Mexican Party Food, Mexican Party Recipes

Spicy Vegetable Tacos

Oil for frying
1 large onion finely chopped
1 chilli finely chopped
2 crushed garlic clove
1 large tin kidney beans
3 skinned and chopped tomatoes
150ml/5 fl oz vegetable stock
11/2 tbsp tomato purée
40g cooked sweetcorn
seasoning
12 taco shells
150g/6oz grated cheese

1.To make filling heat the oil in a pan. Add onion and cook until transparent. Add chilli and garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
2.Add beans, tomatoes, stock, tomato puree and green pepper and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes
3.Add sweet corn, seasoning (salt and pepper) to taste. Cover and cook for a further 5 minutes or until the mixture has thickened.
4.Guests can then fill their own taco's with the vegetable mix and add salad and cheese to suit.

Beef Fajitas

1.Mix red wine, the rind and juice of the limes, garlic, Worcester sauce, sugar, oregano and basil together in a bowl
2.Cut the meat into strips and add to the mix to marinate for 30 minutes
3.Drain meat keeping the marinade
4.Heat the oil in a pan and fry meat, you may have to do this in several batches, brown quickly all over and remove from meat from pan.
5.Add marinade to pan and reduce to thicken
6.Return all meat and peppers and onions to the pan and heat through coating well
7.Warm tortillas in oven or microwave
Guests can help them selves filling each tortilla with the beef and pepper mixture and adding a relish from the recipes below.

Mexican Party Food Dips and Crudities

Avocado and Soured Cream Relish (serves 12)

Chilli and Tomato Relish (serves 12)

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