Tacos

  • Orange and Allspice Braised Brisket

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    Preheat the oven to 150c. In the formerly white Le Creuset, sear the seasoned beef pieces in vegetable or other neutral oil over a high heat until well browned all over. Take your time over this step. Remove from the pan and put to one side, turn down to medium then add in the fruit,…

  • Tomatillo Salsa

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    Get one of the bigger frying pans searingly hot over a high heat. Add a little neutral oil – not the olive oil – and then the jalapenos, pepper and shallots. Leave them to pop and char until there’s patches of good deep brown or even black on the jalapeno and the pepper. Add the…

  • Guacamole

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    Give eggs to grandmother and instruct her to suck.

  • Queso

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    In a large pan with sides, heat the butter until foaming. Add the flour and stir together. Gradually add the milk, stirring all the while, until smooth and thinner than you’d like the sauce to be. Add the cheeses bit by bit – the burger cheese will emulsify everything together so don’t skip it –…

  • Sweetcorn salsa

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    Preheat the oven to 180c. Using a sharp knife, slice away the corn kernels. Toss together with all the other ingredients except the coriander and some of the lime juice. Add a good glug of olive oil and 2tbsp water. Roast until the liquid has evaporated and the vegetables are coloured. Taste and season with…

  • Carnitas

    Preheat the oven to 110c and melt the lard in the white crock pot. Cut the pork into two-bite chunks. Salt all over and add to the fat with all the other ingredients except the ancho chilli paste, stock, wine, lime juice and sugar. Cook in the oven for three to four hours until very…

  • Tacos

    Mix the masa harina and the salt. If using, add 2tsp of warm fat. Add a little hot water at a time, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the dough comes together as a firm ball leaving no dry flour in the bowl or any tacky marks or streaks. Rest for 10 minutes. Split into…