Recipes from Mexico
Mexico cooks loud and bright — chiles charred to a smoke, masa warmed on a comal, salsa pounded fresh in the molcajete. From street stands to home tables, the constant is heat balanced by lime and rendered fat.
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Tacos
Spiced meat tacos with salsa and fresh toppings — always a crowd-pleaser.
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Guacamole
Fresh avocado guacamole with lime and cilantro, ready in 10 minutes.
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Chili con carne
Chili con carne is more Texan than Mexican — the dish was popularized in San Antonio in the nineteenth century by street vendors known as the chili queens, who…
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Chiles en nogada
Chiles en nogada is considered Mexico's most patriotic dish — its colours mirror the Mexican flag: green from the parsley, white from the walnut cream, and red…
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Tamale
The tamale is one of Mesoamerica's oldest prepared foods, dating back several thousand years before European contact.
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Pozole
Pozole is an Aztec ritual soup — the Nahuatl word literally means foamy corn.
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Tlayudas
Tlayudas are Oaxaca's pizza — a large (30 cm) semi-dried, crunchy corn tortilla smeared with frijoles negros (refried black beans), covered with shredded…
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Mole Poblano
Mexican mole poblano — the national sauce of toasted chiles, nuts, seeds, spices and chocolate, ladled over poached chicken.
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Chilaquiles
Mexican chilaquiles — crisp corn tortillas tossed in a red guajillo salsa, finished with fried eggs, crema, queso fresco and red onion.
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Tres Leches Cake
Mexican tres leches cake — an airy whipped-egg sponge pierced and soaked in sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and a whole-milk-and-cream mixture, finished with cold whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.
Flavours of Mexico
The cuisine of Mexico is built on corn, beans, chillies, lime and slow-cooked meats. The 10 recipes gathered on this page lean on those everyday building blocks, so you can bring an authentic taste of Mexico to your own kitchen without hunting down hard-to-find ingredients or specialist equipment. Each one keeps the techniques approachable while staying true to the way the dish is traditionally made.
What you can cook here
Browse dishes such as Tacos, Guacamole, Chili con carne, Chiles en nogada. Each recipe opens with a complete, measured ingredient list, then walks you through the method one clear step at a time, with cooking times and per-serving nutrition so you always know exactly what is on the plate. Whether you want a quick midweek dinner or a dish to linger over at the weekend, there is something here worth cooking next.
Add Mexico to your week
Every recipe here is portioned for a household and slots neatly into a balanced week — light enough for a busy weeknight, generous enough for a relaxed weekend cook-up. Pick a few favourites from Mexico, add them to your free weekly meal plan, and we will fold every ingredient into one organised shopping list so the cooking is the only part left to do.