Mexican Food Made Simple

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  • Channel 5
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Classic Guacamole/Raspberry and Tequila Nieve
Episode overview
Tommi whips up a few fresh Mexican recipes to blow you away. There’s a guacamole full of fire, a Mexican chile with some surprising ingredients and a raspberry sorbet laced with tequila. .. show full overview
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Roast Tomato and Chili Salsa/Sardines Escabeche
Episode overview
No Mexican worth their salt would ever sit down to eat without some salsa at hand, so this episode's first course is Tommi's roast tomato and chilli salsa. In Mexico City, Tommi visits a .. show full overview
1x3
Chorizo and Spud Quesadillas/Mexican Breakfast
Episode overview
Tommi's quest to find the perfect quesadilla leads her from the ancient pyramids of Monte Alban to the mountain town of Santo Tomás Jalieza, where three generations of women have been .. show full overview
1x4
Torta/Poached Plum Dessert
Episode overview
In search of the ideal spectator snack - a big meaty sandwich called a torta - Thomasina gets a ringside seat to Mexico's favourite sport, Luche Libre. Here the masked wrestlers leap on .. show full overview
1x5
Empanadas and Passion-Fruit Jellies
Episode overview
Not a lot of people know that empanadas originally came from Cornwall, inspired by the humble pasty - a favourite dish of the tin miners who came to work in Mexico in the 19th .. show full overview
1x6
Churros and Prawn Cocktail
Episode overview
You may think of prawn cocktail as a kitch '70s dish, but in Mexico it is half Bloody Mary and half seafood starter. Tommi whips up her version, complete with a generous helping of .. show full overview
1x7
Chilli Chocolate Truffles and Corn and Chilli Salad
Episode overview
Chocolate originally came from Mexico and was so valuable it was used as currency. Once only nobility could afford it; now Mexicans use it in so many different ways. Thomasina Miers .. show full overview
1x8
Black Bean Tostadas and Sea Bass Coconut Ceviche
Episode overview
Passionate about Mexico’s celebrated street food, Thomasina Miers concludes her culinary quest around Mexico City and Oaxaca as she combs their fabulous markets for recipe .. show full overview

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