Mexican Recipes

Taco Salad

1 lb ground beef
1 envelope onion gravy mix
1/2 bottle of crystal green taco sauce
1/4 cup water
1/2-3/4 head of lettuce or a bag of salad mix
1 tomato
1 avacado
about a cup of shredded cheese
1 bag of fritos corn chips

Brown ground beef until cooked, drain off grease. Add package of  onion gravy mix, hot sauce and water let simmer. Meanwhile in a large bowl add lettuce diced tomato and avacado. Add ground beef to the bowl toss then add cheese and fritos and toss again.


Crabmeat Fajitas Recipe

12 lg Jalapenos
4 oz Crabmeat; well drained
1/3 c Minced red onion
1/4 c Minced green bell pepper
1/4 c Mayonnaise
1/2 c All purpose flour
3/4 c Mexican beer
Corn oil (for deep frying)
Purpose flour
1/2 Avocado; peeled, diced
1/2 c Mild salsa; drained
1 tb Mayonnaise

Starting just below stem, cut chilies lengthwise in half, leaving stems attached. Seed chilies. Place chilies in heavy medium saucepan. Cover with cold water and bring to simmer. Drain. Repeat process. Dry chilies. Combine crab, onion,

 bell peppers and mayonnaise in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Fill chili cavities with crab mixture. Press chili halves together to compress filling,. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead, cover and chill.) Place 1/2 cup flour in bowl. Gradually whisk in beer. Let stand 5 minutes. Heat oil in heavy deep pot to 375 degrees. Whisk batter to smooth. Dredge jalapenos in flour. Holding stem end, dip into batter to coat completely and deep fry in batches until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer jalapeno to paper towels and drain. Combine avocado, salsa and mayonnaise in small bowl. Season to taste. Arrange chilies on platter. Garnish with salsa.

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