Mexican Medley Recipes

MEXICAN MEDLEY

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to slow cooker.
• Cook on low 4-5 hours.
• In the last 30 minutes, add rice.
• Serve alone or as a side with chicken or pork.

MEXICAN MEDLEY

Steps:

• Steam asparagus and cauliflower about 10 minutes. Remove to a bowl, and stir in celery; set aside.
• Place into a blender the kidney beans, hazelnuts, dill, basil, and garlic. Pour in oil, and season with chili powder, celery seed, and salt. Puree until smooth. Pour sauce over asparagus mixture. Serve at room temperature.

MACARONI MEDLEY

Steps:

• Remove sausage from casing.
• Cook in Skillet over medium heat until sausage loses it's red colour.
• Stir often.
• When cooked, pour off grease.
• Set aside.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions.
• In saucepan, melt butter.
• Saute onion in butter until softened.
• Stir in flour.
• Cook for one minute.
• Add salt, pepper, milk, broth; stirring until blended.
• Cook / stir for 1 minute until sauce is slightly thickened.
• Add parsley and cheeses.
• Combine cooked macaroni, sausage and cheese sauce.
• Spoon mixture into a 1 1/2 quart oblong baking dish.
• Bake 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Sprinkle with additional cheese after 15 minutes if desired.
• Enjoy!
• Note - Substitute dry white wine for chicken broth, if desired.

MEXICAN STYLE SQUASH MEDLEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in large lidded skillet.
• Add squash, onion and garlic and saute until tender crisp.
• Add jalepeno (if using), tomatoes, corn, chili powder, salt and pepper.
• Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer until it all cooks down (about 25 minutes, more or less to your taste). Stir occasionally.
• Uncover pan, sprinkle cheese on top. Serve after cheese melts.
• This lends itself nicely to whatever else you have around. Chopped bell peppers are a nice addition.

VEGETABLE MEDLEY IN GARLIC-CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• First prepare the vegetables: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Also, have ready a large bowl of ice water, with more ice in reserve. Add the potatoes and cook until barely tender, about 15 minutes (depending on their size). Lift out, drain, peel, and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Remove the strings from the green beans if necessary. Cut into short pieces (about 1/4 inch) and cook with the peas until barely tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Scoop out the beans and peas with a strainer or slotted spoon and at once plunge them into the ice bath to stop the cooking. Scoop out and drain. Peel the carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice, and cook until barely tender, about 3 to 5 minutes, chilling and draining in the same way. Separate the cauliflower into small florets; cook until barely tender, about 4 to 6 minutes, chilling and draining in the same way. Set the vegetables aside.
• Remove and discard the tops and seeds from the guajillo chiles. Rinse the guajillos under cold running water and shake off the excess moisture, but do not dry them. Heat a griddle or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until a drop of water sizzles on contact. Place a few guajillos on the griddle and heat, turning occasionally with tongs, just until any clinging moisture is evaporated and the aroma is released, about 25 seconds. (The chiles should just become dry, hot, and fragrant; do not allow them to start really roasting or they will have a terrible scorched flavor.) Remove from the griddle as they are done, and repeat with the remaining guajillos.
• Place the guajillo and amarillo chiles in a deep bowl, cover generously with boiling water, and let soak for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, grind the canela in an electric coffee or spice grinder.
• Drain the chiles and place in a blender with the ground canela, garlic, thyme, vinegar, and enough water to facilitate blending (about 1 cup). Process to a smooth purée, about 3 minutes on high. With a wooden spoon or pusher, force the purée through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl.
• In a large non-reactive bowl, toss the cooked vegetables with the pruéed chile mixture and salt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably longer. It will be better if left overnight - or even better after two days.
• When ready to serve, combine the cheese, sliced onion, and oregano in a small bowl and toss to distribute evenly. Pour vegetable oil into a large, deep skillet to a depth of 1 inch and heat to 375° F. Fry the tortillas, 2 at a time, just until crisp (20 to 30 seconds on each side). Lift out to drain on paper towels as they are done. Top each with a few spoonfuls of the marinated vegetables and scatter some of the cheese-onion mixture over the vegetables. You may omit the fried tortillas and serve with fresh corn tortillas or fried tortilla chips.
• The chileajo mixture also makes a good side dish. Omit the fried tortillas and heap the marinated vegetables on a serving platter, topping with the cheese-onion mixture.

MOLLY'S MEXICORN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all the ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.