Authentic Mexican Food Recipes

This traditional Mexican Carne Asada marinade recipe will marinade 5-6 pounds of meat and can be easily halved or doubled.
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar (can substitute with white vinegar)
1/3 cup lime juice (can substitute with lemon juice)
1/3 cup orange juice
1 cup water
2 tablespoons peeled fresh garlic – crushed
1 tablespoons white pepper
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Ingredients
3 oranges
1 lime
2 chipotles in adobo sauce (or more to taste)
3 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (you can substitute ground cumin)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Juice the oranges and lime.
Finely chop chilies and garlic.
Place citrus juices, chilies, garlic, oregano, cumin, black pepper, vinegar and salt in blender and puree [...]

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2 Chicken breasts, skinned and boned
1 tb Dried bread crumbs
1 tb Grated Parmesan cheese
2 tb diced green chiles
1/2 ts chili powder
1 Egg, beaten
1 oz Moneterey Jack cheese, cut into two slices, 3 x 1 in.
Preheat oven to 375.
With kitchen hammer, pound out breasts to 1/ 4 in thick.
On each one, place a Tbsp. of chilis [...]

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A tomato based salsa with the addition of green chiles. Great with tortilla chips or tacos.
1 pound fresh green chiles
1 pound fresh tomatoes (peeled)
1 pound onions
3 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp. cumin (ground)
1 tsp. Salt
Put chiles, tomatoes, onions in a food processor and pulse for a few seconds until you have a rough chop.
Add salt and [...]

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