Mexican Feast


We have some new products on our Zero Waste Shelves; Black Eyed Peas, Black Turtle Beans, Pastilla and Jalapeno Dried Chilli Flakes and to accompany these I've also started to stock Blue Corn Tortilla Chips.  In combination these are great ingredients to put together a Summertime Mexican Feast; with fresh tomato salsa, guacamole and chilli, quesadillas or tacos.  

To help, I've listed a few recipes below, and I'd also recommend taking a look at the food in our Spanish Summer Selection to accompany your meal. There are some recipes HERE that I put together for the Spanish Summer that would work well with the recipse below.  In fact, you can simply substitute the black turtle beans in the Summer Salad with Butterbeans and a sprinkle of Dried pasilla Chilli flakes for a great Mexican salad.

I like to add some chorizo to my chilli. Along with slow cooking stewing beef and then shredding it, rather than using mince.



Salsa

Ingredients:

2-4 ripe tomatoes

½  red onion

1 fresh red pepper, stems, ribs, and seeds removed

1 lime

1 bunch of fresh coriander

1 tsp Pastilla or Jalapeno Dried Chilli Flakes  (more or less to taste)

1 pinch dried oregano

1 pinch sweet smoked paprika 

Salt and pepper to taste


Dice your tomatoes, onion, pepper, add the juice of the lime and mix together in a bowl.  Chop fresh coriander and mix in with diced ingredients. Add salt, pepper, dried oregano and chilli flakes to taste.  Serve with Blue Corn Tortilla Chips.  





Guacamole


Ingredients:


½  red onion

1-2 fresh red chillies

3 ripe avocados

1 ripe tomatoes

1 lime

        1 bunch of fresh coriander

1 tsp Pastilla or Jalapeno Dried Chilli Flakes  (more or less to taste)

        1 pinch dried oregano

        Salt and pepper to taste


Dice your onion, chilli peppers, tomato and avocado add the juice of the lime and mix together in a bowl.  Chop fresh coriander and mix in with diced ingredients. Add salt, pepper, dried oregano and chilli flakes to taste.  Serve with Blue Corn Tortilla Chips.  



Chilli


Ingredients:

100g Red Kidney Beans

100g Black Eyed Peas

100g Black Turtle Beans,

1 large onion

1 red pepper

1 green pepper

2 garlic cloves

1 tbsp oil

1 heaped tsp hot chilli powder (or 1 level tbsp if you prefer mild)

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp ground cumin

400g can chopped tomatoes

½ tsp dried marjoram

4 squares dark chocolate

1tsp Pastilla or Jalapeno Dried Chilli Flakes (more or less to taste)

A good glug of bourbon, American whisky or brandy.


OPTIONAL - 500g of beef mince, soya mince or whatever your choice.



1.  The night before soak the kidney beans, black turtle beans

and black eyed peas or chickpeas.  Put them in a large saucepan in clean water and bring to the boil, then simmer for 40 minutes. 


2.  Fry off the onion in the oil and then turn the heat down low while you chop the peppers.  Turn up the heat a little in the pan add these to along with the crushed garlic.  


3.  Add the tin of tomatoes along with the chilli, paprika, cumin, dried marjorm, chilli flakes, chocolate and a glug of bourbon.


4.  If you are going to add meat cook off 500g of your choice of meat with salt, pepper, 1tsp of cinnamon and a ½ tsp chilli powder.


5.  Add the beans, tomato sauce mix and your choice of meat together into a pan and continue to slow cook this for at least 60 minutes.


Serve with, rice, soured cream and chives, tortilla chips and or cheese.


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