Sunday, August 2, 2020

Tostadas in 2020

Tostadas 2020

It will look like this without the toes.

Tostadas Ingredients (4 - 6 people)

1. Tortillas - buy the best quality you can find. 


2. Protein - Shredded Chicken works well. I also use Ground Sirloin or Ground Turkey. 
You will need about a pound. (Next time I'm going to try pork.)

3. One Medium Red Onion (Chopped)

4. 4-5 Cloves of Garlic (Sliced and chopped)

5. Bunch of Cilantro (okay... you can skip if you must!)

6. Two Serrano Peppers or One Jalapeño Pepper - fresh (Sliced)



7. Three Anaheim Peppers (Sliced and Chopped)



8. Fresh Ground Pepper (to taste)

9.  Lemon Juice (Or Tequila) 2 - 3 tablespoons 

10. Dash of Allspice

11. Can of Mushrooms. (4 oz - sliced)

12. Two to Three Roma tomatoes. (Chopped.)

13. Two cans of Pinto Beans. One can of Kidney Beans. One can of Black Beans. (S&W low salt.)

14. 6 smallish Tomatoes - the kind YOU like best. (Note: Do not add these to bean and meat mixture.)

15. Ripe Avocado (Halved and Sliced.) (One per two people.. more for more.)



16. Head of Iceberg Lettuce - Shredded

17. Can of Black Pitted Olives (medium to large) - Drained

18. Shredded Cheese


19. Sour Cream



To Create:

1. Cook Protein and drain if there is excess fat. (I hate all animal fat! ... except bacon...)

2. Add Beans, Garlic, Red Onion, Roma Tomatoes, Cilantro (or not), Anaheim Peppers, Serrano or Jalapeño Peppers, Ground Black Pepper, 2-3 tablespoons of Lemon Juice, Can of Sliced Mushrooms - drained, Dash of Allspice.

It should look like this:


Cook it down for about 30 - 40 minutes. 
(Don't worry if it turns a bit brownish. It should!)

3. Prepare the Tortillas: Pre-heat a large pan, add one Tortilla at a time for a minute, flip and let it brown for less than a minute. 



4. Assemble. 
    Put Tortilla on a plate.
    Put Shredded Lettuce on Tortilla.



Put a healthy amount of Bean and Protein Mixture on the Lettuce 
(2 ladlefuls at least.)
            Sprinkle the Shredded Cheese on top of Mixture.


The Cheese will start to melt (yay) because it is on top of the now hot Beans and Protein.

Next:
Put a Glop of Sour Cream on top. (Yes, I said a "glop.")
Chop the Beautiful Tomatoes you bought and spread them around the outside of the pile.
Place the Sliced Avocado around the Sour Cream.
Put some Olives on top of the Sour Cream.

The point is to make it pretty!!

You are done!

Voilà or Ta Da! or maybe: Está Bien










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