Mexican Food – Mexican staple foods are avocados, beans, corn, chili peppers, tomatoes & rice. Rice was introduced & brought in by the Spanish. The Spanish tried to impose their diet in Mexico but unfortunately failed at the attempt. Due to the mixture of cuisines & cultures, food & cooking techniques eventually combined.
Ingredients used by Mexicans include those that had been brought in by the Spanish conquistadors, along with ingredients that are native to Mexico.
Global cuisine would not have it’s name if it didn’t include Mexican dishes. Mexican cuisine is recognized as being a complex cuisine. Popular Mexican food include Quesadillas, Tacos al Pastor, Elote, Enchiladas, Guacamole, Tamales, Mole, Tostados, Pambazo, Salsa, Burrito, Tortilla’s, Chimichanga, Gorditas & more.
INSTANT POT BEEF TAMALES This Recipe Makes 18-20 Tamales Instant Pot Beef Tamales (Whisper Quiet 8L) There’s something deeply comforting about making tamales from scratch, the slow layering of flavour, the soft masa, and that rich, saucy filling tucked inside. Traditionally, tamales can take hours of tending, but using the Instant Pot Duo Plus…
TEQUILA & LIME CHICKEN This Recipe Serves 1-2 Okay, I know what you’re thinking but trust me on this one! This Tequila & Lime Chicken is super delicious & oh so tender. It has a very mild tequila taste so if you’re not a tequila lover, I promise you are going to enjoy…
AIR FRIED CHICKEN FAJITAS This Recipe Serves 2-4 If you love Mexican food as much as I do, then this Air Fried Chicken Fajitas is going to be a regular meal in your kitchen. They are super easy to make. They can of course be done in the oven but if you have…
MEXICAN CHICKEN This South African Recipe Serves 4-6 This Mexican Chicken is my version of my absolute favourite chicken sold by a franchise here in South Africa. If you love their chicken as much as I do, then this recipe will have eating this meal ever so often. Of Course, you may alter the heat…
GROUND BEEF TORTA This Recipe Makes 4 Torta’s A torta is a type of sandwich, served on a white sandwich roll, in Mexico. Depending on the region, this is called a bolillo, telera, birote, or pan francés. Ground Beef Torta is one of the variations of torta’s. Tortas can be eaten hot, cold, grilled…
CLASSIC GUACAMOLE This Recipe Serves 3-4 If you’re an Avocado lover then this Classic Guacamole is what you need! Instead of the plain old Avocado, why not pimp it up by adding a few other ingredients & show off a bit with your new Avocado twist. Guacamole, often referred by the North American’s as “guac”…
TEX-MEX BREAKFAST CUPS This Recipe Makes 12 Breakfast Cups Breakfast just got so much more exciting with these awesome Tex-Mex Breakfast Cups. Who wouldn’t want to start their day with this deliciousness? It is fairly simple to prepare & the whole family will enjoy this. Tex-Mex (from Texan and Mexican) is a combination of…
GROUND BEEF GORDITA This Mexican Recipe Serves 4-6 Ground Beef Gordita is a super delicious recipe to have if you’re a lover of Mexican or Spanish food. I hadn’t tried Gordita’s before as being in South Africa, there are not many restaurants that actually serve them. As a lover of this cuisine, I had…
BEEF ENCHILADA This Mexican Recipe Serves 4-6 This Beef Enchilada recipe is so easy to prepare & not forgetting, super delicious. Your family & friends will think that are actually being served in a Mexican restaurant. An enchilada is a tortilla rolled with a filling & secured with an enchilada/chillie sauce. Enchiladas can be loaded…
MEXICAN SALSA This Recipe Serves 3-5 Mexican Salsa is spicy yet filled with flavour. This is a quick & easy recipe that will be enjoyed by those who love spicy food. Salsa is the Mexican, Spanish, Italian, Greek, and Turkish term for sauce. In English-talking nations, salsa for the most part alludes to…