Real Mexican home cooking is mostly about toasting and charring — dry-toasting spices, blistering tomatoes and chillies, warming tortillas directly over the flame.
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Mexican
Chicken Quesadillas
Crisp tortillas, molten cheese and smoky chicken. The kind of thing you can put together on a weeknight and still have everyone ask for seconds.
Mexican
Huevos Rancheros
A ranch-hand breakfast built to last until lunch: fried eggs over crisp tortillas, smothered in a quick charred tomato-chilli salsa.
Mexican
Beef Tacos
Warm corn tortillas, seasoned beef and nothing more complicated than onion and coriander on top. Toasting whole spices for two minutes puts this miles past a sachet.
Mexican
Guacamole
Made in a bowl with a fork, not a blender. Smooth guacamole is a dip; proper guacamole has texture you can see.