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Chorizo con Papas with Jalapeno Crema

Filed Under: Mexican Food, Tex-Mex Food

Chorizo con papas (chorizo and potatoes) is one of my favorite breakfasts. It’s quick and easy to make, and if you have a little jalapeno crema, super tasty. Many people like to make chorizo and eggs for breakfast, but I’m not a big fan of that combination. Scrambled eggs and chorizo both have a very […]

Carne Deshebrada for Tacos

Filed Under: Mexican Food

Carne deshebrada is simply shredded beef for, in this case, tacos. It just as easily goes with enchiladas, tostadas, flautas, or any other product designed to transfer meat and associated condiments to your mouth. You could make these in your crockpot if you wanted, but a dutch oven works just as well heated on low […]

Tinga de Pollo – Chicken Tinga Tacos

Filed Under: Mexican Food

Tinga de pollo tacos are simple shredded chicken, chipotle chile pepper, and tomato tacos. The tinga de pollo itself goes well with tostadas, empanadas, sopes, or any other way you want to eat it. If you love the smokey taste of chipotle, these tacos are for you. Chicken tinga goes especially well with avocado and […]

Frijoles Charros (Cowboy Beans)

Filed Under: Mexican Food, Sides, Salads, and Condiments

Frijoles charros (or Cowboy Beans) is a traditional Mexican dish that is more of a bean soup than a plain old side of beans. It is, hands-down, my favorite way of eating beans as a main course. For bonus points, serve them up simply with some hot flour tortillas, or even better, a pan of […]

Carnitas de Puerco – Pork Carnitas

Filed Under: Mexican Food

Carnitas de Puerco (or “pork carnitas”) are little chunks of pork from the fattier parts of a pig, like the shoulder, slowly fried until they are meltingly tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. The challenge with making proper carnitas at home is that the traditional cooking method is to slowly fry at […]

Chilaquiles Rojos – Red Chilaquiles

Filed Under: Mexican Food

Chilaquiles rojos is the red version of chilaquiles, as opposed to chilaquiles verdes, the green version. It’s a simple Mexican breakfast that’s like a deconstructed version of enchiladas, topped with fried eggs, cheese, crema, and cilantro. Like chilaquiles verdes, there are as many versions of chilaquiles rojos as there are cooks that make it. This […]

Chilaquiles Verdes – Green Chilaquiles

Filed Under: Mexican Food

Chilaquiles verdes is the green version of chilaquiles, as opposed to chilaquiles rojos, the red version. It’s a simple Mexican breakfast consisting of fried corn tortillas simmered in green salsa and then topped with your favorite ingredients. I like fried eggs, queso fresco, cilantro, and a little Mexican crema on mine. There are as many […]

Huevos Rancheros

Filed Under: Featured, Mexican Food

Huevos rancheros (or “rancher’s eggs”) is a simple but popular Mexican breakfast consisting of fried tortillas and eggs topped with salsa ranchera. While the traditional recipe is just a few ingredients, you can dress it up with a layer of refried beans between the tortilla and eggs and garnish it with chopped cilantro, avocado slices, and/or queso fresco. […]

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Filed Under: Mexican Food, Sides, Salads, and Condiments

Salsa verde (or “green sauce”) is a super tangy salsa that goes very well with fatty meats, such as carnitas. The high acidity helps balance out the fattiness of the meat. If you want to make this into a table salsa, just blend in half an avocado. The creaminess and fattiness of the avocado will […]

Esquites – Mexican Corn Salad

Filed Under: Mexican Food, Sides, Salads, and Condiments

If you aren’t familiar with esquites, you should get acquainted. It’s the absolute best way to eat fresh corn. The combination of the smokiness, the cheese, the creaminess from the mayo, the fresh herbs, and the lime juice is perfection. They’re the perfect side for your next barbecue. You may be familiar with elotes, the […]

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Welcome to Tex-Mex Recipe Workbook.

The recipes you’ll find here are inspired by what I grew up eating in far West Texas. Not quite Tex-Mex, Southern, New Mexican, or Mexican, but that big, mostly empty area between them all.

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