Mexican recipes

A very popular sauce, used often in Mexican and Southwestern recipes, chipotle chiles in adobo sauce are stewed chipotle chiles. The sauce provides a smokey flavor with a mild heat to a variety of dishes. This homemade version of adobo sauce is easy to make and far more superior than ready made ones.
 

Mexican rice is rice cooked in chicken broth and butter, then mixed with fried onion, cumin and coriander. This dish is great as a side dish to many Maxican dishes such as chimichangas and enchiladas. You can adjust the heat of the rice by adding more or less jalapeno chiles.
 

Texas style stacked cheese enchiladas. Corn tortillas are layered with cheese, onions and chili sauce in between, cooked until the cheese melts, and served with a fried egg on top. A delicious Tex-Mex dish that takes a bit of effort to make but is definetely worth it.
 

A classic Tex-Mex dish, pork Asado is pork slow cooked in a garlic and chile sauce. The chiles used in this recipe are dried and before using them, they have to be dehydrated, ie, soaked in water for 8 to 10 hours. It is therefore best to soak the chiles a day ahead.
 

A Tex Mex recipe for beans, cooked in a tomato, bacon and chile sauce, flavored with coriander and chipotles. A simple, hot and spicy bean recipe for people who like the Tex Mex.
 

A basic uncooked Mexican tomato based salsa that can be served as an accompaniment with most Mexican dishes. The main ingredients in the salsa are fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, coriander and jalapeno chiles. The salsa is best eaten fresh but can be kept for up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
 

Cheese enchiladas is one of the many enchilada variations, delicious and easy to make. Corn tortillas are first fried to soften up, then filled with cheese, topped with a tomato based sauce and baked in the oven for 10 minutes until the cheese melts. Cheese enchiladas are served with sour cream, salsa and guacamole and are a perfect main dish or appetizer.
 

Chicken enchiladas is one of the favorite Mexican dishes. It is very similar to the Italian lasagna dish, only in this recipe, corn tortillas are used to hold the ingredients and typical Mexican spices are used to flavor the filling. Enchiladas can be served as a main course together with guacamole, sour cream and / or salsa.
 

Albondigas meaning meatballs in Spanish are a Mexican meatballs soup, great as a main dish for dinner or lunch. The meatballs are flavored with fresh mint leaves and this is what makes this recipe special.
 

Ceviche is raw fish, marinated in lime and lemon juice together with vegetables, chiles and spices. It is the Mexican equivalent to sushi and makes a great appetizer.The fish is actually cooked from the acid found in the lime and lemon juice, but when making this dish, make sure you get the freshest fish possible. Since the fish has to be marinated for at least 6 hours, make sure you prepare it well in advance.