Miguels Mexican

We’ve been going to Miguel’s Mexican for years now, but every time I forget to take pictures…mainly cause the foods sooo good I can’t wait to eat it. They have a big variety of great Mexican food and everything tastes good, my personal favourite is the Taco beef salad it’s served in a huge taco shell with heaps of salad, sour cream, eggs, minced beef and refried beans!

There are 3 restaurants in Chiang Mai, we went to the Nong Hoi branch which had a really nice outside area. Anyway here’ some of the great food they serve!

Spiced Tortilla

I was wondering what to do with some random ingredients in the fridge, eggs, potatoes, salami…. and found this great recipe from http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/chromeapp/#recipes/spiced-tortilla

I made a few changes in order to use up the salami and added some more spices.

Ingredients

sunflower oil

some salami sliced (or ham, bacon whatever is in the fridge)

1 onion , sliced

1 red chilli , deseeded and shredded

Spices (I used coriander, cumin, turmeric paprika and cayenne pepper)

handful cherry tomatoes

2-3 cooked potatoes , sliced and par-boiled

bunch coriander , stalks finely chopped, leaves roughly chopped

4 eggs , beaten

How to

Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the onion, salami and half the chilli for 5 mins until softened. Tip in the spices, fry for 1 min more, add the cherry tomatoes, potatoes and coriander stalks to the pan. Season the eggs well, pour over the top of the veg and leave to cook gently for 8-10 mins until almost set. Heat the grill and flash the tortilla underneath for 1-2 mins until the top is set.

Scatter the coriander leaves and remaining chilli over the top, slice into wedges and serve.

Baked eggs with meatballs

• 200g minced beef
• 200g minced pork
• 2 garlic cloves crushed
• 1tsp oregano
• 2tbsp parsley
• small egg yolk beaten
• 4tbsp of breadcrumbs
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 tsp dried chilli
• 1 pinch of cumin
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 2 tins of chopped tomatoes
• 125mls of red wine
• handful coriander
• salt/pepper
• 2 tbsp parmesan
• 4 eggs

Fry 1/2  the onion, 1/2 the garlic and oregano until soft

Allow to cool then mix the onion, garlic, pork, beef, egg, breadcrumbs,parsley and parmesan together. Mold into meat balls, and fry in batches, then leave to the side.

Pre-heat the oven 200c

Fry onion until soft, add the garlic, chilli and cumin. Add the tomatoes, the puree, red wine and simmer for 30 mins. Add the meatballs and stir.

Transfer to an oven proof dish, make 4 indents in the sauce and crack in 4 eggs.

Cook in the oven for about 20-25mins or until the eggs are set.

Scatter with coriander and serve with bread

** this recipe is for 4 people, the picture is for 2 people.

Baked eggs with spinach and ham

I’m really loving baked eggs at the moment, they are so quick and easy to make. This one is a bit of an overindulgence but really yummy.

• 2 buttered ramekins
• 1-2 bunches spinach coarsely chopped
• 2-4 slices of ham
• 1/4 cup of cream
• 1 clove of garlic crushed
• Cheddar cheese just enough to sprinkle over the top
• 2 eggs

Pre-heat the oven 200c. Heat some butter in a pan and add the garlic and spinach, cook until the spinach has wilted and then set aside.

In the well butter ramekin, place the ham, then the spinach and garlic, crack in the egg and add the cream, sprinkle with cheese and season with salt and pepper.

Baked in the oven for about 15min until the whites have set and the yolk is still and little runny.

Serve with fresh bread.