Recipes similar to Carnitas

Carnitas are corn tortillas filled with a pork mixture and other ingredients. In this recipe, the pork is first cooked in water, spices, herbs and tomatoes for several hours, then roasted briefly. It is then used as a filling for corn tortillas, together with typical Mexican ingredients such as avocado, lettuce, refried beans and cheese.
 

Traditional Texas style beef chili made with chili peppers, spices, herbs, coffee, beer and Mexican chocolate. This delicious beef chili can be served with flour tortillas, cheddar cheese, onion slices and sour cream.
 

The best chicken fajitas (or fahitas) recipe, easy to make and extremely delicious. Chicken breast pieces are marinated in oil, lime juice, garlic and spices, fried and served in a flour tortilla together with fried bell peppers and onions, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa and pickled jalapeno chiles. The preparation time includes the minimum time required for marinating, other than that, it takes 10 minutes to prepare and maximum 15 minutes to cook. While waiting for the chicken to marinate you can prepare the toppings - make the guacamole, grate the cheese, serve the sour cream and salsa, etc.
 

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.
 

Chili verde, literally meaning green chili, is a chili made with pork and tomatillos. Tomatillos are green tomatoes widely used in the Mexican cuisine. The chilli is cooked for about 4 hours until tender and can be served with rice, baked potatoes or tortillas.
 

Chimichangas with beef, chile and onion, topped with a red chili sauce and cheese, baked and then served topped with a sour cream mixture, tomatoes and shredded lettuce. Serve with refried beans, fried rice or other Mexican condments.
 

An award winning beef chili recipe using a wide range of ingredients such as mild and hot chili powders, garlic and onion powder, chicken bouillon granules, red and white pepper, beef stock and much more. The process is fairly simple as the meat is first browned and then cooked slowly, while adding the rest of the ingredients.
 

A tomato based sauce good for tacos, enchiladas, burritos or any other Mexican dish that calls for a red sauce. The sauce can be made as hot or as mild as you like by adjusting the amount of cayenne and chili pepper used. You can also make more sauce by increasing the ingredients used. This recipe will make 1 cup of sauce.
 

A classic Mexican side dish, arroz rojo is rice flavored with red chile sauce. Arroz rojo is great with tacos, enchiladas, burritos and chimichangas. The dish is called arroz rojo (literally translating to red rice) because the color of the rice turns to red.
 

A typical Mexican dish, chicken enchiladas with Salsa Verde (green sauce) is a favorite. This is a traditional Mexican recipe using flour tortillas, a green salsa (made with tomatillos and jalapenos), chicken and cheese. Once you prepare all the ingredients, the enchilada assembly process is quite easy.