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A bottle of lager being poured into a glass with a wedge of lime alongsideMichelada (Mexican beer cocktail)
  • Elena Silcock
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Cold lager, chilli powder, pepper and lime – spice up your lager with this Mexican cocktail, popular throughout Latin America and great for a summer party

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A roasting dish containing caramelised belly pork & pineapple burritos
Belly pork & pineapple burritos
A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.13 ratings

The combination of pork and pineapple works so well. Try it here with a touch of chipotle for a Mexican feel, served in tortillas, for a casual get-together

A pile of burritos with fish tacos on the top
Easy fish tacos
A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.25 ratings

Use a fajita mix for these fish tacos to give you all the right flavours without having to buy jars of individual spices. Served with a punchy Baja sauce, they take just 20 minutes to make

A bowl filled with Curtido – Mexican slaw
Curtido
A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.7 ratings

Curtido is a fat-free slaw from Mexico made with white cabbage, carrot and onion. Pile it high on tacos or in burritos, or serve as a salad in its own right

Ingredients

Nutrition

  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 slice lime plus juice of ½ lime
  • ice
  • 3 shakes hot sauce
  • Mexican lager
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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal115
  • fat0.5g
  • saturates0.1g
  • carbs1g
  • sugars1g
  • fibre2g
  • protein2g
  • salt5.31g
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Method

  • step 1

    Mix 1 tsp each salt, chilli powder and black pepper on a plate. Wipe the rim of the glass with a slice of lime and roll in the spice mix. Add ice, juice ½ lime and 3 shakes hot sauce, then top up with Mexican lager.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2017

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