I was provided an Avocados from Mexico Cinco de Mayo gift in exchange for this post.
THIS household loves it’s Mexican food! Cinco de Mayo is just a couple of days away – and a perfect time for us to celebrate with a delicious Mexican feast! We always cook up some Mexican dishes, like enchiladas, burritos, homemade salsa and guacamole – we’ve even tried our hand at mole sauce (wasn’t our best). Each time May 5th rolls around, we use it as an excuse to have friends over and celebrate the Mexican culture and food!
This year, I am getting help with my home fiesta from Chef Pati Jinich, host of the hit PBS series “Pati’s Mexican Table”. She answered some of my questions regarding avocados from Mexico and dished out some amazing (and versatile) recipes using them in all sorts of dishes – avocados are more than just guacamole or a topping! Check out the video:
Here are few tips Pati will share:
· Delicious dishes with authentic flavors for crowd pleasing and true Mexican flare
· How fresh Avocados from Mexico can be a nutritious addition to your Cinco de Mayo dishes and take them to the next level
· How to choose an avocado and determine if they are ripe
The recipe I will be trying out this Cinco De Mayo is Chorizo and Avocado Black Bean Enchiladas !
Chorizo and Avocado Black Bean Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked beans and their cooking broth or 2 cans black beans plus 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce from chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 Chipotle chile in adobo seeded, optional
- 1 pound Mexican chorizo casings removed, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt or to taste
- 12 corn tortillas
- 2 ripe avocados from Mexico halved, pitted, diced
- Mexican cream to garnish
Instructions
- Place the cooked black beans and their cooking broth in a blender along with the sauce from the chipotles in adobo and the chipotle chile if using. Place in a medium saucepan, heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until very hot. Reduce the heat to the lowest possible setting and keep warm. The puree should have the consistency of heavy cream.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once it is hot, add chorizo, and cook, crumbling as it cooks with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it has browned and crisped, about 5 to 6 minutes, scrape into a bowl, cover and set aside.
- Pre-heat a comal or cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Heat the corn tortillas, a pair at a time, in the pre heated comal or skillet, about 30 seconds to 1 minute per side, you want them to be completely heated and even slightly toasted.(Alternatively, the tortillas can be quickly “passed through hot oil”, that is quickly fried, 10 seconds per side, over pre heated oil in a medium skillet over medium heat, then drained). One by one, dip a tortilla in the black bean sauce, and place on a platter, folded. Continue with the remaining tortillas.
- When all the tortillas are dipped and folded, pour more black bean sauce on top. Cover with the cooked chorizo and avocado. Drizzle with Mexican cream.
The amount of avocados consumed during Cinco week is 51 times the population of Denver, the city that holds one of the top Cinco De Mayo Festivals, “Celebrate Culture” and 6 times that of the entire Colorado population! That’s right here in Colorado, we love our Mexican food!
Are you ready for Cinco De Mayo? Check out http://www.avocadosfrommexico.com/ for the cinco de mayo recipe and other delicious recipes using avocados!
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