The lovely folk behind Mextrade UK have sent me some of their products to try. They are specialists in importing Mexican food stuffs to the UK and supply lots of Mexican restaurants here, including Wahaca. The good news for us is that you can also buy their products online and in some Mexican delis around the country.
As it’s nearly Christmas and lots of us are entertaining, I decided to create something you could serve as a snack or light supper and immediately turned to Thomasina Miers Wahaca – Mexican Food at Home
This is enough for 4 as snack food or 2 as a main meal with the salsa on the side.
Ingredients:
Taquitos:Â
- 6 -8 corn tortillas
- 1 red onion
- 2 tbsp diced pickled jalapeños
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 200ml water
- 60g butter
- 4 large plum tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- Salt and pepper to season
- 1 medium sized steak
- Sunflower or vegetable oil for frying.
You’ll also need wooden toothpicks.
Avocado Salsa:
- 1 medium avocado, diced.
- 1/2 red onion, finely diced.
- 2 large plum tomatoes, deseeded and diced.
- Juice of 1/2 lime.
- 1 tbsp La Costeña salsa verdeÂ
- 1 tbsp diced pickled La Costeña serranos chillies.
- A small handful of chopped coriander
Method:Â
Start with the taquito mix:Â
- Make the garlic butter by whizzing the water and garlic in a small food processor. Heat the butter in a pan until foaming and then add the garlic water and allow to cook until almost all the water has evaporated and its a nice silky consistency.
- Quarter the tomatoes and remove the seeds, then dice.
- Fry the finely diced onion and herbs for 5 minutes or until soft. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the finely diced steak and fry for a couple of minutes,
- Add the chillies and tomatoes and allow it to simmer until almost all of the liquid has evaporated.
- Stir in a tablespoon of the garlic butter and take the mix off the heat,
- Mix the avocado, red onion and diced tomatoes together and stir in the serranos chillies, coriander and lime juice. Season to taste. DONE!
- Heat the sunflower oil in a large frying pan.
- Once hot, briefly place the tortilla into the oil. Remove to a plate, put 2 tbsp of beef mix onto one half of the tortilla and fold it over, sealing with three toothpicks around the edge.
- Turn the heat up on the pan and fry the tortilla until crispy and golden (turning to cook evenly).
- Pat down with kitchen roll and remove the toothpicks.
- Repeat until all taquitos are made.
- Serve piled up on a plate with the avocado salsa. Yummy!
NOW ENTER TO WIN A MEXTRADE HAMPER!Â
*Mextrade UK supplied me with some of their products to try. Photos are courtesy of Dave Parry.Â
I love taco's 🙂
I love a good Enchilada xx
chicken fajitas
Vegetable enchiladas.
chicken fajitas
Tacos.
Has to be Enchilada for me Ariba Ariba !
love taco's xx
Can't beat a good empanada!
chicken fajitas
I always have chicken and steak fajitas
I adore Mexican food and huevos rancheros makes a mighty fine breakfast.
Those taquitos look delicious
Those taquitos look delicious
Fajitas! 😀
Chilli con carne yay.
I love chilli nachos
I like Enchilada's
I love tacos, these looks different from those I ate on Mexico, but I want to try them.
Enchiladas and fajitas �� Are my favourite Mexican foods.
Enchiladas for me
Chimichangas!
chicken fajitas
my favourite has to be Enchiladas 🙂
I like fajitas best
Tacos!
Fajitas for me!
Yes! I love empanadas! There's a recipe on the blog for them too! Just click on the Mexican label at the side and it'll come up 🙂
OOOh yes, I could eat those right now Choclette!!
Tacos! But the kids love quesadillas of all types 🙂
Cheeky chicken fajitas are my favourites!!
I love tacos
TACO`S
Oh nachos
Mexican is my favorite. We make it constantly. I'd say wet burritos are my favorite, but I also adore Carnitas!
Love how Melton Mowbray (my hometown) is next to Mexican in your Labels list!
I love nachos. We had tacos this week, love those. Had fajitas at the weekend. I don't have a favourite, I love all that I've tried.
beef tacos so yummy
I love Fajitas
Enchilada
Fajitas!!
I loooove mexican food tamales are so lush x
Miss Kitty Kaos – Adventures Of A Riot Grrrl
Chicken Fajitas! mmm
I don't eat meat anymore, but I LOVE chicken chili verde with tomatillos. I will need to make a vegan version these days, but oh my gosh, that flavour… soooo good!
My favourite Mexican food is chicken fajitas
tacos
Haha! What a small world, my dad teaches in Melton Mowbray. I love tacos too. In fact, I've not had them for ages and I want them now… 🙂
Definitely enchiladas.
To be honest, I have not try proper Mexican food but I think have to be chicken fajitas.
Tacos are my favorite Mexican food.
Chimichangas 🙂
Wow what a different prize it is a beauty . It has to be chicken fajitas
Enchiladas! yum!
i love fajitas
Thanks for entering – fingers crossed! It's a great prize. I'd quite like it for myself! Teehee
Thank you! They were pretty tasty even if I do say so myself 🙂
Chilli con carne for me – has taken me a while to perfect the recipe so it's just how I like it!
Guacamole
Pancita (from the South) and tacos al pastor 😀
Nachos 🙂
I love enchiladas
chicken fajitas
fajitas x
fajitas, or enchiladas, or tacos …. I love mexican food 🙂
chicken fajitas
Spicy Fajitas
Sopa de tortilla (tortilla soup) It's so yummy
Tacos
Enchilada..
Tacos.
Love Enchilada but with a quorn filling and plenty of guacamole and chilli sauce xx
Too many to choose from like Burrito but I'll go with Enchilada,
Just mentioning them, I think I'd want them now, Andale! Andale! Arriba! Arriba!
I love Quesadillas 🙂
Nachos with guacamole
Burritos are my favourite Mexican food
Kelly Ellen Hirst
chilli con carne
Quesadillas are my favourite! 🙂
Its all yummy but I love quesadillas
I love soft tacos and it's nice because the kids like them too.
Enchiladas Rojas
yes please!
I love Fajitas
tacos
Chicken enchiladas – although I've never made them myself
My favourite Mexican food is refried beans. I couldn't get enough of it when I was lucky enough to visit Mexico.
Chicken Fajitas
I love chicken fajitas. My son loves helping to make, and eat them!
Crispy chicken fajitas
I love chicken flautas, guacamole and sour cream
I love enchiladas with green sauce and white cheese.
We love vegetable chilli burritos with mild salsa and followed up by churios 🙂
Fajitas – goodness and awesomeness all wrapped up in one!
love taco's
Tacos 🙂 xxx
Oooooh chicken fajitas 🙂
Fajitas are the way forward for me love Mexican food