Wahaca Recipes
  1. For the marinade, first wash the chipotle chillies in cold water before chopping off the stalk end and removing the seeds. Cover in a saucepan with cold water and add the cinnamon stick, allowing the mixture to simmer on medium heat for around half an hour until the chillies are soft. Drain and rinse off any seeds. Mix the onion, garlic, herbs and spices with 100ml of water and the chillies, before puréeing to a smooth paste. Heat the oil in a saucepan until hot and add the chilli paste, frying for around three minutes. You should stir constantly to ensure the paste doesn’t burn. Next, add the vinegar, sugar, salt and another 100ml of water and heat for a further 15-20 minutes until the balance of flavours is right, stirring every few minutes. Once the chipotle sauce is done, cut the chicken into thin slices and cover. Put the desired amount of chicken onto the tortilla, before adding the roasted peppers, spring onion, cheese and coriander to the filling. Fold the tortilla in half and apply a small amount of olive oil. Warm a pan to moderate heat and griddle both sides until the cheese is melted and the filling is oozy.

  2. Butterfly the steak into thin streaks by cutting it down the middle. Then marinate the meat in the olive oil, garlic, orange juice, chilli and seasoning for half an hour, leaving some marinade aside for later. Heat the wraps in a dry frying pan for around 10 seconds on each side to ensure they’re soft and pliable. Warm up a griddle or frying pan and add 1 tsp of olive oil. Then put in the spring onions after seasoning with salt and pepper. Pat the steak dry and place it in the griddle pan. Sear for a minute on both sides, before leaving it to stand for another minute as you cook the spring onions. Remove them from the pan once cooked and add the rest of the marinade. When it’s sizzled up, pour the marinade over the warm beans. Cut the steak into small pieces before filling up the wraps with it and the beans, rice, salsa and spring onions, plus the avocado, crème fraîche, coriander and cheese. Serve with tortilla chips.

  3. To make the marinade, warm the spices in a dry frying pan for 3-4 minutes, before grinding to a fine powder. Put the spices in a blender with the paste, onion, vinegar, garlic, herbs, salt and olive oil and pulse. Gradually add the orange juice with the blender running to ensure a smooth paste. Pour around a third of marinade over the pork, thoroughly coating it. Refrigerate overnight and freeze the rest of the marinade for later use. When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 130C/266F/gas 1. Put the pork in a large casserole dish before adding chopped chilli and butter. Bring to a simmer, then cover in foil and a lid, allowing it to cook for 3-4 hours until the pork is soft. For the pickled onions, initially place them in a saucepan with boiling water for ten minutes to get rid of the bitterness and soften them. Then drain the onions and add them back to the saucepan with the chilli, zest and juice of the limes and the orange. Season to taste with salt and pepper before setting aside for half an hour to let them marinate. Once the pork and onions are ready, place the pork in heated, store-bought tacos, and top with the pink pickled onions, plus coriander.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🌾Gluten-free🥩Carnivore...

Category🍽️Main Dish

Cuisine🇲🇽Mexican

Occasions🎉Celebrations👥Gatherings

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 2h

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