Well, Cinco de Mayo was a few weeks ago, but the food that I made that weekend is still heavy on my mind. It was DELICIOUS!!! What a feast we had to go along with our fiesta! That is perhaps one of my favorite things regarding Mexican food and cooking: it is delicious, inexpensive, and can feed so many people.
Mexican food is quite familiar to most of us here in the United States. I live in California, so Mexican food is abundant, and there are many Mexican food markets with specialty items (even our national grocery chains have aisles with an abundance of fabulous Mexican specialties). I have many influences to credit in my Mexican cooking. Obviously, my many travels to Mexico allowed me to peruse the food stands and markets, which gave me a sense of authentic foods and ingredients. Here in LA, there are some pretty authentic food stands, too. But I also married into a Mexican family, so I have experienced firsthand what Mexican cooking is all about: families cooking together and making lots of dishes that have been passed down through the generations. I love it! Through my extended family, there are so many authentic recipes that I have learned.
Today I am sharing the recipes that made up my Cinco de Mayo feast. I kept it very traditional. I often make the very simple street tacos (warmed corn tortilla with grilled chicken and chopped onion and cilantro), but this time I made my tacos "Ranchero" style. I warmed the tortillas open faced to melt shredded jack cheese, then added an avocado slice, a spoonful of pinto beans, the grilled chicken, lime squeeze, and topped it off with some cabbage salsa (sounds weird bit it is AMAZING stuff!). I also toasted some flour tortillas to serve with some chile verde which had been simmering all day for maximum flavor and meat that is melt-in-your-mouth tender. I had a huge pot of black beans (homemade, not canned), and added my own seasonings to make this simple side dish savory and delicious. And while everybody was waiting, I had some chips, guacamole, and that cabbage salsa for munching on (as well as some Mexican beer and margaritas). Nothing beats Mexican food! Go and enjoy this as much as we did-- so delicious and easy to make! Ole!
Ranchero tacos
Cabbage Salsa
Black Beans
Golden Margarita Granita
Mexican food is quite familiar to most of us here in the United States. I live in California, so Mexican food is abundant, and there are many Mexican food markets with specialty items (even our national grocery chains have aisles with an abundance of fabulous Mexican specialties). I have many influences to credit in my Mexican cooking. Obviously, my many travels to Mexico allowed me to peruse the food stands and markets, which gave me a sense of authentic foods and ingredients. Here in LA, there are some pretty authentic food stands, too. But I also married into a Mexican family, so I have experienced firsthand what Mexican cooking is all about: families cooking together and making lots of dishes that have been passed down through the generations. I love it! Through my extended family, there are so many authentic recipes that I have learned.
Today I am sharing the recipes that made up my Cinco de Mayo feast. I kept it very traditional. I often make the very simple street tacos (warmed corn tortilla with grilled chicken and chopped onion and cilantro), but this time I made my tacos "Ranchero" style. I warmed the tortillas open faced to melt shredded jack cheese, then added an avocado slice, a spoonful of pinto beans, the grilled chicken, lime squeeze, and topped it off with some cabbage salsa (sounds weird bit it is AMAZING stuff!). I also toasted some flour tortillas to serve with some chile verde which had been simmering all day for maximum flavor and meat that is melt-in-your-mouth tender. I had a huge pot of black beans (homemade, not canned), and added my own seasonings to make this simple side dish savory and delicious. And while everybody was waiting, I had some chips, guacamole, and that cabbage salsa for munching on (as well as some Mexican beer and margaritas). Nothing beats Mexican food! Go and enjoy this as much as we did-- so delicious and easy to make! Ole!
Ranchero tacos
Cabbage Salsa
Black Beans
Golden Margarita Granita
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