super simple braised short rib tacos
Tag: mexican
slow-cooked mexican pulled beef & beans on soft cheesy polenta
Goood morning. I am well over due to get up and get cranking, but wanted to quickly share this before the weekend. It’s looking set to be freezing, wild weather around the country, and this is the antidote – super-slow cooked Mexican spiced beef and beans on soft, cheesy polenta. The whole thing is so […]
flat iron steak tacos with black bean mole, pico de gallo, slaw & lime crema
Right – the weather is still soooo average, (come on spring, enough of this muggy gloom!) but I was feeling like having some friends round for dinner, so was after something that would feel a bit more summery, but still be super-satisfying and tasty. I was also keen to try out these new flat iron […]
cowboy(or girl) pies
What happens when you take the kind of mincey, chorizo-y, beaney filling that you would normally roll up in tortillas or slather over nacho chips…and stick it in a pie? This my friends – a cowboy pie, not as the name would suggest, actually filled with cowboys… As I sit here it is 5:30am, I […]
mexican meatball wraps
I’ve been on a bit of a wrap roll lately (haha) and this was my latest – meatballs made with my base recipe, smothered in spicy chilli beans and grilled mozzarella snuggled up next to some lime sour cream, avocado and coriander. These are clearly very inelegant, but also incredibly tasty – perfect with a […]
Spicy Fish Tacos with Mexican Salsa Verde
OK so before getting into the recipe let me make this very clear (can you tell there has been an election campaign going on in New Zealand…I think it has infiltrated my brain!) I am not Mexican, have never been to Mexico (alas) and am clearly no expert on Mexican food. However – I love […]