
6 cups cow's milk

Preparation:

Take a small bowl and dissolve the cornstarch and the soda in two cups of cow's milk. Heat the reaming 10 cups of milk in a very large heavy bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil.

Now add the cornstarch and soda mixture to the boiling milk. Add the sugar and cinnamon stick and continue cooking, stir it constantly with wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens.

This process will take about one hour, during which tie the mixture will cook down.

Cool and store in covered jars and relish this Mexican Caramel Candy anytime you like!!!

Mexican Taco Bake

2009-09-24T02:34:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 package taco seasoning mix
8 ounces shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
1 package corn tortilla chips
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilli peppers, drained
1/2 cup water
1 cup sour cream

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take a medium skillet over medium flame, brown the ground beef and drain fat from it. Add the diced tomatoes with green chilli peppers, water, sour cream and taco seasoning mix. Let simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Now in the bottom of a baking dish, place a layer of tortilla chips and cover with a layer of the meat mixture then a layer of cheese. Repeat this process until the last layer is cheese. Than bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly. Enjoy your Mexican Taco Bake with your family.

Green Onion Burritos

2009-09-17T05:10:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 can green chillies properly diced
1 package green onion dip mix or Hidden Valley
Ranch Mexican mix
1 small can pimientos
Flour tortillas
1 pound lean ground beef
1 small onion, finely chopped
8 ounces shredded Longhorn cheese
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 ounces Velveeta cheese

Method:

Cook ground beef and onion until they become light golden brown and season to taste. Now spray a baking dish with Pam. Put meat mixture and some longhorn cheese on each tortilla and roll them and place in dish until all mixture is gone.

For the sauce mix soup, evaporated milk and Velveeta over medium to low flame. When cheese melts, remove from heat and add pimientos, green chillies and green onion dip mix. Pour sauce over burritos. If you want to relish the Mexican green onion burritos then cover and bake the yummy dish at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes and serve hot...

Mexican Fish Tacos

2009-09-14T05:18:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 Jalapeno, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
8 flour tortillas
1 pound white flaky fish
1/4 cup canola oil
1 lime, juiced
1 tbsp ancho chilli powder
Method:

Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Place the fish in a medium size dish. Pour oil, lime juice, ancho, jalapeno, and cilantro and pour over the fish and mix well. Let marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove the fish from the marinade place onto a hot grill. Grill the fish for 4 minutes on the first side and then from another side for 30 seconds and remove. Let rest for 5 minutes then flake the fish with a fork.

Place the tortillas on the grill and grill for 20 seconds. Divide the fish among the tortillas and enjoy the Mexican Fish Tacos with hot sauce, finely chopped green onions, cilantro and serve.

Black Bean Tortilla Pie

2009-09-10T01:44:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 Egg whites
Onions finely chopped, as required
1 c Green bell pepper finely Chopped
4 c Lowfat tortilla chips chopped coarsely
1 c Lowfat cheddar cheese shredded properly
1/2 c condensed Vegetable stock
2 Garlic cloves finely chopped
8 oz Green chillies chopped finely and drained
Nonstick cooking spray
15 oz Black beans, canned
1/2 c Lowfat 2 percent milk

Method:

Spray 2-qu casserole with non-stick cooking spray and heat oven to 375F. In a blender, mix beans, milk, and egg whites until they get smooth. Set aside. Cook onion, bell pepper, stock, garlic, chillies in 10-inch skillet over medium flame for 5 minutes and stir occasionally, until onion becomes tender.

Now place 1 cup of chopped chips in bottom of casserole. Spread vegetable mixture over chips. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of cheese and bake this dish for 30-35 minutes and serve with chilly sauce if required. Relish the famous Mexican appetizer Black Bean Tortilla Pie with every bite.

Mexican Chalupas

2009-09-07T22:57:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Flat bread
Vegetable Oil for deep-frying
Sour Cream
Shredded lettuce
Shredded Cheddar or Jack cheese
Diced Tomatoes
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup flour
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp dried onion minced
1/2 cup water

Method:

Take a bowl and mix the minced onion with water and let it stand for 5 minutes. Now combine ground beef, flour, chilli powder, paprika, and salt altogether and mix well. Add onions and water to it and mix properly.

Now in a skillet, cook beef mixture until it turns golden brown. Don't forget to stir often while cooking and it should be more like a paste. Then remove from heat and keep warm. Now in a deep-frying pan deep fry the bread for 30 seconds and let drain on absorbent towels.

Make Chalupas starting with meat, then sour cream, lettuce cheese and tomatoes and garnish with the topping of hot sauce or salsa if desired. Serve the Mexican Chalupas and enjoy your meal..

Mexican Taco Dip

2009-09-03T22:53:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 large tomato, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
1 bunch of chopped green onions
1 small head of shredded iceberg lettuce
1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives, properly drained
1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (16 ounce) jar salsa

Method:

Take a medium bowl and blend the taco seasoning mix and refried beans to make a fine paste. Spread the mixture onto a large serving platter. Than mix the sour cream and cream cheese in a medium bowl and spread over the refried beans.

Top the layers with salsa. Place a layer of chopped tomatoes, chopped green bell pepper, green onions and lettuce over the salsa, and top with Cheddar cheese. Garnish with black olives and serve this Mexican Taco Dip and enjoy this yummy treat !!!

Quick and Crunchy Taco Mexican Salad

2009-08-30T23:26:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 cups Tomato finely chopped
1 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
1 cup Mission Tortilla Chips crumbled properly
1/4 cup Green Onions finely chopped
12 oz. Ground Beef
2 cups Red and Green Bell Peppers finely chopped
2 cups bottled Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce
1/4 cup fresh Cilantro properly chopped
4 cups Iceberg Lettuce chopped

Method:

Take a non stick pan and on over medium flame cook bee and bell pepper until beef is browned, stir to crumble. Add salsa to it and bring it to a boil. Stir in cilantro.

Place 1 cup lettuce on each of 4 plates. Top with 1 cup meat mixture. Sprinkle each serving with 1/2 cup tomato, 1/4 cup cheese, 1/4 cup chips, and 1 tbsp onions. Quick and Crunchy Taco Mexican Salad is ready to serve in just 20 minutes....

Mexican Fajita

2009-08-27T04:15:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

500 grams beef flank steak or boneless.
1/3 cup lime juice
3 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
1 tsp crumbled dried oregano
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp black pepper
2 medium onions, properly sliced
2 medium green or red peppers, properly sliced
8 to 10 small flour tortillas
For Fajita toppings you need sour cream, guacamole, chopped avocado, shredded cheese, salsa, chopped tomatoes and shredded lettuce.

Method:

Slice the beef or chicken breasts across the grain of the meat. In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, 2 tbsp of the oil, oregano, garlic, cumin and pepper. Mix well all the ingredients and pour into the bag with the meat. Press out as much air from the bag as possible and zip the top closed and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours or you can also refrigerate it overnight.

Now wrap the tortillas in foil and place in a 250° F oven to warm while you prepare the filling. Heat a large skillet over high flame. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil to the skillet and add the sliced onions and peppers. Stir-fry, and keep on tossing until the vegetables soften and become light brown. Remove from skillet, leaving any oil behind.

Then remove the meat from the marinade and add the meat to the pan, tossing constantly until just cooked through. Return the onions and peppers to the skillet, stir in a proper way and then transfer to a serving bowl. Serve this Mexican fajita with warmed tortillas.

Mexcian Green Chilli-Cheese Souffle

2009-08-24T21:29:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 lb Monterey Jack cheese
3 Eggs properly beaten
4 oz any green chilly pepper you like
1 can Buttermilk Bisquick-type
3 c Milk
1 tbsp Black olives; chopped or 1 tbsp Minced sun-dried tomatoes.

Method:

Butter a 1-1/2 quart baking dish and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. While fitting the shredding disk into the work bowl shred cheese into it. Than remove from bowl and set aside.

Combine eggs, chillies, baking mix and milk in bowl and fit the blade of knife into the bowl. Process until mixed well, 6-8 seconds. If chillies are whole, process mixture until chillies are chopped into 1/4-inch pieces, about 15 seconds.

Now pour mixture into prepared dish. Add shredded cheese stirring gently to mix well. Bake about 1 hour or until souffle is puffed and dry on top. The Green Chilli-Cheese Souffle dish is ready share and enjoy !!!

Mexican Manicotti

2009-08-20T04:29:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups water
16 oz picante sauce
16oz sour cream
1 cup monterey jack cheese shredded
1/4 cup green onions, sliced
1/4 cup ripe olives, sliced
1 lb lean ground beef
16 oz can refried beans
3 tsp chilli powder
3 tsp oregano
8 oz package manicotti shells

Method:

Take a bowl and add the uncooked beef, beans, chilli powder and oregano altogether and mix well. Now pour the mixture into uncooked manicotti shells. Place them in greased baking pan.

Then mix water and sauce and pour over manicotti. Cover it properly and refrigerate for about 8 hours. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350F for 1 hour.

Uncover, spoon on sour cream. Garnish it with cheese, onions, and olives. Again bake the Mexican Manicotti for 8 minutes more.

Enjoy and share the yummy Mexican Manicotti

Mexican Chicken Enchiladas

2009-08-19T22:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 pint Sour Cream
2 cups Monterey Jack Cheese grated
2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated
1 small can Black Olives sliced
1 small Onion grated
8 Green Onion Tops chopped
12 to 16 Mission Flour Tortillas
4 large Chicken Breasts cooked and cut them in small pieces
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
8 oz. can Green Chillies properly diced

Method:

1. In a vessel put soup, onion, green onion tops, sour cream, Chiles, and black olives altogether. Add most of the cheeses and set aside 1 cup of this mixture without the Mexican chicken. Then add the chicken pieces to the remaining mixture.

2. In a greased shallow baking dish, fill each tortilla with some of the chicken mixture and roll up, folding ends in if you so desire. Pour remaining sauce over the top of filled tortillas and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Lastly, bake the dish at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes. Chicken Enchiladas is ready to serve and relish !!!

Mexican Macaroni and Cheese

2009-08-13T05:55:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 can finely chopped green chillies
1 can properly sliced black olives (optional)
3/4 cup thick medium salsa
Salt and pepper according to taste
1 can evaporated milk
1 can Nacho Cheese Soup
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
5 to 6 cups hot cooked macaroni, drained in cold water
2 tbsp butter

Method:

Take a cooker and grease it. Than toss the hot macaroni with butter properly and add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Cover the lid and cook on low flame for 3 to 4 hours. Serve and enjoy !!

Sweets and treats in Halloween Style

2009-07-13T03:39:00.000-07:00

Fun sweets as such and treats are in no doubt to gratify your Halloween party-goers and the modest munchkins on your doorstep. Or you can wrap up a variety of the sweets and give them out as Halloween gifts to your friends and family. Carry a number of Halloween spirit to the office with any of these fun to make treats and get the kids involved for some family time in the kitchen.

Candy Skulls

Festooned folk-art confections from Mexico are used to celebrate "Day of the Dead", a Mexican fête of those who have passed on. They are made of pressed sugar and decorated with icing. Some people also affix foil or other non-edible decorations to enhance the finished art. Follow the directions in this Candy Skulls Step-by-Step and have fun making your own folk-art skulls.

Disengaged Fingers

The Guide to Candy has come up with a gruesome candy treat that looks just like Severed Fingers. These Marzipan fingers are the ultimate ghoulish Halloween candy made with delicious almond marzipan that is fashioned into frighteningly lifelike severed fingers.

Cupcakes

Appetizing pumpkin cupcakes that you can decorate however you like. She includes a few ideas in this easy Cupcake Recipe. Try gummi worms and cookie crumbs for dirt or gummi spiders and pumpkins. Kids will have a great time making and eating these delicious Halloween treats.
Spiders in Candy form.Chocolate Cupcakes is also very good in taste.

Amazingly spooky is swarming up your arm, one can hope of these deliciously crunchy Candy Spiders
made with chow-mein noodles and nuts. The recipe is from our Guide to Southern Food and can be made in chocolate or butterscotch flavors.

Mice in Chocolate and cherry flavour

Lastly, a mouse you won't mind finding around the house. These little squeaky treats are fun for the kids to make and you can follow along with these easy Step-by-Step instructions from our Guide to Homecoming. They are so cute you may not want to eat them, but once you have a taste, good luck trying to stop yourself.

Candied Apples

Ever since apples are at their peak in the fall, these chewy and fruity treats are perfect timing for Halloween. Everyone loves these candy covered fruits and this Candied Apple Recipe from our Guide to Desserts and Baking will have you enjoying the fruits of fall in no time.

Vegetable serving dishes and some fall favorites from Mexicano

2009-07-09T05:14:00.000-07:00

Mexican residence cooks make use of many vegetables not often found on Mexican restaurant menus, particularly those north of the border, which often place a heavy emphasis on meat, cheese and beans. But there are several Mexican ways of preparing vegetables that make hearty, satisfying main and side dishes. They are perfect for the cooler weather and changing culinary landscape of autumn, when the chilly dishes and grilled meats of summer are being replaced by comfort foods, either slowly simmered or oven parched.

Seize budín, a vegetable pudding that can be made with several different variations. The word "pudding" is not typically associated with vegetables by non-Spanish speakers, but that is the common translation, finished more confusing by the fact that budín can also mean cake frosting or dessert pudding. A vegetable budín is most often made with corn, peas or carrots and served as a first course, or alongside meat or poultry as a side dish. Since they incorporate eggs and cheese, both significant sources of protein, budínes could easily be used as vegetarian main dishes, accompanied by a soup or rice course.

An additional hearty vegetable dish is the torta, coincidentally another confusing word, since it can mean a bread roll or the sandwich made with it. It can also mean a torte, such as the Spanish-style potato torte. (This last one is called a "tortilla" in Spain, but has nothing to do with the Mexican tortilla, except for the circular shape.) In case this is not confusing enough, torta is also sometimes used to mean a vegetable budín. Most commonly, however, a vegetable torta is made with layers of vegetables, cheese, bread crumbs or corn tortillas and resembles what in English is called a casserole.

And then there are the many stuffed vegetable dishes. The well-known chiles rellenos are most often distended with cheese or picadillo, a meat filling, but are also frequently stuffed with corn or zucchini. Chayote and zucchini are stuffed with other vegetables, such as corn, cheese, mushrooms, or a grouping.

Several Mexican dishes where vegetables serve as fillings for dough. The molotes and quesadillas sold outside the markets in Central Mexico are most often stuffed with non-meat fillings. Here in Cholula, distinctive fillings include squash blossoms, mushrooms, huitlacoche, potatoes and tinga, a tomato filling that, in this case, contains no meat. Empanadas, or pastry turnovers, can also be stuffed with vegetables, and are especially good in cooler weather, when something from the oven is a big hit with hungry diners.

Giving a thought over vegetables that can be served in traditional Mexican sauces, think pipián. Both red and green pipián make wonderful sauces in which to serve vegetables, and give non-meat eaters a chance to try some great regional food without chicken or pork. Using hearty chunks of vegetables, and additional the meal with corn tortillas, makes this one of the most robust meals a vegetarian could wish for. You can serve Almond Seera as a sweet dish

Always bear in your mind above all cream soups. Mexicans make them with nearly every vegetable possible. Mushrooms, corn and poblano chiles are popular choices, as are zucchini, chayote, cauliflower and peas. Soup is most often served as a first course in Mexico, but soups made from black beans or fava beans would make a good lunch or supper, accompanied by a salad and tortillas or bolillos. Noodle soups with greens are also popular, especially in Central Mexico, where acelgas -- Swiss chard -- is copious and inexpensive. Spinach or kale would also be good in this kind of soup.
Iced Strawberry is a good combination as a drink.

Mexican cookery with lesser carbs

2009-07-08T01:31:00.000-07:00

Yeah, one can yet relish Mexican foodstuff even as gluing to their individual consumption map.

Lesser carbs in one’s diet are a huge way to loose some of that further weight, increase energy and be healthy. When you eat fats and proteins, and bound the carbs, your body burns the fat and protein off as well as extra body fat. Eating low-carb also keeps you fuller longer and you won't feel those usual "hunger pains." though it may take a few days for your body to get used to it, once it does, you will enjoy this new way of eating.

And you may think Mexican food with all the tortillas, beans and rice are no longer an option with low-carbing. But Mexican food is so much more than beans and rice, there are plenty of options besides them.

Now that you are low-carbing, you may need some ideas on what to do with all the meat, cheese and eggs that are suddenly on your menu. Here are some recipes that are truly Mexican and some ideas on what to order in your favorite Mexican restaurant.

Tamales

2009-07-06T04:46:00.000-07:00

Tools and component to be used

One should bear in mind that you have, or can find, almost entirely all of the ingredients you will require to make tamales. Initially interpret through the recipe for dough to decide what you will need to get. Then, prefer a filling and agree on what other items you will need. You might need a large steamer in which to cook the tamales. This can be a particular tamale steamer, or a large pot with a steaming basket in the bottom. Once you have the steamer and the ingredients necessary you can begin making the tamales.

Consumable time

Making tamales is tricky, but it is a very time intense process. It can take a whole day to arrange a batch of tamales. The dough itself doesn't take that long to arrange, but from time to time the filling will need to cook for a few hours so the meats will turn out to be extremely tender. To save time, arrange the dough and fillings on one day and wrap and steam them on the next.

Making tamale

Start by preparing the dough . Next, prepare the desired fillings you are going to use. Then, prepare the corn husks and wrap the tamales. Steam them in a large steamer for 90 minutes.

Available tamales
They will keep well in the refrigerator for a few days or you can freeze them. They re-heat well in the microwave or a short time in the steamer.

Serving tamale

Traditionally a tamale is served plain, as is. Lately, a lot of restaurants serve them in a sauce that compliments the filling: for example, green chile sauce for pork or chicken, or a red chile sauce for beef. Sometimes tamales are served in the corn husks, and sometimes they are opened and removed for you. Experiment and find out how you prefer to serve them.

Channel to the world of Corn

2009-07-03T04:29:00.000-07:00

"Maize" or rather in commonly said Corn is actually a reclaimed strain of wild grass that does not raise in the wild. It should beat the first be predisposed to and be concerned for to survive. Debate all over which grass it advanced from or who shaped the mixture, but corn cobs have been found in archaeological excavations dating to 5000 BC.

Categories of Corn

Mainly there are 3 sorts of corn.

a)Flint corn, also identified as blue or red corn, has a hard peripherals and is used for popping corn and animal feed. B
b)The sort you locate in the grocery stores is "Sweet" which can be eaten off the cob.
c)Dent corn is also known as Field corn and is the best corn to make Masa Dough and Hominy with. It is also widely used in processed foods and also feed for cattle. D
d)Flour corn is frequently white corn and it is used for creating corn flour for baked goods.

Masa and Pozole or Hominy dough

Primarily the Field corn is detached from the cob and dried out. The dried out corn is poached in water with “cal” or slaked lime in it. Then the kernels are frequently left to submerged in the water for 1 hour to 24 hours depending on what you are going to do with it. The cooked and awashed corn is called Nixtamal. The kernels are rinsed methodically and stroked mutually to remove the skins. For hominy, the little brown tips called "hulls" are picked off which allows the corn to expand when cooked. Or you can grind or process the nixtamal into masa, a corn dough.

Corn Flour

Corn flour is finished by crushing up dried out corn into extremely fine flour. It is used in many of the same ways wheat flour is used.

Cornmeal

Corn that has been dehydrated and earthed to a uncouth flour. If the hulls (skins) and germs (brown tips) are detached the meal will have a long shelf life. If the hulls and germs remain in the meal, it is more nutritious but won’t last as long. It is used as a hot “cereal” or “grits” by adding up boiling water to make a paste. It is also used to make cornbread.

A popular cooking utensil from mexico - Comal

2009-06-26T00:07:00.000-07:00

Comal basically a sort of a pan to facilitate cooking of a variety of dishes. It’s redid from cast iron and is incredibly weighty. Whilst you cook through it you should not shift it at all, similar to what you might be doing by means of a wok or a usual frivolous pan. It may come in encircling shapes or in elongated, oblong shapes. One can still find outsized, rectangular diversity that would fit above two burners on a usual stovetop. The Comal has a somewhat irregular facade dissimilar from a non-stick or stainless steel pan.

Coma and its practice

Comal is said to be just right for grilling carne asada (red meats) and vegetables (alike to how they serve up fajitas in American restaurants much alike Chili's and El Torito.) The Comal put in savor to whatsoever you're catering, while their non-stick counterparts proffer no supplementary flavors. It is also that the utensil of preference for cooking tortillas on. You can in addition employ one to rapidly re-heat tortillas as well. A Comal is adaptable because you could use it on the stove, in the oven or even on a grill. Be watchful because they be inclined to be awfully hot and you will necessitate to utilize a kitchen rag or potholders if you require to budge it through the cooking procedure.

Preparing Comal

As soon as you acquire a new Comal, you don't wish for to utilize it with no "seasoning" it first. "Seasoning" is extremely simple, first you desire to wash the pan with temperate soapy water and dried out it thoroughly. Then lightly coat the pan with vegetable oil or shortening, it will prevent the comal from developing rust spots if it comes in contact with water. Put the Comal in a hot oven, at least 350 degrees and bake it for one hour. Remove it, let it cool then wipe off excess residue. Re-apply the oil then heat for an additional hour, turn the oven off and then let it cool in the oven overnight. Wipe off any residues and your comal is now ready for use.

Concentrated effort and heed for a Comal

By no means put a comal in the dishwasher! After cooking with it, simply wipe down the surface with a rag or a sponge. Use a spatula to scrape off any excess food. If necessary, wash the comal in warm soapy water, but make sure to thoroughly dry it immediately to prevent rust. Every once in a while, rub oil on the surface to keep it well seasoned. The more you use a comal, the more flavor it will impart to your food, so use it often. Let the comal change temperatures slowly, do not expose a hot comal to cold temperateures such as cold water, until it has cooled on it's own. If it does develop a crack, it is best to discard it. If it gets rusty, scrub it with steel wool until the rust is removed, rinse thorougly and repeat seasoning instructions above.

Meaning of Mexican food ingredient's in English

2009-06-19T06:11:00.000-07:00

Ingredients are an important part for making various preparations in the different cuisines, it is because of these ingredients the dishes get their unique flavor. The names of the ingredients in Mexican cuisine tend to create a slight difficulty in understanding the names, hance this feed is an effort to pull all the people who want to cook Mexican food but keep on looking at the labels of the bottle in a supermarket

1) Ingredients and Terms at a Glance

The translation shown here are from “Spanish to English”
1.Achiote-Annatto, a spice used in the Yucatan region
2.Ajo-Garlic
3.Al Horno- Oven baked
4.Ancho-Dried poblano chile
5.Antojito-Appetizer
6.Arroz-Rice
7.Azucar-Sugar
8.Barbacoa-Barbecue
9.Cafe-Coffee
10.Calabaza-Squash
11.Camarón-Shrimp
12.Carne-Meat, usually beef
13.Carnitas-Shredded, fried pork
14.Cebolla-Onion
15.Chimichanga-Deep fried meat burrito
16.Chipotle-Ripe jalepeno, smoked and dried. Can be canned in Adobo sauce.
17.Chorizo-Spicy sausage
18.Crema-A thickened cream similar to sour cream, but not as tangy.
19.Elote-Corn
20.Ensalada-Salad
21.Galletas-Cookies
22.Habanero-Extremely hot pepper
23.Helado-Ice cream
24.Horchata-Rice beverage
25.Huevos-Eggs
26.Leche-Milk
27.Maize-Corn
28.Mariscos –Shellfish
29.Nopales-Cactus
30.Pan-Bread
31.Pan Dulce-Sweet Bread
32.Picante-Spicy hot
33.Pimienta-Black pepper
34.Pollo-Chicken
35.Puerco-Pork
36.Queso-Cheese
37.Relleno-Stuffed
38.Sal-Salt
39.Sopa-Soup
40.Torta-Sandwich

If you find an ingredient in a recipe or a term used in some instructions and have no idea what it is, check this list.

Tripe from the heart of Mexico

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1) Tripe – what is it?
Within the uncomplicated appearance tripe can be said as stomach (or stomachs) of a domesticated animal. Generally primary three stomachs of a cow are utilized and at times of a pig or sheep stomach can also be used. The initial of the cow’s stomach is the "blanket" tripe, following and most favorite is the "honeycomb" tripe and third usable stomach is the "bible" or "book" tripe. The very last stomach of a cow is infrequently used because of its glandular texture.

2) How is Tripe Prepared? :-
Classification of tripe to be suitable for eating, it must be systematically cleaned. A butcher must also eliminate further bit of chubby and peroxide it, therefore making it look more appetizing. The stomach is boiled temporarily so that the coating can be peeled off. Lining of the stomach is the definite part that is used. Clean tripe is a brownish/greenish khaki color. Yet it doesn't appear rather as tasty, unbleached and uncooked tripe will have more savor. When you get the tripe home it is important to rinse the tripe thoroughly until the water runs clear and there is no residual grittiness. Tripe requires to be cooked for a long time in order to become tender. Simmering it for 2-3 hours is usually sufficient.

3) Tradition in Mexican Cuisine:-
Tripe in Mexico is used for loads of dishes but the most admired one is Menudo which is a soup made with hominy and honeycomb tripe.

4) Gastronomic convention:-
Tripe has been used in almost every country around the world in all kinds of dishes from main dishes to cold salads. In Italy you can enjoy "Trippa alla Fiorentina" in tomato sauce and in Belgium "Tripes a Djotte" a tripe sausage encased in large intestines. Even the well known "Andoille" sausage from France is tripe. In the Southern US it is deep fried in a buttermilk batter.

Mexican Spices

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When you think of delicious mexican cuisine, if you happen to enjoy great Mexican food, spices are definitely going to be part of your meal. A good spices by today's standered, is often a spice that is dried and put into the can. Purchasable at your local grocer, that spice is going to offer a flavour similar to the fresh and authentic taste you would except. Infact, many people simply do not know what it is to have the fresh and authentic taste of some of the most delicious flavour in the world.

There are many Mexican food spices available today. The most common are probably chilli powder, cumin and oregano. However, there are many other type of spices available with a long range of benefits and taste.

Oregano grown and harvested in Mexico is absolutely divine.This earthy spice add it earthiness to any meal. Many people may be familiar with Mediterranean oregano which adds immense flavour to the Italian cuisine, but the oregano from mexico is in the class all of its own and no less appreciated.

Cumins just happens to be one of those herbs that have been around since the beginning of time. The origin is believed to be in the middle east, but the reality is no one can know for sure. The bitter taste adds a toasty flavour popular when it is come to the cuisine of Mexico. Cumin is extremely hearty herbs with just a little bit going a long way.

Everyone has heard about chilli powder, and this is a blended mix often considered a staple when it come to n Mexican food spice. This blend of oregano, cumin and chilli can be added to just about anything offering a spicy taste of perfection. Most often, chilli powder is used to spice up meat, but many families love this flavour in vegetable too.

Another spice similar to chilli powder would be Chipotle. What is Chipotle? Chipotle is a dried jalapeno that has also been smoked to perfection. Chipotle is definitely popular, and you will find this spice goes great in many salsa ans sauces. Also, Chipotle is a primary spice found in the marinade Adobo.Of course, not all Mexican food spices are well recognized as chipotle, chilli powder, cumin and oregano.

Epazote is an authentic spice from Mexico that should be used sparingly. In large enough quantities, epazote can be poisonous.However, epazote is also used to flavour beans and it will also the intestinal side effects of alarge dose of delicious bean. Choosing to eat the best in authentic Tex-Mex or Mexican cuisine will often you lead.

Mexican Cooking Equipment

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There are a lot of equipments being extensively used in Mexican cuisine and they could be listed as under :-

Tortilla Press - Tortillero
formerly ready from wood, they are also prepared of cast iron. It consists of two large round plates or blocks of wood that you set a ball of masa and press as one to structure a tortilla. You might run athwart aluminum versions but they tend to break.

Mexican Pottery Pots - Barro or Olla
Barro factually means "mud" but normally means "clay," and olla means "pot." Ollas are large, cavernous clay pots just right for simmering beans, stews and soups. The clay heats squarely and is just right for all-day cooking over a direct flame. The clay can be breakable and susceptible to swift temperature changes. Cooking in the clay pots imparts an basic flavor to the dish.

Griddle - Comal
Huge encircling griddle frequently made of clay, aluminum or cast iron but the more contemporary ones regularly have a non-stick finish. They are used to warm tortillas, and roast chilies and vegetables. They can range in size from a large dinner plate to 2 feet in diameter.

Hand Grinder - Metate y Mano
A bulky instrument more often than not made of stone or lava rock. It consists of a outsized stone surface, faintly concave, sitting on 3 short legs. It is typically about the size of a great, rectangular platter. There is a hefty cylinder of stone that is rolled on the surface to pulverize or mix the items placed on it. Every now and then the legs are longer, allowing the user to sit in front of it.

Mortar and Pestle - Molcajete y Tejolote
A petite wood, stone or clay bowl with an extended cylinder of the alike material that is rounded on each end. Tiny quantity of spices or food is positioned in the bowl and the end of the cylinder is used to smash the item against the sides of the bowl in a circular suggestion to pulverize it. To outlook or purchase a molcajete go.

Mexican Pottery Dishes - Cazuelas
These bulky clay dishes are ideal for simmering mole and other sauces because the clay heats very evenly removing burnt spots. Cazuelas are one-dimensional, more often than not 5-7 inches deep and rounded like a bowl. They time and again have handles for conveniently managed over open fire. The outsides are occasionally painted with bright beautiful colors. The inside is glazed and the clay imparts a wonderful flavor to the dish. to view or purchase a Cazuela go.

Molinillo Wooden Whisk or Stirrer
A cylinder of wood that is spun between the hands in a cup of hot chocolate to produce a foam on the top. They can be simple or highly decorated. To view or purchase a molinillo go.

Mexican cooking on a Budget- despicable conduct to Create a Delicious Menu

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Mexican fare is especially budget-friendly by way of lots of ingredients being naturally low in cost. If you make use of these tips, you too can enjoy delicious homemade Mexican provisions stable on a constricted budget.

Buy in form

Even though you may have to pay out a modest more up front, you spirit except plenty of currency if you buy in better quantities. For example if you buy a 1 lb bag of rice for $2, you may be gifted to get a 3 lb bag for $4. So you get three times the quantity of rice, for solitary twice the cost.

Stock-up throughout Sales

Incalculable items have sustained ending dates such as beans, rice, canned goods. These bits and pieces desire continue 6 months to ended a year, so whilst they go on sale, purchase enough to last you 6-8 months, and at that time they motivation a large amount apt go on retailing over again so you can re-stock.

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Ensure out the grocery accumulation ads each one week to retrieve the paramount prices. Whilst you see a great price, go get it. This may indicate you own to go to more than one store, but since you're stocking up, it choice cost you with a reduction of in the long run to buy items with the lowest out of compartment cost.

Make frequent Use of Coupons

You can cut your grocery finances in partially if you use coupons. A variety of provisions twofold or triple coupons on a expected base (a quick organize to your limited grocer resolve let you know.) If you bloc your coupons by means of confined sales, you can get things for definitely a few cents or steady free. A few examples- Guerrero just untaken a printable coupon for $1 off any Guerrero product. My community grocery mass had them on vending for $1 each, so I was able to get 2 correspondence for free. La Victoria had a coupon in the regional manuscript for $2 off any enchilada sauce. A couple of weeks later on it went on sale for $2 and I was able to get them for free. I also buy multiple Sunday papers, so I once a little is discounted or limitless along with coupons, I can really provide up. Visit our guide to Coupons to understand more.

Produce Co-ops a little areas may encompass a produce co-op, everywhere you pay a flat fee (usually $10-$15) and it follows that you collect up the pre-selected produce at the designated locality all 2 weeks, or maybe uniform weekly. The co-ops get the make as of local farmers at a great price, so the amount of yield determination change both schedule (depending on could you repeat that? is in season) and be supposed to go on 1-2 weeks. You can rummage around online to see if your theme has one.

Farmer's souk

Farmer's Markets are a great area to get fresh, citizen ingredients. Fruits, vegetables and speciality breads and more can be found for much cheaper than grocery lay up prices.

Investigate and tell somebody to a Plan

Hit upon out all of your produce options (co-ops, farmer's markets or local farms) and brew a plan to visit one or two. Indent a few Sunday papers, or propose to make a expedition to the tabloid machinery each Sunday. Decide how to organize your coupons (there are hundreds of ways, just search online for more information) and graph on pointed through the amass ads. Just the once you get organized, you can plan on spending 1-2 hours each week getting your coupons, clipping them and organizing them. I fair clip the ones I believe I willpower use and therefore own the relaxation of the inserts in execution file folders in a crate. at that moment I use ticket Mom's voucher file if I lack to glance for a particular coupon.

Safe and sound way - Freeze

This is any more up-front cost, but acceptably significance it in the elongated run. If you have a grave freezer, you can buy meat (one of the mainly steep ingredients to facilitate we use on a expected basis) when it's on a skillful sale, and store it for later. When impose a sanction beef is on rummage sale for .99 cents a lb, I buy 15 lbs and freeze it. If you humbug afford a new one, examination your local classifieds, Penny Saver, Craigslist or Free cycle to get one for cheap or free.

Demand for payment Online Money-Saving and voucher Sites

A number of times, you get worn to this way of shopping, you willpower salvage at least 50% of your usual bill. as a rule weeks I bail out 75-80% on my cuisine and I mostly shop from my own pantry. I individual go to the store for the cheapies and freebies. It takes some count to get a good domestic animal of coupons to be successful from, but it bidding happen. You can also safety check online sites such as the Grocery Game or Slick Deals to relief you put aside even more money.

Snacking in Mexico

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Snacks are a very important part of the meal structure in Mexican cuisine, it’s that meal time when the entire family gets together and spend time. The taste of Mexican Snacks is quite well-known all over the world. Here are a few snacks from the Mexican cuisine snacks menu.

1)Margaritas

Margarita’s another very famous appetizer from the cuisine of Mexico, for making a perfect margarita there is no individual recipe, connoingsseurs around the world agree to the fact that there are 3 key ingredients which belong in every frosty salt-rimmed glass: they are
a)Tequila
b)orange liqueur
c)lime juice.

The tequila is taken up first, and a moderately-priced bottle is chosen for. Premium brands are not lucked up to because the superior flavor will be covered up by other ingredients. Orange liqueur is the next to go and there are various kinds you can use, from the more straightforward sweetness of triple sec or curacao to the rich complexity of Cointreau or Grand Marnier. The sweetness in a margarita comes from the orange liqueur. Now it’s the time for the lime juice, adding limes creates difference in taste. Time can be saved and mess at your fiesta, mix up your tequila, orange liqueur and lime juice in a big pitcher beforehand. When you're ready to make a batch of margaritas, just pour some of your magical mix over ice and blend or shake!

2)Salsas

It’s a famous appetizer and at the same time its quite easy to make your own salsa. It's not difficult to do so, it becomes much fun if one has tasted the homemade salsa, you may never want store-bought again! Fresh home made salsa contains tomatoes, chilies, onions, garlic, cilantro, lime juice or vinegar, and salt. Tomatoes can be chopped; cored or cut. Core them and cut them into quarters, use a food processor in order to puree the tomatoes to the desired consistency. Roma tomatoes are generally used for a drier chunkier salsa whereas round tomatoes are taken up for a juicier salsa

Types of tomatoes to be used for making different salsas

Roma tomatoes for a drier, chunkier salsa and round tomatoes for a juicier salsa.
White onions; they taste better than yellow ones for eating raw.
Try some variations: replace the tomatoes with diced mangoes, cucumbers or tomatillos.
Try adding fresh, raw corn or a can of drained and rinsed black beans to your salsa.
Adjust the heat in your salsa by switching the kind of peppers you use. Anaheims are
Mild poblanos are a bit hotter, jalapenos a bit hotter still; serranos are even hotter, and habaneros will set your mouth on fire!

3) Fajitas

Fajitas have a mixed Mexican-American heritage. They were first made by Mexican and Texan cowboys, who developed this signature method for grilling the rations of skirt steak they received for the trail, although nowadays it's just as common to make fajitas with chicken, seafood or even tofu. There are two factors that give fajitas their distinctive flavor: the marinade and the cooking method. Fajita marinade always contains lime juice and garlic, and often onion, cilantro, oregano cumin, chiles and sometimes tequila. When it comes to cooking fajita meat, there's just no substitute for grilling. If you are using skirt steak, pound it thin, cook it no more than medium-rare and slice it across the grain for maximum tenderness. And don't forget -- no fajita feast is complete without sauteed onions and green peppers, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream and a big pile of soft, warm flour tortillas.

4) Flan

It’s a traditional Mexican dessert of creamy custard crowned with rich, toasty caramel looks complicated but is really uncomplex to make. In Many recipes call for individual custard cups, but if you don't have any you can just as easily use a pie pan and slice the flan into wedges for serving. Customize your flan recipe by replacing 1/4 cup of the milk with rum or your favorite liqueur, or try mixing in orange zest or shredded coconut. To provide gentle, even heat, flan recipes will ask you to bake the custard in a water bath -- a roasting pan full of water, in which you set the flan dishes. Bring the water to a boil before you pour it into the pan or it will take a very long time for the oven to heat it up. When it's done, the flan will be firm around the edges, but it will still be wobbly in the middle; the texture will even out as it cools.

Veggie Quesadillas is a very loveable snack in Mexico.

MEXICO’S CUISINE – AZTEC

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Maize (corn) was the utmost vital staple in Aztec cuisine, a crop that was so important to Aztec society that it played a central part in their mythology. As in similar to wheat in Europe and rice in most of East Asia, it was such an important part of the meal that without which a meal was not regarded as a meal. It was available in an exquisite number of varieties dissentient in color, texture, size and prestige and was eaten like tortillas, tamales or atolli, maize gruel. Salt and chili, peppers were the other constants of Aztec food whereas the fundamental definition of Aztec fasting was to abstain from these two favorers. The other giant chunk were beans and New World varieties of the grains such as Amaranth (or pigweed), and chia. The unification of maize and these essential foods would have provided the average Aztec with a very well-rounded diet without any significant deficiencies in vitamins or minerals. The processing of maize called nixtamalization, the cooking of maize grains in alkaline solutions, also drastically increased the nutritional value of the common staple.

the most common drinks were water, maize gruels and pulque, the fermented juice of the century plant and there exited many different fermented alcoholic beverages made from honey, cacti and various fruits. The white collared took pride in not drinking pulque, a drink of commoners, and preferred drinks made from cacao. It was one of the most divine luxuries available, it was the drink of rulers, warriors and nobles and was flavored with chili peppers, honey and a seemingly endless list of spices and herbs.

The diet of Aztec included an impressive variety of animals; turkeys and various game, fowl, pocket gophers, Green iguanas, axolotls (a type of water salamander), shrimp, fish and a great variety of insects, larvae and insect eggs. They ate various mushrooms and fungi, including the parasitic corn smut, which grows on ears of corn. Squash was very popular and came in many different varieties. Squash seed, fresh, dried or roasted, were especially popular. Tomatoes, though different from the varieties common today, was often mixed with chili in sauces or as filling for tamales.

Scoop of Mexican food facts

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Food from Mexico has always been taken up to be very hot & spicy. Well, that is partially true, Mexican food history is one such that depicts, that Mexico has given chocolate to the world, as well as several other specialities, including peanuts, vanilla, beans, coconuts and tomatoes.The ancestral and authentic cuisine of Mexico makes use of these indigence elements to produce delightful meals and with the arrival of specialities like pork, lamb, beef, wine, vinegar and cheese from Spain (brought by the conquerors), the Mexican cuisine evolved, by amalgamating these European elements into their own traditional meals.

Bottom line – Mexican food

1)Corn, is a very vital ingredient in Mexican food

2)The process of evolution of Mexican food continued as new products and techniques kept coming in time and again into Mexico from different places. It can be found that some recipes and ingredients have come originally from South America, the Caribbean and even Africa.

3)The Mexican cuisine finally met the cuisine from the north, and Tex-Mex food was created. Tex-Mex food is a blend of flavors and recipes from the Mexican, Texan and American culture. In present time’s different kinds of foods that Mexicans eat, from enchiladas, tacos and burritos to award-winning gourmet creations.

4)Aside from the foreign elements existing in Mexico’s nouvelle cuisine, the key ingredients remain the same, recipe after recipe. The most commonly used ingredient in Mexican food is corn. Like the ancient civilizations that dwelled in the region, Mexicans have learned how to cook almost every meal with corn. Corn flour is the main component involved in the preparation of the Mexican food, and corn is also used in many forms for a wide variety of meals, including candy.

5)Another typical ingredient is the chili, which has a strong, hot flavor. It is used to condiment various meals, and is the primary component of the Tabasco Hot Sauce. “Chili con Carne”, or Chilli and Meat, is a typical preparation involving Chili. It’s a sort of stew, with small pieces of meat and some vegetables all mixed together with hot Chili sauce.

6)Although the most famous products of the Mexican cuisine are the desserts. Mexican desserts combine hot elements and sweet elements to produce unique sensations on the mouth, because of both flavour and texture, and the combination of smells is also one of a kind.

7)Mexican candy is not only a piece of Mexican food, but also a piece of Mexican art. The “Calaveras de Azúcar”, or sugar skulls, are specially prepared for the Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Corn-flavored candy is also a typical product.

“Every tourist will find Mexican cuisine to be an interesting choice. It is commonly said that visiting Mexico and not tasting Mexican food is like not visiting Mexico at all”.

Mexican cuisine outside of Mexico

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Cuisine of Mexico is a type or style of food as they, originated in Mexico. Few dishes in this cuisine have a Spanish or Middle Eastern influence. This cuisine is known worldwide for its distinct and varied flavours, eye candy type decoration of the dishes, and variety of spices and ingredients used, many of which are native to the country.
This cuisine has generated its own fan following globally.
Authentic Mexican food was adapted and Americanized as "Tex Mex" (Texan-Mexican) cuisine.

Mexican cuisine also posed a strong influence over cuisine of the southwest United States and in California where their version of "Tex-Mex" is sometimes called Cal-Mex.

For example

A) “Nachos“ :- are rarely eaten in Mexico, whereas they are widely popular all over the world.
Cuisine-style is what differs the six regions of Mexico, it is like that almost each region has parted country with separate cuisines. .

1) In the Yucatan: - a unique, natural sweetness (instead of spiciness) exists in the widely used local produce along with an unusual love for achiote seasoning.

2) In contrast, the Oaxacan region is known for their savory tamales and celebratory moles, while the mountainous regions of the West (Jalisco, etc) are known for goat birria (goat in a spicy tomato-based sauce).

B) “Margaritas” :- They come in a variety of flavours and colors.

C) “Chimichanga” :- A deep-fried burrito with origins in Arizona, is a Mexican-inspired dish popular in the United States and in other countries outside of Mexico

Locating Mexican Restaurants

These restaurants can be found in almost any town throughout North America, and in many cities around the world,
Mexican restaurants in different regions of world have different menus such as:-

1)Restaurants outside the American Southwest often feature non-traditional ingredients, such as grated American-style cheese, "nacho" cheese or tomato-based sauce substitutes for Mexican chile-based sauces or mole.

2)Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, and parts of Florida and Illinois have large expatriate Mexican populations, and a variety of authentic Mexican restaurants can be found in these states.

3) In other areas of the United States and Canada, Mexican dishes and restaurants vary as much as Chinese restaurants and dishes do between China and many locations in the western Hemisphere.

New Mexico's long tradition of Mexican settlement and history and also the Native American influence as well, has given birth to a unique form of New Mexican cuisine. Even though many of the dishes vary from their Mexican counterparts, they are still considered "authentic" or "traditional" for New Mexican cuisine. Both Mexicans and New Mexicans typically find each other's cuisine somewhat similar, yet unfamiliar, and non-traditional, typically missing the true taste that they desire. Mexican restaurants rarely initiate for specializing in New Mexican cuisine found outside of New Mexico except in the state of Colorado.

Mexican Soups

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Soups are the best means to increase the appetite and to warm ourself in the season of winter.

1.Chicken Soup - Sopa de Pollo
Chicken soup is one of the most demanded soup in Mexico.It is full of Vitamins, Minerals and has therapeutic benefits.If you add seasoning in this soup, it will taste wonderful.

2.Tortilla Dumpling Soup
This is a good appetizer.And Tortilla is favourate among the Mexican.Its a spicy soup and taste amazing.

3.Egg Soup - Sopa de Huevo
This soup is very easy and fast to make.This soup is most demanded by kids. Its not very spicy.Even this is not expensive soup ,if you get from restaurant.

4.Beef Soup - Caldo de Res
Mexican soup is called Caldo de Ras. Caldo de Res is a real authentic Mexican dish.Every week Mexican families prefer to eat, because beef is the good source of protein.

5.Oyster Soup - Sopa de Ostiones
This food is made up up of small Manrove oysters, raw with lemon. Many parts of mexico are situated near sea and you can get Oyster very easily.. That's why Oyster soup is very famous.

6.Red Whole Grain Rice Soup
Mexican people are always ready to enjoy rice dishes.This soup is spicy and if you add seasonal vegetables it taste really nice.

7.Vegetable Soup - Sopa de Verduras
It is very colourful and delicious soups.And you can get this soup in many restaurants around the world. And it is most loveable by kids.

Along with soup, you can serve Mini Mexican Pizza as a starters.

Famous Mexican Appetizers

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Mexican food should always starts from appetizers like some chips or some salsa.Person who is looking for delicious food ,always ask for Mexican appetizers. Another reason why people prefer to eat Mexican food because it is good for health. Mexican appetizers have been the preference of many American because of its aroma and colourful food.

Some of the most demanded Mexican appetizers are:-

1.Caldo Camaron:-It is a soup which contain shrimps, onion, cilantro, tomatoes, avacado and our sauces.You can serve hot or cold as you wish.

2.Nachos Supreme:- A bowl filled with chips and boiled beans mixed in it.And many other ongredients like cheese, chicken of beef, cream. It is very taste to eat.and looks very colorful.

3.Quesadilla:- It is made up of tortilla with melted cheese on it an any mexican sausage.You may add chicken or seafood.

4.Quezo Fundido:-Hot melted Mexican cheese and your choice of chicken or chorizo served with sour cream and guacamole and with hot tortillas.

5.Mango de gallo:-It is made up of Sweet and Spicy diced Mango, onion, cilantro in fresh lime juice. You can serve this fresh dish wiyh tortillas.It taste really good.

Black Bean Tortilla Pie is also very famous appetizer of Mexico and you can serve Cherry Slush along with appetizers as a fruit drink.

Mexican salad

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Whatever the salad is, it is good for health, refreshing and having low fats and calories.

1)Mexican bean salad
Mexican Bean Salad is a colourful, spicy and refreshing salad. The dressing is wounderful in this bean salad.You can make bean salad in many ways.You can make vegetarian bean salad also,if you don't prefer to eat non-veg.

2)Mexican Corn salad
Corn is the main ingredient of Mexican food.Corn salad is also famous in mexico. All Mexicans people love to eat smoked or barbecued flavour in their food. Corn salad is one of the best example.

3)Mexican taco salad
It is most demanded salad in Mexico. You can take it as a meal and its a good healthy.The kids love it. This spicy, flavourful dish contain cumin and oregano for fabulous Mexican aromas.

4)Mexican wilted cabbage salad
It is also called French cabbage salad. It is the best way to serve cabbage.

5)Mexican tomato salad
A simple tomato salad is so delicious.If you take tomato salad in your meal, you will get really healthful and delicious meal.

Mexican food festival in May and June 2009

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Following is the list of Mexican food festival for the May and June 2009. Possibly no other country in the world has as many festivals, fairs and feast days as Mexico. People of mexico are found of eating.Mexican food is famous in all over the world. So if you will get a chance to eat Mexican food, then go ahead don't miss the chance.

Following are the date of food feast:-

May 1-10th
(Mayo)

Its a Rosario, Sinaloa, Regional Fruit, Vegetable and Salsa Fair.
This is the town which produce hot sauces, which is used in Mexican food.They are celebrating the food which are produce in that area and some variety of salsa food also.

Venue:-Resort town of Mazatlan

May 15-31st

Its a Escárcega, Campeche, Feria del Arroz- Rice Festival.

An authentic food festival really begins. If you come here you will really enjoy the food.

Venue:-Gateway to the Maya Route.

May 20-28th

It is Tequisquiapan, Queretaro, National Wine and Cheese Fair.

You will enjoy mexican wines and cheese in this feast. And some delicious local food of mexico.

Venue:- It is a little town, 12 miles from San Juan del Rio and easily accessible from the Mexico-Queretaro toll highway.

May 22-30th

It is Loma Bonita, Oaxaca, Feria de la Piña- Pineapple Festival.

This town is known for its very sweet and juicy pineapples, and is a center for processing the fruit for worldwide exportation.This town distributes the fruits in all over the Mexico.

Venue:- Located in an area of lush tropical vegetation 20 miles from Cosamaloapan, Veracruz.

JUNE
Junio)

June 18

It is Papantla, Veracruz, Festival de Vainilla, Vanilla Festival.

Here you will find both regional food and beverages, small animal figures and baskets woven from vanilla bean pods, sachets and vanilla essence.

Venue:-Only 6 miles from the prehispanic ruin site of El Tajin, with its famous pyramid of 365 windows.

Famous drinks of Mexico

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Damiana liquor
It is light liquor made with the damiana herbs.This drink is very popular in the los Cabos area of mexico.The leaves of damiana originally used for medical purpose.Damiana is a small shrub with smooth, pale green, oval leaves and aromatic yellow flowers.

Margaritas
It contain an intoxicating agent.It is famous Mexican drink with the basic ingredients of tequila and fresh lime juice. Serve your classic Margaritas drink in unusually shaped drinking glasses. Although most of us think of summer when we think of having a margarita, the fire found in a traditional margaritas and its variations will add warmth on cool winter nights.

Tequila -
Tequila comes from the distillation of the blue agave cactus that grows in the town of Tequila in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

Some brands and variety of tequila
Cabo Wabo

Casa Noble

Jose Cuervo Clasico

Margaritaville

Patrón Silver

Tarantula Azul

Mexican beer
Mexican beers are produced by the two beer giants, FEMSA and Grupo Modelo. The first lager beer brewery in Mexico was La Pila Seca, founded in 1845 by Swiss immigrant Bernhard Bolgard.Mexican beer would be complete without mentioning the lime.Mexican people used to drink beer with theri meals.

Waborita
Its a very strong drink. If you can find it, use premium Cabo Wabo tequila.Don't drink neat.

Guide of mexican cheese

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Cheese is nutritious food made mostly from the milk of cows but also other mammals, including sheep, goats, buffalo, reindeer, camels and yaks. Around 4000 years ago people have started to breed animals and process their milk. That's when the cheese was born.

A Guide to mexican cheese

A)Fresh Cheeses:

Queso blanco:
This creamy, white cheese is made from skimmed cow's milk, and has been described as being a cross between cottage cheese and mozzarella.

Queso fresco:
A spongy white cheese, used to crumble over botanas - snacks - as well as on enchiladas and taquitos, this type of cheese was introduced to Mexico from Burgos, Spain.

Requeson:
A loose, ricotta-like cheese used to fill enchiladas and to make cheese spreads.

B)Soft Cheeses:

Queso anejo:
This is classified as a soft cheese, can actually become quite firm and salty. as it ages. It is used primarily as a garnish, crumbled or grated over a variety of dishes.

Queso oaxaca:
Also known as quesillo, this is by far the most popular cheese for making quesadillas. It is a stretched curd cheese, it is so much flexible ,you can fold into round balls also.

C)Firm Cheeses:

Queso anejo enchilado:
This is queso anejo, with a spicey red coating. A strong feta cheese could be substituted for it.

Queso cotija:
This is a sharp, crumbly goat cheese. It has been called "the Parmesan of Mexico" and is usually served over beans and salads.

Queso manchego viejo:
As its name indicates, this is manchego that has been aged to the point where it hardens and becomes more intense in flavor. It is quite often shaved over botanas.

Serving and Storage Tips
1. Unpasteurised cheese with a range of flavours should not be sliced until purchase otherwise it will start to lose its subtlety and aroma.
2. Keep the cheese in conditions in which it matures. Hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheeses are stored in the temperatures from around 8 - 13 C.
3. Keep the cheese wrapped in the waxed paper and place it in a loose-fitting food-bag not to lose humidity and maintain the circulation of air.
4. Wrap blue cheeses all over as mould spores spread readily not only to other cheeses but also to everything near.
5. Chilled cheeses should be taken out of the refrigerator one and a half or two hours before serving.
6. Cheeses contain living organisms that must not be cut off from air, yet it is important not to let a cheese dry out.
7. Do not store cheese with other strong-smelling foods. As a cheese breathes it will absorb other aromas and may spoil.
8. Wrap soft cheeses loosely. Use waxed or greaseproof paper rather than cling film.
Let cold cheese warm up for about half an hour before eating to allow the flavour and aroma to develop

Some other great cheese of Mexico

* Anejo Enchilado
* Asadero
* Cotija
* Oaxaca
* Panela
* Queso Blanco
* Queso Fresco
* Queso Jalapeno
* Queso Quesadilla

1)Anejo Enchilado

It can be easily shredded or grated. It is commonly used as a topping or stuffing for enchiladas burritos and tacos.

2)Cotija

It is a Hispanic-style cheese, known as the "Parmesan of Mexico". It was originally made with goat's milk but today cow's milk is preferred. This cheese is strongly flavored, firm and perfect for grating.

3) Panela

The most popular fresh cheeses in Mexico, this cheese is mild, white and crumbly. Like Queso Blanco, it will get soft but not get melt when heated.

4)Queso Blanco

Traditional, creamery, fresh cheese made from cow's milk. The name simply means "white cheese". It resembles a cross between mozzarella and salty cottage cheese.

5) Queso Fresco

One of the most favorite Mexican cheeses, it is based on the Spanish cheese Burgos. It is fresh cheese of various sizes and shapes made from the mixture of cow's and goat's milk.

6) Queso Jalapeno

A smooth, soft cheese with bits of real Jalapeno pepper in it. Ideal for making quesadillas with a little, extra zesty flavor or for anytime snacking.

7) Queso Quesadilla

This cheese is smooth, soft, mild and white. It is a family favorite throughout Mexico, both for snacking and melting because it melts easily to make your favorite dishes rich and creamy.

History of mexican food

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Mexican cuisine is a style of food that originated in Mexico. Some dishes have a Spanish or Middle Eastern influence. Mexican cuisine is known for its varied flavors, colorful decoration, and variety of spices and ingredients. The history of Mexican food is a long and diverse one. It is believed that authentic Mexican food might have been derived from the Mayan Indians. They were traditionally hunters and gatherers. Corn tortillas with bean paste were a common food item; but they also ate wild game, tropic fruits, and fish.You could say that corn and beans are the two main foods of Mexicans,but rice is equally important and Mexico's rice harvest is abundant. and much of Mexican cuisine is based on these ingredients.The Mexican cuisine is varied and rich.

In 1521 Spain invaded Mexico. Spanish foods had the most influence on the Mexican cuisine. They introduced new stuff to eat, such as sheep, pigs and cows. They brought with them dairy products, and garlic as well as many different herbs, wheat and spices. Mexican dishes varies from region to region, because of local climate and geography and differences among the inhabitants . The north of Mexican's love to eat beef, goat and ostrich production and meat dishes, in particular the well-known Arrachera cut.

Barbacoa, pozole, menudo and carnitas are famous in Central Mexico.

Southeastern Mexico, on the other hand, is known for its spicy vegetable and chicken-based dishes. Seafood is commonly prepared in the states that border the Pacific Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, the latter having a famous for its fish dishes.

In modern times, other cuisines of the world have become very popular in Mexico, thus adopting a Mexican fusion. For example, sushi in Mexico is often made with a variety of sauces based on mango or tamarind, and very often served with serrano-chili blended soy sauce, or complimented with habanero and chipotle peppers. mostly using hot spices in many dishes such as menudo and pozole.In Mexico, it is very unusual to put cheese in tacos or tostadas.