Besides its flavor and spices , Mexico food now has a touch of international recognition since she was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity by UNESCO.
The triad of milpa - corn, beans and chili - is the national Mexico food essence.
Tacos, tamales , quesadillas ... Mexico food are varied and very much appreciated.
Examples of Mexico food :
Example 1 of Mexico food is Spiced cake:
- Recipe type : Entrance.- Difficulty: Easy .
- Preparation time : 25 min.
- Cooking time : 35 min.
Ingredients of this Mexico food (for 4 people):
- 200 g of ground beef.
- 3 eggs.
- 150 g of sifted flour.
- ½ teaspoon baking powder .
- 10 cl sunflower oil .
- 10 cl of milk.
- 50 g of grated cheese .
- 1 small red pepper .
- 50 g canned corn .
- 50 g chorizo strong .
- 1 teaspoon chopped pepper .
- Salt and pepper.
Preparation of this Mexico food:
- Preheat the oven (180 ° C).
Rinse and dry red pepper , cut in half and remove the seeds and white membranes, then cut it into small cubes.
Rinse and drain the corn.
Remove skin from chorizo and cut into cubes.
- Heat 2 tbsp. tablespoon of oil in a pan , then fry 5 minutes peppers with ground beef .
Add corn and chorizo .
Sprinkle with pepper and mix.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl and mix with the milk and the remaining oil , while beating .
Stir in flour, baking powder and grated cheese.
Mix the contents of the pan, salt and pepper.
- Pour the mixture into a cake pan nonstick .
Bake 35 min monitoring cooking.
Let cool , then use unmolded and sliced .
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Example 2 of Mexico food is Chicken Fajitas:
- For 2 people.- Preparation time: 15 minutes.
- Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Ingredients of this Mexico food:
- 4 tortillas.
- 1 green pepper .
- 1 red pepper.
- 1 small can of corn .
- 2 tomatoes.
- From guacamole.
- 1 salad mix .
- 200 grams of minced chicken .
- 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Sel.
Preparation of this Mexico food:
- Wash the tomatoes and cut into quarters .
- Wash and seed the peppers. Cut into small cubes.
- In a pan put the olive oil and saute the peppers to soften .
- Add the drained corn, and continue cooking 5 minutes. Keep warm.
- In the same pan fry the sliced chicken on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Put on the table all the preparations in the cups .
- Each packed his tortilla with chicken, a little salad, guacamole , tomato and pepper mixture / corn.
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Example 3 of Mexico food is Flan almendras :
Ingredients of this Mexico food (For 6 ramekins):- 450ml of milk.
- 3 eggs.
- 130g of sugar.
- 20g ( 2 tablespoons ) of almonds.
- 100g almonds .
- 1 vanilla pod.
- 1 tablespoon amaretto or a few drops of oil of bitter almonds.
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Preparation of this Mexico food:
- Heat the milk with the vanilla bean that you have previously split in half lengthwise . When boiling , turn off the heat, add the almonds and amaretto , and cover.
- Prepare a caramel with 100g sugar . Apply the caramel at the bottom and against the sides of the ramekins.
- Beat the eggs with the remaining sugar. Remove the vanilla pod from the hot milk. Pour the milk into the egg - sugar mixture , stirring constantly .
- Pour the cream into the ramekins . You can then cook the cream steamed or baked.
* Steaming ( very fast and unmissable )
Cover the ramekins with plastic wrap . Place in the steamer and cook for 15 minutes .
* Traditional cooking in the oven :
Place the ramekins in a baking dish . Fill the pan with hot water , up to a cream. Cook 30 to 40 minutes at 180 ° C.
- Let cool, then refrigerate at least 6 hours .
- Turn out the cream on a plate ( you can take off the edges with a knife if the release is difficult) .
- Use creams sprinkled with almonds , dry roasted before.
