Mexican Food Recipes

It is for a spanish class! I already got a main dish and a drink. But I don't know what to make for a dessert. Please help!

Flan is a traditional dessert in Mexico.
Caramel Flan with Mangoes
Prep: 20 minutes
Bake: 20 minutes

Ingredients
1/3 cup sugar
3 beaten eggs
1-1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Fresh mango slices or other fresh fruit

Directions
1. In a heavy, medium skillet place 1/3 cup sugar. Cook over medium-high heat until sugar begins to melt (do not stir); shake skillet occasionally to heat sugar evenly. Reduce heat to low and cook until sugar is melted and golden brown; stir as necessary after sugar begins to melt. Pour caramelized sugar into an 8-inch quiche dish. Tilt dish to coat bottom. Let stand 10 minutes.

2. Combine eggs, milk, 1/3 cup sugar, and vanilla. Beat until well combined. Place quiche dish in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan on the oven rack. Pour egg mixture into prepared quiche dish. Pour boiling water into the baking pan around quiche dish to a depth of 3/4 inch. Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

3. Carefully lift quiche dish from water. Transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or cool completely and cover and chill up to 24 hours. Loosen edge of dish with a spatula or knife, slipping point of spatula down sides to let air in. Invert onto a serving platter. Garnish with mango slices or other fresh fruit. Makes 6 servings.

Flan
Prep: 20 minutes
Chill: 4 hours
Bake: 30 minutes
Cool: 30 minutes
Stand: 30 minutes

Ingredients
1/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dash salt
Edible flowers, such as dianthus, pansies, or violets (optional)

Directions
1. To caramelize sugar, in a small heavy skillet cook 1/4 cup sugar over medium-high heat until sugar begins to melt, shaking skillet occasionally to heat sugar evenly. Do not stir. Reduce heat to low and cook about 5 minutes more or until all of the sugar is melted and golden.

2. Quickly pour caramelized sugar into an 8×1-1/2-inch round baking pan, tilting pan to coat bottom (use a pot holder if pan becomes too hot).

3. In a mixing bowl beat eggs. Stir in skim milk, evaporated skim milk, 1/4 cup sugar, the vanilla, and salt. Pour into sugar-coated pan.

4. Set the round pan in a large baking pan set on an oven rack. Pour hot water into the large baking pan around the round pan to a depth of 1 inch.

5. Bake, uncovered, in a 325 degree F oven about 30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center of the custard comes out clean. Carefully remove from pan of water. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Cover flan and refrigerate 4 to 8 hours or until thoroughly chilled.

6. Loosen flan from side of pan. Carefully invert onto a serving plate. Cut into wedges. If desired, garnish with edible flowers. Makes 8 servings.

Make-Ahead Tip: Up to 24 hours ahead prepare flan, cover, and refrigerate.

Winning by a slim margin is churros over fried ice cream.

Warm churros are what I imagine would be available to eat all day if there was a heaven.

Flan.

Here's the ultimate recipe to make your own churros at home, just like they were at the churrería stands. Of course, the difference here is price. Here you can make a whole batch for what is cost for a few. Once you make the churros, you can make the authentic chocolate dip to dunk them in.

Ingredients: (Makes one platefull)
Vegetable or Olive Oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Prepare to fry the churros by heating oil in a pan (1 to 1&1/2 inches) to 360 degrees F.

To make churro dough, heat water, margarine and salt to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan; stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Beat eggs all at once; continue beating until smooth and then add to saucepan while stirring mixture.

Spoon mixture into cake decorators' tube with large star tip (like the kind use to decorate cakes). Squeeze 4-inch strips of dough into hot oil. Fry 3 or 4 strips at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. (Mix Sugar and the optional cinnamon); roll churros in sugar or dump the sugar on the pile of churros, like the pros
Chocolate for Churro Dunking

4oz dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups milk
1 tbsp cornstarch (also known as cornflour and is the powder that causes the thickening)
4 tbsp sugar

Place the chocolate and half the milk in a pan and heat, stirring, until the chocolate has melted. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining milk and whisk into the chocolate with the sugar. Cook on low heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate is thickened, about five minutes. Add extra cornstarch if it doesn't start to thicken after 5 minutes. Remove and whisk smooth. Pour and server in cups or bowls for dunking churros. Do not pour over churros, but use the mix for dunking churros after every bite. Served warm.

Eat after yoou cook them…they become soggy after several hours.

Also Flan is a good Mexican dessert.

A bionico is a treat composed of pieces of fruit, sweet cream, topped with raisins, granola and shredded coconut.

Oh I know this! I had this once at a small restaurant and we asked how they made the cream. It sour cream beaten with sugar until it gets to how it is. I don't know the exact proportions or and I've never tried but I have wished I did cause it was good

I’m having a party in my spanish class on tuesday. We are celebrating the mexican Independence day. I was hopping top make something sweet, but I don’t know of any mexican desserts.

((I am not going to bring in a bag of chips and salsa!))

I was also thinking about making a large pan of brownies, or a cake and painting th Mexican flag on it.

churros but I dont’ know if you can make them.

Strawberry Margarita Cake
3/4 cup bottled strawberry-flavored nonalcoholic margarita drink mix
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
Vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
1 tablespoon grated lime peel
1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
Strawberries, if desired

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease (or lightly spray with cooking spray) bottom only of 13×9-inch pan. Add enough water to drink mix to measure 1 1/4 cups.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, drink mix, oil and egg whites on low speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Bake and cool and directed on box.
3. Gently stir lime peel into whipped topping; spread over top of cake. Garnish with strawberries. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Add enough water to drink mix to measure 1 1/2 cups. Follow High Altitude cake mix directions for 13×9-inch pan.

Chicken Quesadillas

Marinate your chicken breasts in fahita sauce. (I use World Harbor brand…I think that's the name-clear bottle, blue lid-Delicious!) Bake in the oven on 400 degrees until done (about 20 minutes). In the meantime, open 1-2 cans of diced green chilies (depending on your taste.) Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. If you have a quesadilla maker, heat that, otherwise you can use the microwave. Put a soft tortilla shell first, then layer the chicken, cheese, green chilies and bacon bits or crumbled bacon. Place another tortilla shell on top and heat until the cheese is melted. Serve with sour cream.

Enjoy!

I'm hosting a party with a Mexican theme. I'm ordering in for the main meal, but I'd like to make my own dessert. Something not too difficult if possible.

Muchas Gracias!

Here's a good website : http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/mexicandessertrecipes.htm

Oh and deep fried ice cream is a very popular dessert at all Mexican restaurants I've been too. I'm sure there are many websites. Here's one:

http://www.thatsmyhome.com/texmex/desserts/friedic.htm

im making a mexican style dinner tonight for a good friend and I need some help. Im not a baker. most times when I bake it turns out to be a disaster so I make desserts that require litttle or no baking to save everyone LOL. anyways……I remember their is a simple dessert where you use flour tortilla shells and either bake them or fry them (I cant remember which) than you coat them with sugar and cinnamon and serve with ice cream. does anyone know how to make these?

Well i happen to be a general manager for a mexican restuarant.. u can take flour tortillas and cut out shapes with any cookie cutter. then deep fry or shallow fry the peices roll in cinnamon and sugar.. if u want to add an extra flare to the ice cream.. you can roll the scoops of ice cream in toasted coconut.. its a simple dessert that can wow anyone.. we serve close to 400 of these a night in my store

Can you please tell me 3 Mexican/Puerto Rican/Spanish desserts.

Can you tell me their Spanish name and what it is in English.

Please and Thank You!

Flan ( kinda like creme caramel)
Tres leches pastel ( cake with 3 kinds of milk)
Bunuelos ( fried flour tortilla smothered with melted dark chocolate and nuts)

I am doing and project in my Spanish class, and i need to find some Spanish and or Mexican drinks and desserts. i need to know like the description of the stuff thats in the drink or food.
if you could help me i would really appreciate it. and also i need a good fake Mexican restaurant name and a welcome sentence.

horchata: a delicious rice drink
flan: an easy dessert thats like jello and pudding.

name: la fonda, la posta, si senor… these are all real names, but you get the idea. "la" + noun. mi casa es su casa? or if you want to be funny, mi queso es su queso!!