16 Sept 2017

¡Viva México!

"El Grito de Dolores" is considered as the beginning of Mexico independence. And because it was a september 16th, today is the big mexican day.

Here it is not the place to talk about history, because there are books, webs and blogs that do it better, but here we can remember Mexico with some recipes.


Frijoles negros refritos


In a little oil, fry half a big onion, a green pepper and a garlic clove cut tiny. When they are fried, add 300 g of black beans. Mix while smashing beans. After ten minutes, add half a glass of water where beans were boiled, salt, black pepper, a tea-spoon of cummin and another tea-spoon of hot paprika. When water is evaporated, serve puting on it grated cheese.


Fajitas
 

Fry a chicken breast cut in thin strips with a little of oil. Later, add one big onion, one big green pepper and one big red pepper all cut in this strips. When they are cooked, add a soup spoon of hot paprika, a tea-spoon of black pepper, a tea-spoon of cummin, a tea-spoon of cardamom, a tea-spoon of coriander, half a tea-spoon of ginger and salt. Immediatelly add half glass of water. When water is reduced add a thick tomato sauce made with onion (a big one) and tomato (400 g). Fill the "tortillas" with this preparation and roll.


Mexican horchata


Wash a glass of rice. Immediately, mix rice with a glass of sugar, a stick of cinnamon and four glasses of hot water. Wait a minimum of 5 hours. Grind it up and strain. Drink very cold.

The tasty mexican cuisine is within reach.

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