Mexican recipes

A simple, fast and extra delicious Southern style shrimp dish great as an appetizer or even a main dish when served over a warm tortilla together with a green salad. The shrimps are first marinaded in a garlic, oregano, thyme, lemon and Worcestershire flavored sauce, pan fried and finally cooked for a few minutes in butter. This recipe can serve 2 for a main dish, 4 or more for an appetizer. You can double all ingredients for twice the servings. If you like the shrimps to be a bit hot you can increase the amount of cayenne pepper used 

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 

A classic Mexican dish, cheese enchiladas are corn tortillas filled with cheese, rolled up, topped with a chili gravy sauce and baked until the cheese melts. A simple, delicious enchilada dish that can be served as an appetizer or a main dish, together with sour cream and guacamole 

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.
 

Ground beef enchiladas are another Mexican favorite. Flour tortillas and filled with ground beef, a Mexican flavored tomato sauce, cheese and green chiles, then topped with more sauce and cheese and baked until soft and bubbly. Enchiladas are great as main dish and can be served with a variety of Mexican condiments such as salsa, Pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and more