
A Great Way to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo at Home
Looking for a reason to have a party? Cinco De Mayo is coming up on Sunday, May 5th. Here's a couple of ways you can celebrate with some delicious food.
Easy Caramel Flan
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
10 egg yolks
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t.lemon juice
For the caramel sauce:
1 c. water
1 c. brown sugar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350
For the caramel:
In a medium sauce pan, mix water and sugar stir until dissolved and no lumps.
Heat to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer
Simmer the mixture becomes thick
Cool slightly and transfer to a large 9x9 pan or into individual pans
In a medium bowl mix the egg yolks, condensed milk and evaporated. Add the vanilla and lemon juice and mix.
Pour mixture into pan(s) over the caramel about 3/4 of the way.
Cover the pan with foil and place pan(s) into an larger pan and fill it half way with water (water bath)
Bake for 1 hour
Cool and then place in the fridge.
When ready to serve run a knife around the edge of the pan(s) and then transfer to your serving dish.
Here's a few easy appetizers:
My friend Jessica taught me how to make this quick and easy hot sauce. Want a green sauce? Use tomatillos instead of tomatoes.
7-Layer Dip
1 can of refried beans
1 pint or bigger of sour cream (depends on your love for it)
1 small package or bigger of colby jack cheese or mexican blend shredded cheese
1 pkg of Wholly Guacamole or homemade guacamole
1 bunch of green onions chopped
2 c. chopped tomatoes
1 can of chopped green olives or sliced
Take a 9x9 pan and layer each of the ingredients in order. Refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
Serve with Tortilla or corn chips
Plus, you can't go wrong with Queso
Now for the main course.
You could make fajitas.
Easy Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb chicken shredded
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 package 8-inch flour tortillas, softened
2 cups grated monterey jack cheese or 2 cups Mexican blend cheese, divided
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cans green enchilada sauce
1 pint sour cream
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
DIRECTIONS:
In sauce pan, cook onion in oil until clear, add the chicken and one can enchilada sauce. Let the chicken simmer in the sauce until thoroughly heated.
Divide chicken evenly between the tortillas; add 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese to each tortilla.
Roll enchiladas and place seam-side down in 9×13″ baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan; stir in flour to make a roux; stir and cook until bubbly; gradually whisk in the other can of enchilada sauce then bring to boiling, stirring frequently. It will turn into a gravy
Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and green chiles; pour sauce evenly over enchiladas.
Top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese and bake at 400° for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce near edges of baking dish is bubbly.
Now that you have your Appetizers, Meal and Dessert, we cannot forget about the beverages.
I'm not much of a drinker so I wouldn't know a good Margarita if I had one so here are a few recipes that sound good.
Margarita
or from what I hear from some of my friends on facebook
The Lime-A-Ritas are a great alternative.
What do you like to have at your Cinco De Mayo Celebration?
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