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Friday, August 20, 2010

Mexican Cuisines: Ways To Invent New Mexican Cuisines

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By Preeti Mishra

Do you like Mexican food? Then perhaps it might be a good idea to try and learn how to cook some great Mexican food all by yourself. Cooking them yourself gives you the option to prepare them according to your tastes, moreover, it also turns out to be more economical in comparison with eating at a restaurant not to mention the freshness factor which is always the USP of homemade food.

Whilst cooking traditional Mexican food, you've got three choices. You can either follow a recipe, which might be the best thing to do if you are a cooking novice or if you are new to Mexican food recipes. You may adapt an existing recipe or you could create your own Mexican recipe from scratch.

Unlike popular misconception, it is not all that difficult to invent new recipes. All it needs is knowing the common ingredients that go into preparing a particular cuisine and then add a few of your own to spin them and create that all new recipe. This way you can reinvent an old classic or make a new and fresh recipe.

Mexican Salad Recipes You might be familiar with the concept of a seven layer salad. This kind of dish is so easy to adapt. The seven layers can be anything you like and it is a bonus that most Mexican ingredients and, in fact, most salad ingredients, complement each other.

You could choose any of the following - pineapple chunks, guacamole, salsa, corn kennels, lettuce, re-fried beans lettuce etc and if you want to introduce non-veg elements you can include beef or chicken too. Also add in Mexican cheese and sour cream to add that creamy flavor. Apart from these you could also add some popular Mexican ingredients or even your personal favorites to give that added touch.

The Versatility of Quesadillas A basic quesadilla consists of cheese inside a tortilla, which is fried until the cheese melts. You can imagine that inventing quesadilla recipes is very easy. What about adding some bacon to the cheese or some Quesadillas? You might like to use asparagus and tomatoes to make a quesadilla recipe or some crunchy onion to complement the cheese.

You can also consider adding some chicken or meat into the mix but since cheese melts quickly and the quesadillas get cooked fast you will have to cook the meat separately as that they are adequately cooked.

Mouthwatering Mexican Stews and Casseroles Stews are open to adaptation too. If you want to use some beef or chicken and vegetables, you can add pretty much any vegetables you fancy to the casserole dish and bake it. Add some tomatoes and corn for Mexican flavor and maybe some fresh chopped chilies too. Sprinkle fresh cilantro over your stew just before serving it, for a real Mexican touch.

You could choose to add Mexican ingredients to several meals to impart the mexican flavor. Add fresh chilies to a dish to give it a kick or serve salsa with your favorite grilled or pan fried meat or fish. Serve guacamole as a dip or serve lime juice with your fish. There are various ways to add a Mexican finesse to your preferred recipes or to invent your own Mexican recipes with ease. - 24553

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