Master the cooking basics of Mexican cuisine. You'll find resources on commonly used ingredients, classic cooking techniques, need-to-know terms and more.
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Chochoyotes in bowls
Chochoyotes Recipe
30 mins
Salsa Macha
Salsa Macha
13 mins
Tlayuda (Oaxacan Pizza) on plates
Tlayuda (Oaxacan Pizza) Recipe
85 mins
Esquites
23 Delicious Ideas for What to Serve With Fajitas
Mexican Ingredients
How to Make Your Mexican Food More Authentic
Revoltijo with romeritos
Romeritos: Mexican Greens for Your Holiday Table
Pozole de Pollo: Chicken Pozole
Pozole de Pollo: Chicken Pozole
80 mins
Mexican lasagna
Mexican Lasagna
65 mins
A stand of fresh Mexican cheeses
A Brief Tour of Mexican Cheeses
Veracruz Sauce (for Fish or Chicken)
Veracruz Sauce (for Chicken or Fish a la Veracruzana)
50 mins
Chicken Adobo
Adobo Seasoning: Description, Ingredients, and Recipes
Warming tortillas in a pan
How to Reheat Tortillas and Keep Them Soft
Chorizo
Spanish vs. Mexican Chorizo
Salsas mexicanas
Authentic Mexican Sauces
Ranchera sauce in a jar next to breadsticks on a board
Ranchera Sauce (Salsa Ranchera), a Versatile Mexican Cooking Sauce
30 mins
Summer taco spread
Methods Used in Authentic Mexican Cooking
Corrido Prohibido in a salt rimmed glass, garnished with lime
Corrido Prohibido Tequila and Beer Drink
2 mins
Mixed chiles in a pile.
How to Make a Chile Pepper Less Spicy
Piloncillo
What Is Piloncillo?
Mexican spice mix recipe
Mexican Spice Mix
5 mins
A set of taquitos on a plate
Is It a Flauta or a Taquito?
Dragron Fruit (Pitahaya) With Tajin Seasoning
What Is Tajin Seasoning?
Achiote paste (annatto) recipe in a small bowl
Achiote (Annatto) Paste
15 mins
Crispy homemade tortilla chips recipe
Crispy Homemade Tortilla Chips
40 mins
Cranberry salsa as a sweet or tart condiment
Sweet and Tart Cranberry Salsa
15 mins
Chicken Chile Verde
Crock Pot Green Chile Chicken
8 hrs
Arroz con Pollo
Arroz con Pollo
50 mins
Traditional Fried Mexican Quesadillas
Traditional Fried Mexican Quesadillas
30 mins
Comal on wooden surface
Season and Protect Your Comal
Detail of green bean and Spanish rice
History of Spanish (Mexican) Rice
Tres Leches Pastel
Tres Leches Pastel
65 mins
Vegetarian Bean and Rice Burrito
A More Effective Way to Fold a Burrito
Guacamole in molcajete
Mexican Cooking Equipment
Uncooked Empanadas
Empanada Recipe
90 mins
Dough for tamales on a plate
Homemade Tamale Dough With Masa Harina
30 mins
Flautas
Chile and Cheese Flautas
15 mins
Corn tortillas in a basket
How to Make Corn Tortillas Without a Tortilla Press
Green Chiles, Ready to Use
Roasted Green Chiles
30 mins
epazote on surface with text describing it's origins in Mexico, how to use, and flavor
What Is Epazote?
Machaca con huevo recipe
Machaca con Huevos (With Variations)
15 mins
Simple guacamole recipe
Guacamole With Crema
15 mins
Homemade Mexican-Style Chorizo in a cast iron skillet.
Homemade Mexican-Style Chorizo Recipe
30 mins
Refried Beans
Refried Beans
2 hrs
Native Mayo woman making tortillas by hand in small village of Capomos outside El Fuerte in Sinaloa state of Mexico
How to Grill Mexican-Style
Fajitas in corn tortillas
Masa Harina Corn Tortillas Recipe
65 mins
Flavorful Mexican Mole Sauce
A Simple Mole Rojo Recipe
2 hrs
Barbacoa
Mexican Barbacoa
Ranchero Ranch Dressing
Ranchero Ranch Dressing
5 mins
Corn Tortillas on a towel
Corn Tortillas
39 mins
Salsa Verde
Salsa Verde
30 mins
Mexican Rice (Spanish Rice)
Mexican Rice Recipes
El Tesoro Tequilas
El Tesoro Tequila Review
Pineapple Mango Salsa
Pineapple Mango Salsa
11 mins
Corn, Green Chile, and Cheese Tamales
Corn, Green Chile, and Cheese Tamales
3 hrs
Mexican Omelete- Tortilla de Huevos
Mexican Omelet With Crema and Salsa
15 mins