favorite mexican dishes?

Question

Especially for fixing at home, easy to prepare for company etc.

Please post recipes where possible.

Answer 1

Carnitas. Use a crockpot. It's easy. Enjoy :)

Answer 2

Lawry's spice company makes a terrific seasoning package for enchiladas.

Just follow the directions on the package for a delicious (and pretty) dish that's great for company.

Make a green salad with it.

OH! The only part of the directions that I change is that I add a can (drained) of sliced black olives to the meat and cheese mixture. That's how the directions were when my mom made it when I was little, but they've changed it.

If you want to, you can make an enchilada pie with the same ingredients. Just layer the tortillas with the meat mixture and the cheese (rather than rolling them up).

Answer 3

This certainly isn't "ethnic", but everyone I've served it to has asked for the recipe. It's embarrassing, too, because almost everything is from a can, but you wouldn't know it from the taste. Here's my MEXICAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE:
Crush a few handfuls of tortilla chips in the bottom of a 9x12 baking dish - just enough to cover the bottom.
Layer with bite size pieces of cooked chicken (perfect for leftovers and works well with turkey too)
Mix together a can of cream of chicken soup, a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of no bean chili and a cup of salsa - any flavor and pour over the chicken.
Top with shredded cheese and bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.
You can top with jalepeno rings, black olives etc if desired.

Answer 4

One of the easiest to prepare and a crowd pleaser is ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

take your favorite meat and prepare it (The easiest thing is to take ground beef and brown it in a pan with taco seasoning mix (plus onions, garlic if you like)

Then put corn tortillas at the bottom of a casserole dish or lasagne pan.
Cover them with Enchilada Sauce
Add a layer of the cooked meat
cover with shredded cheese
another layer of corn tortillas
more enchilada sauce
Repeat as wanted or need to fill dish
last layer is corn tortillas, then enchilada sauce, more cheese and black olives (if you want)
Bake at 350 deg. F for about 30 minutes to melt the cheese and heat it thoroughly.

Serve with Sour Cream/Guacamole/Salsa to garnish.

You can make it mild or spicy, add jalapenos, green chiles or onions to the layers if you want too.

Answer 5

You can make pozole in a slow cooker.

POZOLE

* 2 tablespoons canola oil
* 2-1/2 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch pieces
* 1 onion, chopped
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 10 cups good chicken broth
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 3 tablespoons ground mild red chile (New Mexico, Anaheim) or chili powder
* 3 cups canned white hominy, drained

Garnishes:

* thinly sliced radishes
* shredded iceberg lettuce
* finely chopped onion
* chopped cilantro
* lime wedges

Heat the oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook, turning, until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove the pork with a slotted spoon and keep warm. Reduce heat to medium, and add the onion and garlic to the pan, cooking just until onion softens, about 3 minutes.

Return pork to dutch oven and add the chicken broth, oregano, salt and ground chiles or chili powder. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 90 minutes. Add hominy and cook for 15 minutes more. Check seasonings and add more chile powder or salt according to taste.

Ladle into soup bowls and pass garnishes. Serve with hot corn tortillas. Makes about 6 servings.

Answer 6

Pozole

Fill a soup pot with water add a whole onion, head of garlic and Chicken Bouillon Seasonings by Knorr. Let the water come to a boil. Use pork shoulder and neckbones. Add pork to water and let the meat cook at medium temp for about 1 hour until the meat is coming off the bones. Add Hominy at the end for about 10 minutes. On the side boil California chiles until they are soft. Blend the chiles with some of the water from the Posole. Strain the blended mixture and add to the soup. Garnish with salsa, cabbage, chopped onion, radishes and lemon.

Answer 7

I like to make shrimp cocktail.

Shrimp Cocktail

1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 pound cooked, peeled and deveined medium shrimp
1/2 medium white onion, chopped fine
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoons salsa (the heat level is your choice)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cubed
Salt
Lime slices and cilantro sprigs for garnish
Tortilla chips or saltine crackers for serving

Toss the shrimp with 2 tablespoons lime juice and marinate for 10 minutes. In a bowl mix the cilantro, tomato sauce, salsa, lime juice olive oil, and avocado. Add the shrimp and toss to combine. Season with salt. Refrigerate until well chilled.

Answer 8

Steak Guadalajara.
Grilled steak with grilled onion, grilled tomato and grilled peppers (hot-I like serranos)

Dang it Bobby, She asked for your favorite Dish, not Recipe book....

Answer 9

Espinazo with White Rice mmmmm gooooddddd :]

Answer 10

tex-mex cheese and onion enchiladas with chili over them