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A typical Mexican food, beef tacos are hard u-shaped corn tortillas (called taco shells) filled with a beef mixture and topped with a variety of ingredients such as lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cheese. Tacos can make a good starter dish and are great for parties.
 

Albondigas meaning meatballs in Spanish are a Mexican meatballs soup, great as a main dish for dinner or lunch. The meatballs are flavored with fresh mint leaves and this is what makes this recipe special.
 

Tortillas filled with a ground beef, onion and tomato sauce (Salsa or enchilada sauce), wrapped up and deep fried until golden brown and crisp. A typical Mexican dish, great as a main course when served with fried rice, sour cream, cheese, guacamole or any other combination of Mexican condiments.
 

A classic Mexican dish, beef and bean burritos are flour tortillas filled with a beef and bean mixture, topped with cheese and baked in the oven. Serve with sour cream and salsa and Mexican fried rice for a complete meal.
 

This is the best, easy beef chilli recipe. The chilli is delicious and can be ready in under 2 hours, from start to finish. Although chilli usually cooks for several hours, this one does not have to because it uses ground beef. The recipe uses the typical chilli ingredients as well as a combination of dried chillies. The dried chillies are first rehydrated, then pureed and finally added to the chilli dish. This is a fantastic recipe, especially when you need something delicious and fast.
 

Tex-Mex style beef stew with a variety of herbs, spices and of course chiles. The beef is cooked in a variety of spices, chiles and beer.
 

Fajitas is probably the most popular Mexican dish. Chicken, beef or shrimp is first marinated in the fajitas seasoning, stir fried on a skillet and served on warm flour tortillas together with sauteed bell peppers, onions and typical Mexican condiments such as guacamole, and salsa. You can buy ready made fajitas seasoning but for best results you can make your own at home. It is a lot cheaper and above all, it tastes much better. You can also increase or decrease the quantity of some of the ingredients used to adjust the taste to your liking. This recipe for homemade fajitas seasoning is one of the best we have tried. 

Chile con carne, or chilli with meat, is one of the most popular Mexican or Tex-Mex recipes. It is basically a spicy meat stew with lots of spices. This recipe uses Chipotle chiles, a dried, smoked Jalapeno type of chile and has a great smokey flavor. The chilli takes quite some time to cook, since the meat that is being used is not tender enough - a long cooking process is therefore required to tenderize the meat. Chilli refrigerates well for 1 or 2 weeks and can be frozen for one or two months. Refrigerating chili for at least 24 hours actually improves its taste and the extra time allows for the flavors to enhance.
 

Simple, easy to prepare shredded beef recipe, great for a variety of Mexican dishes such as tacos, burritos or enchiladas. Beef roast seasoned and sealed, then cooked in beef stock until tender. The beef is shredded and cooked again in its liquid for 30 minutes more.
 

Chimichangas are another famous Mexican dish. Flour tortillas are filled with cooked ground beef, onions and cheese, deep fried and served with lettuce, salsa, guacamole and other condiments. Chimichangeas make a great main dish when served with Mexican fried rice.