Fresas con Azucar y Crema

To make Fresas con Crema you will need:

1. Fresh Strawberries

2. Sour Cream

3. Granulated sugar

Slice 2 pounds of Strawberries however big or small you would like. 

Add 1/2 cup of granulated sugar to your strawberries.

Add 1 cup of sour cream.

Stir the strawberries with the sour cream and sugar until completely covered, eat and Enjoy! (Taste best cold)

Ceviche

To make Ceviche you will need:

1. 1.5 pounds of Tilapia (you can also use your choice of white fish or even shrimp.)

2. 6 Roma Tomatoes

3. 1 Serrano Chile

4. 8 limes for marinating (this is an approximation, you will need enough to cover the fish)

5. 1/2 white onion

6.  4 teaspoons of salt

7. 1 small bundle of cilantro

8. Tapatio (optional)
9. Tostadas

First Marinate the fish approximately 24 hours in fresh lemon juice. The fish must be completely covered in lemon juice for the lemon juice to cook it

When the fish is soft and has absorbed all the lemon juice, pull it apart with your fingers into small bits.

The fish should be in small bits after it is pulled apart.

Add 4 teaspoons of salt, be sure to taste before adding too much depending on how you like it.

Mince your tomatoes and add them to your bowl with the fish.

Mince your serrano chile and onion into very fine bits and add to the fish mixture.

top the mixture with chopped fresh cilantro.

Mix all of your ingredients together.

Serve your ceviche on a tostada. I recommend eating your tostada topped with more lemon juice, tapatio and a nice cold XX beer. ENJOY :)

Your well mixed ceviche should appear something like this.  It is ready to serve and eat. 

Chilaquiles Rojos en Salsa de Guajillo

(Serves 4) To make Chilaquiles Rojos en Salsa de Guajillo you will need:

1. 16 corn tortillas

2. 8 dried chiles Guajillos

3. Salt

4. Chicken Bouillon

5. 2 Fresh Garlic Cloves

6. 1/4 fresh white onion (optional, but suggested)

7. Sour Cream (optional, but suggested)

8. Queso Cotija (or any variety you would like)

9. Vegetable Oil

Making homemade chips for your Chilaquiles works best. To make them use 16 fresh corn tortillas and cut them into triangles. 

Using a deep fryer or sauce pan on the stove fry the tortilla triangles approx. 15 at a time until crisp and light brown.

Boil you dried Chiles Guajillo's in water in covered pot until soft. (you may need to occasionally open the pot and force the chiles down into the water so they will cook evenly)

Remove stems from cooked chiles and place in blender with:
1. 2 cups of water
2. 1/2 tsp. of Salt
3. 2 fresh cloves of garlic

After the chiles, garlic, salt, and water are well blended, strain the mixture through a colander into a sauce pan. 

Press the fresh mixture into the colander until no liquid remains. Throw away what remains in the colander.

Add 1 tsp. of Chicken bouillon to the Guajillo mixture.

When the Guajillo mixture is boiling, drop your fresh tortilla chips into the sauce. 

Gently turn the chips into the sauce until they are completely covered. 

When chips are completely covered in sauce, add desired amount of shredded cheese to melt. 

Cover and let sit approximately 5 minutes or until ready to serve. (Remove from heat)

They are now ready to eat. My serving suggestion is to plate them with Sour Cream, Chopped onions, and a fried egg. ENJOY :)

Chicken Taquitos

To make 15 Chicken Taquitos you will need:
1. Vegetable Oil
2.Salt
3. One entire Chicken Breast (Fully Cooked and Shredded)
4. Three Roma Tomatoes
5. Half of a white onion
6. Two Serrano Chiles
7. Fifteen Corn Tortillas
8. Seven Toothpicks
9. Dish Cloth

First, place desired oil (Olive or Vegetable) in a sauce pan, Approximately 2 tablespoons. To chop the onion make deep cuts into the onion with a knife in both directions. You can then slide the knife down the side of the onion and it will come apart into minced pieces. You can also chop them on a cutting board or in a food processor if you prefer. 

You can add the onion directly to the pan after it is chopped.

Saute the onion in the hot oil until they become clear.

Mince the Serranos by cutting off the stem. You then cut the chiles in half lengthwise and cut across into smaller pieces with the knife. 

Continue chopping the Serranos until cut into smaller minced pieces.

Chop the tomatoes into cubes. 

Add the chopped Serano chiles to the onions and sauté for a few minutes.

Add the tomatoes to the mixture and cook until tender, and only a small amount of liquid remains.

Finally, add your shredded chicken to the mixture. Mix all of the ingredients together. Add salt to taste. Cook until almost all liquid has evaporated on low heat. (excess liquid will drain from the taquitos while they fry and make the hot oil jump)

Add vegetable oil to saucepan for frying taquitos, you need to add enough so that half of the taquito is covered when placed in the pan.  Be sure not to add too much or else your taquito will drown in oil.

Warming the tortillas is a very important step. You can place them in a kitchen towel (clean). Wrap the tortillas up and place them in a microwave for approximately 1 1/2 or 2 minutes. The tortillas need to be hot or else they will break apart when you attempt to roll the meat into them. (it took me a lot of practice to get my tortillas to quit breaking- Diana)

Add a spoonful of meat to one edge of the tortilla.

Roll the tortillas tightly around the meat.

Place a toothpick between two tortillas so that they will stay rolled when frying.

Be sure the edges of the two tortillas are in the center when you place the toothpick between them. This will keep them from unrolling during the frying process.

Place the tortillas tightly packed in the frying pan. The oil should already be hot before placing the taquitos in the pan. (The oil cannot be too hot or cold, you can test a taquito or a warm tortilla to get it just right)

You can flip the taquitos with a spatula or tongs, they will be hot.  The taquitos should be slightly brown. 

Remove the taquitos from the pan after they are browned. You can press them against the spatula to allow them to drain some of the excess oil. 

The taquitos are ready to serve. You can garnish them with sour cream, salsa, shredded lettuce, and the cheese of your choice. ENJOY :)

Homemade Tortilla Chips

To make homemade tortilla chips you will need:
1. Corn Tortillas
-cut the tortillas into triangles 

If you have a deep fryer that works best, but if not you can also use a sauce pan and add vegetable oil. Make sure the oil is at 350 degrees, add the chips and fry. If the oil is too hot they will burn too quickly, if it is too low the tortilla will absorb too much oil and will take too long to cook. You can do some test chips if you'd like before throwing the entire batch in.
(fry approx. 15 at a time, depending on size of pan or fryer).
1. Fry chips until crisp and browned ( continually move chips)

Remove chips from fryer and place in a bowl. Let cool. Ready to eat with salsa. (add salt to taste)