Like any great Mexican dish, this recipe contrasts a rich, spicy, earthy element with a refreshingly tangy citrus zing.

What’s more, it uses many of our favourite ingredients from The Essential Ingredient Mexican collection, available from your nearest store and online.

You can serve the beef, salsa verde …

Few cuisines are as connected to the culture and history of a country than that of Mexico. From the bursts of colour on the plate, the complex combinations of smoky, spicy and sweet and the inherent shared nature of the cuisine’s enjoyment, Mexican food …

Few things go as well with meat than a pan sauce, and there’s no simpler (or tastier) way of creating one than by deglazing.

Authentic pan sauces capture the flavour of the meat it will be served alongside, including any marinades, herbs, crusts or stuffings, and even the flavour of …

The mention of a traditional ‘English table’ conjures images of elegance, sophistication and order.

Flawlessly set with exquisitely matched plates, cutlery, glassware, implements of service and more, the table is a thing of beauty long before the food arrives.

The Essential Ingredient holds these traditions- and the philosophies governing them- dear, …

The use of carefully selected, specialised ingredients can elevate a ‘successful’ dish into an unforgettable triumph.

Cassonade is one such ingredient. This raw cane sugar has long been a secret of French desserts, and is now yours to use in Australia.

Produced to retain enough molasses to ensure consistent toffee results, then carefully …

The Essential Ingredient’s Egg White Powder is the pastry chef’s secret weapon.

A free-flowing powder made from the glucose-reduced and spray-dried egg whites of quality farm-fresh eggs, egg white powder has many advantages over fresh.

Egg white powder is commonly used in baking, found in recipes for pavlova, meringue, soufflé, curd, marzipan, …