authentic mexican recipes

Whether you are celebrating Cinco De Mayo, or having a simple gathering at home, these authentic, flavorful recipes are fun to make, and include many vegan and Gluten-Free options! Pick out a few for your next gathering or potluck!

A Mexican Feast!

rice

beans

tortillas

tomaotes

avocado

cabbage

salsa

hot sauce

Chipotle Mayo

Keep it simple

and only pick out a few things!  You don&#8217;t want to be so exhausted with cooking that you don&#8217;t enjoy the party!

Enlist friends

Remember to add flavorful condiments and sauces ( most can be made ahead).

Plan to be done cooking one hour before your party

and make yourself a drink. Take a breath and relax.

An old catering/ restaurant trick

If your legs are tired from all the standing, cooking and cleaning, lay on the floor on your back, with legs up the wall for 10 minutes before the party. It will totally revive you! 

One of the easiest things to make is a Taco Bar!

Many things can be prepped ahead. Grill meat or fish the day of. Guests can make tacos or bowls that they can assemble themselves. Sometimes I&#8217;ll even ask my friends to each bring one item! Fun and easy.

Pick out a few recipes to create a Mexican Feast. Here are a few tips: 

Thanks for the mex collection!  Lockdown has me making more things from scratch (not to mention that corn tortillas are hard to find here), and I found an easy and delicious recipe for 50:50 corn &amp; wheat tortillas from https://wellingtonbakehouse.com/2015/07/26/half-half-tortillas-perfect-for-soft-tacos/

Only change I made was that I rolled the dough into a thick even log and sliced off disks of dough (~55g) for each tortilla.  I used a tortilla press to speed things up and then cooked them in a dry cast iron skillet, about 1 minute per side (until they have brown spots) and finishing with one last flip to the first side where I press on the tortilla to make it puff a la Pati Jinich.

I tried these once, they worked perfectly and now I am hooked.  Cinqo de mayo is a perfect time to up my tortilla game!

Thank you! very well and kindly explained... simple and precise... best recipes to make a little Mexican feast! xoxoox

Carne Asada Tampiqueña features marinated skirt steak quickly grilled with poblano peppers and onion. It&#039;s a flavorful main dish for a delicious Mexican-inspired meal!

Carne Asada Tampiqueña (Mexican Steak)

skirt steak (look

poblano peppers

sweet onion

garlic (minced)

olive oil (or avocado oil)

red wine vinegar

thyme

Salt and pepper

Red wine vinegar

Place the skirt steaks on a plastic board. (Or on a wooden cutting board covered with plastic wrap.) Cover the top of the skirt steak with plastic wrap. Use a meat mallet to vigorously pound the skirt steak into a very thin even layer, flipping to pound on both sides. The more you pound the steak, the more tender the steak will be. Yet stop before the steak falls apart. Then remove the plastic wrap. *You don’t have to use plastic wrap, but it does keep little raw meat flecks from flying through the air.

Cut each flattened skirt steak in half, lengthwise, to create four long strips. (You can leave them whole for cooking and cut them later if desired. However, one long thin strip per plate is traditional at restaurants.)

Cut the tops off the poblano peppers. Remove the seeds and slice the peppers into long strips. Then peel the onion, and slice into strips. Mince the garlic.

In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, dried thyme, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of cracked black pepper.

Place the steak strips in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Place the onions and peppers on top of the steaks. Pour the marinade over the top, then move the steaks around a little to make sure the pieces are fully coated in marinade on all sides. Cover and refrigerate. Allow the Tampiquena steak to marinate for at least 6 hours, but the longer the better. This is a great recipe to prep the night before it is needed!

When you are ready to cook, preheat the grill to medium-high heat, around 400°F. Set a grill basket on one side of the grill for the peppers and onions. (If you do not have a grill basket place a piece of foil on the grill for the vegetables.)

Once the grill is hot, place the vegetables in the grill basket. Then place the steak on the grill. Grill the steak 2 minutes per side, for medium rare. Remove the steak and flip the vegetables over, cooking for another 3 to 4 minutes until they are softened.

To plate restaurant-style, place the Carne Asada a la Tampiqueña in the center of the plate and arrange Mexican beans, rice, guacamole, and a small cheese-filled enchilada on the side. Place some of the grilled onions and poblano peppers on top of the steak. (Or serve homestyle with rice, beans, and tortillas.)

This recipe is SO amazing I would recommend it to anyone!

Wow, this steak is amazing!! It was so tender and flavorful, everyone in my family loved it!

This steak was so tender! I might even make this again for Cinco de Mayo.

This is really easy to follow, loved this carne asada tampiquena mexican steak recipe! It's really tasty and very flavorful! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!

Totally won my husband's heart all over again with this recipe!! He said it's his new favorite. Thank you!

Marinated it overnight and it was so flavorful! Served with beans, mex rice, shredded lettuce, and pico, and the whole family loved it!

this steak is the most delicious thing and tastes amazing in a taco! thank you so much for sharing!

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Carne Asada Tampiqueña Recipe – Tender marinated skirt steak grilled with poblano peppers and onion is a bold, flavorful main dish for a delicious Mexican-inspired meal.

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