Mexican Dinner Last Sunday: Entomatadas/Enchiladas and Bistec a la Mexicana

Haven't posted in a while since my last catastrophic event with Chiles Rellenos...but, we won't speak about it again. I had an incredible time this past weekend with my brother and his wife. I made them Bistec a la Mexicana. Now, my brother absolutely loves Mexican food now that I cook it all the time, so does my father actually...but, I digress. Anywhoo, I was really a little nervous about it because I always add my own extra ingredients to make it a little bit more flavorful, but my husband Teo wanted them to have authentic Bistec a la Mexicana along with some not-so-spicy enchiladas for my sister in law. He made sure I did everything just right. He kept looking over my shoulder and saying "no uses ninguna comida Americana ey?" Which means don't use any American food period. Little did he know, I just had to slip a little bouillon cube in the rice to add some flavor to it. As they lifted their spoon to take the first bite, Teo and I leaned over them and looked on intently, trying to see their reaction to eating authentic Mexican food. And needless to say, it was a hit! They loved every drop of it.  I like inviting the Hispanic in laws over to have Soul Food and my Black American family over for Mexican. Try it some times with your own family, and don't be afraid to add your own touch to it. So here was the menu for last Sunday's dinner.


Bistec a la Mexicana (mexican style beef)
Mexican rice (white fried rice Mexican style)
Enchiladas de puerco con salsa roja (Pork Enchiladas with red salsa:salsa made from scratch)

It looked a lot like this. I forgot to take pics. Next time I will

The enchiladas were like this (I styled them exactly like this photo. In VeraCruz they are called en tomatadas which are very similar to enchiladas, but folded differently.)

Will post the receta later. If you have time look it up on youtube. There is a Mexican lady there that makes everything authentically. Her instructions are in Spanish, but the video is very easy to follow.