Mexican Gorditas Recipe
A gordita is a traditional Mexican dish featuring a thick corn flour tortilla that is split open to form a pocket, perfect for stuffing with meat, cheese, and other fillings.
Ingredients
- Water – 1-2 cups
- Masa Harina Flour – 2 cups
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Shredded pork, beef or chicken to fill – 1 cup
- Cheese, grated – 1 cup
- Salsa, to serve – ½ cup
- Sour cream, to serve – ½ cup
Instructions
- Combine together the masa harina flour, water and salt to form a dough. Kneed for 5 minutes, until smooth.
- Allow the dough to rest for around 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough into 10-15 small balls.
- Place plastic wrap on your surface to prevent the dough from sticking. Lightly flatten each dough ball using the base of a frying pan, or a tortilla press. Do not press too hard or the dough will be too thin.
- Place in a hot frying pan or for 2 minutes and flip to cook the other side for the same amount of time to allow the dough to inflate.
- Remove from the pan and cover with a tea towel until cool enough to handle.
- Use a knife to cut an incision in the side, opening the gordita to create a pocket just large enough to insert the filling.
- Once all of the gorditas have been fried and cut, fill with a large spoonful of your meat and cheese fillings.
- Repeat this until all of your gorditas are generously filled and serve with sour cream and salsa on the side.
Nutrition
Calories: 571kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 29gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 105mgSodium: 1068mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3g
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