Making Mexican pockets
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use food skills to make Mexican pockets.
Key learning points
- Recipes can be inspired by cuisines around the world. These pockets are inspired by the dish Tetelas, from Mexico.
- Recipes can be modified to meet the needs and preferences of different people.
- Spices and herbs can be added to a dish for added flavour and aroma, and enhanced taste and appearance.
- The food skills used to make pockets are measuring, grating, slicing, dicing, portioning, folding and using the oven.
Keywords
Mexico - a country in southern North America
Mexican - relating to Mexico
Modify - to make changes to something
Dicing - to cut food into small cubes
Portioning - to divide equally
Common misconception
For extra flavour in a recipe, only salt and pepper can be used.
There are lots of ingredients that could be used, such as spices, herbs, and other aromatic ingredients e.g. lemon grass, harissa.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to work in pairs, giving each other useful feedback on their food skills. For example, as one pupil slices or dices, the other pupil can give feedback on their technique.
Equipment
For ingredients and equipment see the recipe in Additional materials.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What foods are in this food group from the Eatwell Guide?
Q2.The safe cutting techniques are called ...
Q3.What piece of equipment is being used here?
Q4.Match the ingredient to where it originates.
pig
dairy cow
wheat
grapes
Q5.Match the dishes to the cuisines from around the world.
Italian
Japanese
Mexican
Spanish
British
Q6.Food is important when you cook. Always wash and dry your hands and wear a clean apron.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.For extra flavour in a recipe, only salt and pepper can be used.
Q2.Recipes can be modified to suit different needs. Match the following.
use a gluten-free flour
use a meat alternative
add chilli and look at traditional Mexican recipes
use recipes from China
Q3.The cutting technique was used to dice the pepper when making Mexican pockets.
Q4.What ingredient was used to keep the cone shape together and seal the pocket?
Q5.Put the following recipe in the correct order.
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