Fantastic Mexican Food

Authentic Mexican recipes are well worth making. Not only are the flavors wonderful but Mexican food recipes are a blend of all completely different flavors from a wide range of countries. Spain, India, China, Portugal, and other countries have influenced conventional Mexican recipes and these flavors and types, along with native Mexican flavors, are what is responsible for the amazing Mexican recipes that are around today.

Earlier than the Spanish arrived in Mexico, meat was relatively scarce, which is why beans and corn have been the main nutritional staples. Robust tasting spices and chilies were used so as to add flavor. Seafood has always been popular along the Mexican coastline. The Spanish additionally introduced cheese, chicken, onions, garlic and wheat, which the native Mexicans loved adding to their very own dishes.

Mexican recipes potray colourfulness, a tone of happiness and diversity in flavours. The balmy weather conditions and ethnic differences of the region have a played a key part in forming cooking culture.

Previous conquests have led to a substantial influence of Spanish cooking. Its roots lies in the local staples of the Mayan Indians of the Yucatan Peninsula.

The staples of a Mexican diet include

Tortillas a type of pancake comprised of wheat or maize flour. The versatility of the tortilla as a wrap is limitless. Tortillas can be used as a taco, tostada.

All of them are topped or stuffed with a variety of stuffings both vegetarian and meat centred and served normally with a dipping sauce such as chiptole, guacomole, salsa etc.

Chipotle Bean Dip
These are smoked jalapeno chili peppers also called 'chili ahumado'. These chillies are usually a dull greyish tan to coffee colour and measure 2-four inches in length and 1inch width.

1 tablespoon - Olive oil

3/4 cup - Black beans/pinto beans drained

1/4 cup - Rice (white or brown) cooked

one No - Spring white onions finely cut

two tablespoon - Chipotle Tabasco sauce

two No - Garlic clove minced

1/2 tsp - Parsley leaves crushed

Salt to taste

Get a pot of water to boil, add the rice and cook dinner till tender.

Wash, rinse and soak the beans overnight.

Bring a pot of water to boil, add the beans and bay leaf simmer and cook till tender. Drain and set aside. Alternatively, steam in a pressure cooker.

Heat oil in a pan add onion, garlic and cook.

Put in the beans and seasoning and mix well.

Stir in the chipotle sauce.

Add over rice. Garnish with lettuce and serve.

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