Mexican food is delicious and if you are a fan of the cuisines on the menu, you must surely be eating the tostadas, sour cream and chile con carne regularly at the cafes and restaurants. However, making the food yourself can be interesting and a lot of fun as well. So if you want to be a little adventurous and try making the restaurant style Mexican food at home, you should definitely give it a try! It is not difficult at all to do so and all you need are the right ingredients, recipes and most importantly, you must really love your Mexican food!

Get hold of the recipe

First and foremost you need to get hold of the correct recipe. Restaurant standard cooking is not impossible, but it is a little complicated and so you need to know exactly how you will go about each step. For this, you need the recipe. Look for recipes online or ask a friend who is an expert in Mexican cuisine to help you out. This will help you in getting hold of the best recipe and that in turn will pave the way for making the best guacamole, fajitas and flour or corn tortillas.

Get the best ingredients

When you dine at a fine Mexican restaurant, you instantly notice how good the quality of the vegetables, pork, beef, chicken, etc is. Good ingredients make for good dishes and so you must get hold of the best raw ingredients before you start preparing restaurant style Mexican food at home. Also, try to make the dish as authentic as possible by getting the right cuts of meats and portions of vegetables. If you do not stick to the right measure of the ingredients, then you may not be able to recreate the magic of the recipe in front of you.

Cook!

Once you have the recipes and the ingredients with you, get cooking. Whether you are an expert cook or a beginner, do not fear and just get on with it. You may make a couple of mistakes on the way, but at the end you will get the right dishes out. If you need some help, then ask your friends or family members to assist you. Make it a fun activity where everyone chips in and you will not only end up cooking the best Mexican dishes, you will also have a lot of fun along the way.

Plate up

Plating up is a very vital stage of restaurant style cooking. And since you want to recreate the café style foods, you must plate them up beautifully after cooking and before serving. Try to be as creative as possible with the carne asada, shredded beef, beans or rice and present them beautifully. Garnish the dish and you will have a winner on the plate.

So what are you waiting for? Now that you know how exactly you can make restaurant style Mexican food at home, go ahead and give them a try today. Good luck!