General Information
Mexican Cuisine
Mexican Christmas Traditions (Feliz Navidad)
Mexican Cookbooks
Diana Kennedy Cookbooks & Recipes
Aztec, Mayan & Inca
Intro to Aztec, Mayan & Inca Cultures
Aztec Cuisine (ancient Mexico)
Mayan Cuisine (central America - Guatemala)
Inca Cuisine (ancient Peru)
Mexican Ingredients
Milk Labels in a Mexican Grocery Store
A Mexican Discusses Some Mexican Ingredients (cheese, Nopal cactus, eggs, peppers, chocolate & vanilla)
Mexican Cheeses
Cooking w/ Traditional Mexican Cheeses (Diana Kennedy)
Mexican Foods & Dishes
Foods Found in Modern & Pre-hispanic Mexican Cuisine
Seasonings
Tajín Seasoning (good on Street Corn)
Making Chipotles (Smoked Jalapenos)
Chilatas (seasoning made from seeds, nuts & chiles)
Achiote Paste Recipe (Recado Rojo)
Sauces & Condiments
General Information
Salsa Cruda (raw sauce)
+Pico de Gallo (Fresh Tomato Salsa)
Salsa Con Cuervo Gold (w/ tequila)
Tropical Sunrise Salsa (papaya, mango, pineapple)
Moles
Diana Kennedy's Mole Verde (green mole)
Classic Red Mole (Mole Rojo Clasico - made w/ tomatillos & dried chilis)
Manchamantel Sauce (fruit & chile sauce)
Enchilada Sauces:
Enchilada Sauce (chilis, no tomatoes)
*Red Enchilada Sauce (Salsa Roja, w/ tomatoes)
Green Enchilada Sauce (tomatillos)
Crema & Guacamole
Homemade Crema (Mexican Sour Cream)
Serving Sauces & Condiments
Caldo De Jitomate (light tomato sauce served w/ Chili Rellenos)
*Chimichurri Sauce (parsley garlic sauce)
Manchamantel Sauce (fruit & chile sauce)
Chiles Toreados (whole roasted jalapeño chiles)
Winter Salsas (canned tomatoes, uncooked)
Restaurant-Style Salsa (like Pico de Gallo but made w/ canned tomatoes)
Pantry Chipotle Salsa (chipotles in adobo)
Cooked Salsas
Diana Kennedy's Salsa Ranchera ("red" salsa)
Huevos Rancheros (w/ recipe for the sauce)
*Diana Kennedy's Salsa Verde (green salsa - tomatillos)
Flame Charred Salsa Verde (green salsa - tomatillos)
Smoky Two Chili Salsa (dried chilis, no tomatoes)
Picante Sauce (picante = spicy)
Chile Sauces
Beverages
Agua Frescas ("fresh waters")
Horchata (Rice-Cinnamon Drink)
Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Flower Water)
Mexican Hot Chocolate
Breakfast
Churros ("donuts" - serve w/ Mexican coffee or hot chocolate)
Huevos Rancheros (tortilla topped w/ refired beans, eggs & Ranchero suace)
Breakfast Burrito w/ Black Beans
Breakfast Burritos w/ Chorizo & Eggs
Appetizers (Botanas)
Chips & Dips
Homemade Tortilla Chips
Also see Salsas above
Ultimate Bean Dip (heated)
Chili Con queso (Cheese Dip w/ hot chiles)
Queso Poblano Sauce (uses white sauce)
*Sour Cream & Salsa Dip (mix half & half)
Cowboy Caviar (Corn & Black Bean Salad)
Queso Fundido w/ Chorizo (melted cheese "dip")
Sikil Pac (ancient Mayan appetizer, squash seed spread)
Empanadas (stuffed pastries) - Savory
Empanadas - General Information
Argentine Beef Empanadas (America's Test Kitchen)
Beef Empanadas (potato & chorizo)
Nachos & Quesadillas
*Quesadilla (Brian & mine, other variations)
Sonoran Quesadilla (open-faced w/ cheese & chilis)
Other Appetizers
Mexican Roasted Corn on the Cob w/ Chili Spread (Elotes or Street Corn)
Esquites (Creamy Corn Cups - street food)
Diana Kennedy's Shrimp in Chipotle Sauce(Camarones Enchipotlados)
Grilled shrimp w/ Mole Poblano dipping sauce
Chilis, Soups, Salads & Side Dishes
Chilis
Texas Red Chili (no beans)
Carne Chili Colorado (no beans)
*Chile Verde (pork & tomatillos)
Soups
Taco Soup (Anerican - ground beef, kidney beans, taco toppings)
Sopa de Fideo (thin pasta cooked in a tomato broth)
Chicken Enchilada Soup (American)
*Albondigas Soup (Meatball soup)
Golden Squash Blossom Crema (Crema de Flores de Calabaza)
Tortilla Soups (Sopa de Tortilla/Sopa Azteca)
Bean Side Dishes
*Refried Beans (Frijoles Refritos)
Mexican Pinto Beans (Frijoles Charro, Cowboy Beans)
*Mexican Black Beans (Frijoles Negros, uses canned beans)
Frijoles de Olla (Beans from the Pot - used to make other dishes)
Frijoles Colados (pureed, seasoned Frijoles de Olla)
Rice Side Dishes
Vegetables & Other Side Dishes
Mexican Roasted Corn on the Cob w/ Chili Spread (Elotes)
Esquites (Creamy Corn Cups - street food)
Rajas: Creamy Poblano Pepper Strips
Pozole (Soups w/ hominy)
*Pozole (Pork & hominy soup)
Pozole Rojo (Pork & dried red chilis)
Chicken-Chile Soup (hominy & fresh poblanos, White Pozole?)
Seafood Soups
Caldo de Camarón (shrimp)
Caldo de Siete Mares (mixed seafood)
Salads
Papaya, Blood Orange, Avocado & Roasted Shallot Salad
Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)
Cowboy Caviar (Corn & Black Bean Salad)
Black Bean Salad (corn, avocado)
Grilled Kale, Black Bean & Lime Salad
+Taco Salad (ground beef, main dish)
+Grilled Chicken Taco Salad (main dish)
Antojitos (corn and tortilla-based dishes) & Sandwiches
Types of Mexian Meats (to use in tacos, enchiladas, burritos, etc.)
Tacos (corn torillas fried crisp & stuffed)
Chorizo Breakfast Tacos (w/ toasty cheese tortilla, can sub the chorizo)
Al Pastor (roast pork butt w/ pineapple)
*Carnitas (roast pork butt)
*Puerco Pibil (roast pork butt)
Roasted Pork Tacos w/ Mole Sauce
Carne Adovada (New Mexican Red Chile Pork)
Fish Tacos (grilled & deep-fried versions)
*Brian's Layered Tacos (baked in oven)
Grilled Steak & Mexican Street Corn Tacos (Street corn, see Esquites)
Burritos (made w/ flour tortillas & rolled like a sandwich)
Brown Rice & Black Bean Burrito
Cheesy Refried Bean & Rice Burritos
Carnitas Burritos w/ Poblano-Corn Salsa
Burritos Mojados ("wet" burritos)
Chicken Burritos Mojados (Mexican Flag Burritos)
Fried & Deep-fried Stuffed Tortillas
Chimichangas (deep fried burritos)
Chicken Flautas (fried, corn tortilla)
Lite Chicken Flautas (grilled or baked)
Taquitos (similar to Flautas, but smaller)
Fajitas (generally grilled & served w/ warm flour tortillas)
Beef Fajitas w/ Tequila Marinade
Chipotle-Marinated Pork Tenderloin Fajitas
*Cilantro-Lime Chicken Fajitas
Other Antojitos & Sandwich-type Foods
*Carnitas ("little meats" - pork butt or Country Style ribs)
Papadzules (Mayan egg stuffed tortillas - Diana Kennedy)
Pambazos (sandwiches)
Torta al Pastor, sandwich of marinated pork, onions, peppers, queso fresco, avocado, lettuce and tomatoes on a toasted soft bun
Enfrijoladas (tortillas in refried beans)
Sopes
Tlacoyos
Tlayudas
Tostadas
Spicy Mexican Shredded Pork Tostadas (Tinga - shredded meat)
Shredded Spicy Chicken Tostadas (Tinga)
Enchiladas & Sauces (made w/ corn tortillas, baked in enchilada sauce)
Enchilada Sauces:
Enchilada Sauce (no tomatoes)
*Red Enchilada Sauce (dried peppers)
*Emeril's Easy Red Enchilada Sauce
Green Enchilada Sauce (tomatillos)
Enchiladas:
Enchilada (general information)
Chicken Enchiladas w/ Roasted Tomatillo Chile Salsa
Diana Kennedy's Enchiladas De Mole (chicken & cheese, quick mole sauce)
Tabasco Style Enchiladas w/ a Picadillo Filling (ground beef & mole sauce)
*Beef Enchiladas (ground beef)
Beef Short Rib Enchiladas (tomatillo salsa)
Diana Kennedy's Enchiladas Zacatecas (cheese, chorizo & potatoes - Diana Kennedy)
Chile Relleno Enchiladas (poblano chile & cheese)
Smoky Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas
Black Bean & Corn Enchiladas (w/ rice & green enchilada sauce)
Black Bean Enchilada Casserole (ground beef)
Main Dishes
Stuffed Chiles
*Chile Rellenos (deep fried cheese stuffed poblano chilis)
Diana Kennedy's Chile Rellenos (pork filling)
Chiles en Nogada: Stuffed Chiles w/ Walnut Sauce (beef filling)
Poblanos Stuffed w/ Black Beans & Cornmeal
*Stuffed Poblano Peppers w/ Black Beans, Corn & Rice
Poblanos Stuffed w/ Cheddar & Chicken
Poblano Chilies Stuffed w/ Black Beans & Summer Squash
Tamales
Diana Kennedy's Tamales filled w/ Poblanos & Cheese
Diana Kennedy's Muk-bil Pollo (Chicken & Pork Tamale Pie)
Pork
*Carnitas (carmelized chunks of pork butt)
*Puerco Pibil (roast pork butt)
Grilled Pork Kebabs w/ Manchamantel Sauce (fruit, chilis)
Chipotle-Marinated Pork Tenderloin
Seafood
Diana Kennedy's Shrimp in Chipotle Sauce (Camarones Enchipotlados)
Camarones a la Diabla (Diablo Shrimp)
Spicy Garlic Shrimp w/ Coconut Rice (Camarones al Ajillo)
Barbecue
*Carne Asada Mojo Marinade (try marinade w/ chicken)
Poultry
Pollo Yucateco Asado (Yucatán-Style Grilled Chicken) (grilled)
Barbacoa De Pollo (Diana Kennedy)
Red Chile Marinated Grilled Chicken (based on Diana Kennedy's Barbacoa De Pollo)
Arroz Con Pollo (chicken w/ rice)
*Mole Poblano de Guajolote (turkey w/ mole sauce)
*Chicken Acapulco w/ Shrimp Cream Sauce
Seared Duck w/ Pumpkin Seed Sauce
Chicken Fried Chicken w/ Cream Gravy (Texan)
Beef
Shredded Beef (for tacos, enchiladas, etc.)
Picadillo (spiced ground meat mixture)
Chicken Fried Steak (Texan)
Columbian Braised Beef (Posta Negra)
Desserts (Postres)
Pastries
+Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
Making Milk from Powdered Milk (including sour milk, condensed milk & evaporated milk)
Churros (Spanish Donuts)
Dessert or Breakfast Empanadas (made w/ fruit)
Homemade Fry Bread (Native American Indian recipe)
