Mexican cuisine is one of the most recognized and popular in Latin America along with that of Peru. That is why today we will introduce you to some of the most traditional Mexican dishes so that you are encouraged to prepare these delicious recipes.
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List of very delicious Mexican dishes
We are going to tell you about six Mexican dishes with chicken and other delicious Mexican ingredients that you will love!
Pozole
Pozole is a soup based on white, green or red corn (a particular one is used depending on the region where they are within Mexico.
This recipe is one of the most traditional Mexican dishes since it is prepared with corn, an ancestral food in Mexican cuisine.
This preparation is accompanied by pork or chicken and the corn used is typical of Mexico called cacahuazintle, which is a more tender, white and round grain than usual.
This soup is accompanied by accessories such as avocado, chili, cheese, pork rinds, radish, among other ingredients.
This is one of the Mexican chicken dishes that you can enjoy on this great list.
Chiles en nogada
It is a Mexican dish that represents the country very well and is consumed mainly in its national holidays (its colors represent the Mexican flag).
It is a representative dish as well, very striking due to its colors and presentation, as well as its good taste.
The dish consists of a stew of beef and/or pork, which is accompanied by apples, bananas, but or peaches, the above is stuffed with a poblano pepper (which is the largest and not very spicy.
This is covered with a white sauce of Castile walnuts and decorated with parsley and pomegranate.Its flavor and presentation are spectacular!
Mole
Mole is one of the most representative Mexican dishes.
This preparation is a sauce with a lot of flavor that is used mainly on meats such as chicken. There are many varieties of mole, so you have to have your palate ready to experiment with many flavors.
This preparation is made with a variety of peppers, aromatic with a strong flavor and some seeds such as sesame.
Cochinita Pibil
This original preparation from the time of the Mayans is representative of the Yucatan Peninsula.
The preparation technique for this dish consists of wrapping pork well seasoned with achiote in banana leaves and cooking it in an earthen oven.
It is served with red onion previously tanned in habanero chili and orange juice, which makes this dish very colorful and pleasant, and its flavor is unmistakable!
Enchiladas
This popular Mexican dish consists of soft corn tortillas that are filled with beef, chicken, pork, or turkey and cheese. Sauces such as cheese sauce, bean sauce, moles, chiles (enchilada) or creams are placed on top.
This preparation is accompanied with vegetables such as a tomato and lettuce salad cut into strips, chopped onion and/or guacamole. In some regions of Mexico this preparation is sweet and piloncillo or panela and raisins are added.
The latter is an easy to prepare Mexican dish that you can enjoy at any time and it is a Mexican dish with tortillas, but if you want to know other similar ones, we invite you to visit the recipe for Mexican burritos.
Cornbread
And as in all preparations you can not miss dessert, we recommend that you leave a little space in your stomach and accompany these delicious preparations that we teach you with a delicious cornbread.
This is a delicious white corn sweet bread or it can also be made with shelled yellow corn that you get frozen. This will be the dessert for your guests, which in addition to being delicious, is super easy to prepare, very fast and everyone will love it!
Ingredients:
- 4 white ears of corn (known in some countries as corn or chocolo)
- A can of condensed milk of 300 grams
- 125 grams of butter
- A can of heavy cream or evaporated milk of 200 grams
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or pancake flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
Preparation:
- The first thing you should do is shell the corn, it can be by hand or with the help of a knife.
- Put the white corn or chocolo corn in a food processor to grind it, you can also use a manual grinding machine. Reserve
- In a container and with the help of a mixer, begin to beat the butter, the yolks, the condensed milk, the milk cream or evaporated milk and the vanilla essence. Add the ingredients one by one and beat a moment each time you add them. (You could also do this step in a blender)
- When the previous ingredients are well mixed, add a pinch of salt and baking powder to the flour and then gradually incorporate these dry ingredients into the mixture from step 3.
- Finally, beat the egg whites until stiff and incorporate them at the end with the rest of the ingredients, but you must do it little by little, making encircling movements so that the bread is fluffy.
- Now, in a greased and floured container, add the previous mixture and take it to the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 – 60 minutes. The cornbread is ready when you insert a knife and it comes out clean.
- After this time, let cool, unmold and enjoy this delicious Mexican dessert to lick your fingers.
We hope that this List of Mexican dishes that we have just mentioned is to your liking and encourages you to prepare them all at home.
