SIDE DISH RECIPES
Every good Mexican meal needs a tasty side dish to go with it. Achieve perfect synergy with these recipes for great tasting sides.
Side Dish Recipes
Green Beans
From 'The Road to Mexico' by Rick Stein
These Mexican green beans can pair perfectly with all the Mexican staples from tacos to quesadillas, and more.Ingredients
- 400g green beans, trimmed
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, quartered
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 1 red jalapeno chilli, stem removed (seeds in or out)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp caster sugar (optional)
Recipe
- Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the green beans and blanch them for a minute, then drain.
- Cut them into 2cm lengths and set aside.
- Put the tomatoes, garlic, onion, and jalapeno in a blender and liquidise them.
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan, then add the contents of the blender – watch out, as the mixture may spit and splatter at first.
- Heat and stir for 2 minutes, then add the green beans and salt.
- Taste, and if the tomatoes are not very ripe and sweet you may want to add a little sugar.
- Stir and continue to simmer for about 10-15 minutes until the beans are tender.
- If the sauce starts to dry out, add a splash of water.
- Taste for seasoning, and a little more salt if required; then serve.
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