Eat Mexicana

19/04/2025

31/01/2022

Ever wanted to make Mexican food at home? We’re excited to announce our new website coming soon…including hundreds of recipes to make at home and many new announcements!!

09/11/2021

Cochinita Pibil taco with delicious Pink Pickled Onions and Chile de Árbol Hot Sauce.
Don’t forget we’re available for parties and home catering. Let us take the stress out of your next gathering by letting us cook in your home for your guests. Truly fresh Mexican food at it’s very best. Contact us for bespoke menu and buffet options.

07/11/2021

If you’re ever in Oaxaca!! 😃

01/10/2021

Having a party or get-together at home? Why not get in touch with us, we’ll come to your house and cook for you and your guests from your own kitchen…we’ll even take care of the washing up!! Get in touch with us today for your own bespoke quote.

16/09/2021

So excited to be back in the North East. We’re working on some fantastic new recipes and really looking forward to sharing them with you all.

24/05/2021

Many of the recipes we share on this page are flavoured with Mexican oregano, and you might be wondering 'What is the difference between traditional oregano and Mexican oregano?' Oregano is from the Lamiaceae plant family; the mint plant family, whereas Mexican oregano is part of a different plant family; Verbenaceae, the same as lemon verbena, meaning that Mexican oregano has a more earthy taste with citrus undertones. And as these herbs are so different, they are rarely interchangeable. So if you haven't got any Mexican oregano on hand for your cooking, what are you waiting for? Get some now on Mexgrocer.co.uk:

https://www.mexgrocer.co.uk/brands/terana/terana-oregano-21g

27/04/2021

Pressing tortillas in the Lake District today, what a perfect

24/03/2021

Argh just realised the post for Cochinita Pibil didn’t upload on Saturday. Sorry everyone!

We made burritos with the pork and they were delicious.

You should definitely have a go at making the pork at home, it’s so tasty and can be used for all sorts of things. Tacos, burritos, quesadillas or even on jacket potatoes! 😁

Recipe

1.5kg Pork Shoulder cut in to several pieces.

Marinade-
1 tsp All Spice Berries
2 tap Ground Cumin
1/2 tsp Cloves
1 tsp Peppercorns
100g Achiote Paste
3 tbsp Cider Vinegar
1 Onion Roughly Chopped
3 Garlic Cloves Peeled
1tbsp Oregano (Mexican if possible)
1tbsp Salt
400ml Orange Juice

Put all of the marinade ingredients in to a blender and pulse until smooth

Cover the pork pieces until completely smothered then cover and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 130 degrees/ Gas 1

Transfer the pork and it’s marinade to a large casserole dish and cook covered with a tight fitting lid for 3-4 hours until soft and falling apart tender.

Serve in deep bowls with rice or tortillas.

20/03/2021

Happy Saturday everyone!!
We’re working on some awesome things for 2021, but for now it’s a lazy Saturday morning and that can only mean one thing...let’s get cooking! This beautiful piece of pork shoulder is going to turn in to the most succulent and tasty Pork Pibil. It’s going to take 3 or 4 hours in the oven, I’ll post the finished product and full recipe later on!!!

18/03/2021

This is a great explanation of the difference in Mexican oregano and Mediterranean oregano. I throughly recommend this website (and no we don’t get royalties from it) we just really love all their ingredients...and it’s free delivery when you spend £35 too MexGrocer.co.uk

Many of the recipes we share on this page are flavoured with Mexican oregano, and you might be wondering 'What is the difference between traditional oregano and Mexican oregano?' Oregano is from the Lamiaceae plant family; the mint plant family, whereas Mexican oregano is part of a different plant family; Verbenaceae, the same as lemon verbena, meaning that Mexican oregano has a more earthy taste with citrus undertones. And as these herbs are so different, they are rarely interchangeable. So if you haven't got any Mexican oregano on hand for your cooking, what are you waiting for? Get some now on Mexgrocer.co.uk:

https://www.mexgrocer.co.uk/brands/terana/terana-oregano-21g

25/02/2021

This looks awesome 😃

Historically, the Gulf coast of Yucatan was a hot spot for pirates, and according to the Spanish, one of them was named Sir Francis Drake. And whilst the pirate himself is no longer around, the seafood dish named after him is! From ‘Rick Stein’s The Road to Mexico’, where he was inspired by many Mexican chef’s on his journey, Sir Francis Squid with Almonds, Guajillo chilli, & Potatoes captures the taste of the area. This starter dish serves 4, but also works great as tapas:

Ingredients:
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 350g squid (prepared weight), cut into rings
• ¼ tsp salt
• 20 turns black peppermill
• 20g almonds, skin on and chopped
• 4 new potatoes (about 300g), freshly boiled and sliced thickly
• 1 dried guajillo chilli, seeds shaken out, sliced into rings
• ½ tsp sweet paprika
• 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
• 125ml shellfish stock
• Juice of ½ lime
• A few sprigs of coriander

Recipe:
1. Heat the olive oil in a heavy frying pan over a high heat.
2. Season the squid with salt and pepper and fry it for 2 minutes – if you have the tentacles chuck them in too.
3. Add the almonds, sliced potatoes, chilli rings, paprika, and garlic and fry for another minute before pouring in the shellfish stock.
4. Stir, add the lime juice and cook until the sauce has reduced and coats the ingredients.
5. Serve immediately, garnished with a little coriander.