Fried Quesadillas

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

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

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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

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

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

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.