Category Archives: Mexican

Mexican Cobb salad

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Mexican Cobb salad (carnitas, black beans, tomatoes, poblano, corn, avocado, red onion, Mexican cheese, cilantro) with homemade avocado dressing (avocado, jalapeño, Greek yogurt, lime, cilantro, olive oil, garlic, water, salt, pepper) (more…)...
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Chamorro de cerdo

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For the first time I tried to cook Chamorro de cerdo, I did this time in instant pot with garlic, onion, white wine, smoked paprika and thyme. It was so delicious, flavorful, the meat so juicy and tender. Love this recipe! Cooked in instant pot for 25 min 3 tbsp oil to IP, fry almonds first, move...
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Tamales event

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Last night we went to tamales fest. Tamales from different regions, different flavors, and there were even from Colombia. We tried a lot and got a lot ‘to go’. All of them that we had we liked, but my favorite was smoked pork with mole from Chiapas, it was the best I ever had! Their mole with chocolaty, smoky...
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Fried chicken with tomato, tomatillos salsa (also garlic, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice)

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Fried chicken with tomato, tomatillos salsa (also garlic, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice). Fry on dry pan 3-4 tomatoes, 4 tomatillos, a half onion, 3-4 garlic, 1 jalapeno. Beat it in a blender with a little bit of water or bouillon and some lime juice. Add salt, coriander powder, cilantro and cumin. I cleaned the seeds from jalapeno. Frie...
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Colorful corn and corn smut

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Colorful corn and corn smut, also known as Mexican truffle, cuitlacoche. We tried it at Tepoztlan, when we had our cooking classes there, it was tasty! The unique, earthy taste has been part of local cuisine since Aztec times. They would use the corn and the attached fungus in tamales and stews. Huitlacoche has a very pungent earthy, sweet...
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