11 mexican masa recipes

Shredded Mexican beef filling for flour tortillas: braised skirt steak with tomatoes, bell peppers, and a heavy hand of garlic. Perfect for tacos, burritos, or breakfast egg tacos.

Wild game chili with tender venison, beer, warm spices, and masa flour for authentic thickness: slow-simmered until rich, rested overnight for deeper flavor, serves twelve hunters.

Texas-style venison chili simmered with beer, chili powder, cumin, and masa. No beans, no tomatoes, just slow-cooked wild game heat thickened to a rich, spoonable stew.

This is a Texas style red chili. Texas chili has no tomatoes but more importantly NO BEANS! Some of the ingredients I used, like the chocolate and the granulated chicken broth in lieu of salt, are non-traditional but I like the flavor it adds.

Vegetarian fresh corn tamales: masa harina dough stuffed with sautéed bell peppers and corn, wrapped in soaked husks, and steamed until tender. Served with a chunky avocado-tomatillo salsa for a lighter Mexican classic.

Traditional Mexican Atole thickened with masa - two recipes in one: wild Blackberry Atole de Zarzamora and Champurrado (chocolate with cinnamon). A warm, nourishing drink served with tamales.

Steamed corn pones are simple masa dough logs wrapped in softened corn husks and steamed until tender. A rustic Mexican-Southern US sidekick to beans, chili, or stews.

Popcakes are buttermilk quick breads baked in muffin tins that pop up tall and golden. Includes a Mexican masa harina variation and a stovetop pancake version from the same batter.

Carroll Shelby's gourmet chili loaded with coarse-cut beef and pork, Mexican beer, green chiles, and bell peppers, thickened with masa flour. Swap in venison for a wild game twist.

Hummus guacamole: a Mediterranean-Mexican mash-up dip with avocado, hummus, tomato, scallion, and green chiles. Vegan, high-fiber, ready in 15 minutes. Serve with pita wedges.

Pinto bean and feta cheese quesadillas with a chunky bean puree seasoned with jalapeno, cumin, chili powder, and red onion. A hearty vegetarian quesadilla with a Mediterranean-Mexican mash-up.