Whenever we have meals with south of the border food like beans and rice we need to include homemade corn tortillas. They’re great! In my husband’s home country of El Salvador they make them thick and soft. I learned how from my mother-in-law and they are really easy.
You will need to buy Masa Harina. I find it with the hispanic food in the grocery store. There are several brands you can get. It will usually say corn flour and will have tortillas listed as one of the things you make with it.
- Start with about 3 cups of corn flour.
- Add 1tsp salt.
- Add enough water to make a thick dough.
- Take about 1/3 cup of dough and roll it into a ball.
- Put the ball of dough inside of a plastic grocery bag.
- Use a plate and smash the ball until it is a flat circle about 1/4 inch thick.
- Place your tortilla on a hot griddle and cook until it is toasty. Lodge LPGI3 Pro-Grid Cast Iron Griddle
- Flip it over and cook the other side.
- Keep them warm by wrapping them in a clean cloth. Then put that into a pot with a lid.
Homemade tortillas with refried beans, queso fresco, salsa, and sauerkraut. Delicious!
Just a side note. In El Salvador they make a kind of pickled cabbage in vinegar called curtido. When I learned how to make sauerkraut I started using it as a substitute for curtido because fermented foods are so good for you. It is fantastic with Latino food.
Learn to make great refried beans, http://itsjustaproject.com/delicious-refried-beans-el-salvadoran-style/
and homemade sauerkraut. http://itsjustaproject.com/homemade-sauerkraut-is-easy/
