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
Red Onion Escabeche
From 'Mexico The Cookbook' by Margarita Carrillo Arronte
A staple addition to dishes from the Yucatan Peninsula, this quick and easy escabeche adds an extra layer of flavour.Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp black peppercorns
- 5 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 red onions, thinly sliced
- 2 habanero chillies
- 125ml apple cider vinegar
- Salt
Recipe
- Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the garlic, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, and bay leaves and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
- Add the red onions and chillies and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Pour in the vinegar, season with salt, and if the mixture is too thick, stir in 4 tablespoons of water.
- Remove from the heat and let cool before serving.
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