Country Boys' Chorizo Huaraches from 'New York à la Cart

Name: Country Boys' Chorizo Huaraches from 'New York à la Cart
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams Mexican chorizo; 118 milliliters cotija cheese; 5 teaspoons fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped; 1 small head iceberg lettuce, coarsely chopped; 828 milliliters 16 ounces (about masa harina (corn flour); 237 milliliters refried beans, divided; 1 teaspoon salt; 5 mediums tomatoes, diced; 118 milliliters vegetable oil, for frying; 1 mediums white or yellow onion, thinly sliced

Need a gluten free main course? Country Boys' Chorizo Huaraches from 'New York à la Cart could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 697 calories, 30g of protein, and 36g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours. 51 person have tried and liked this recipe. A mixture of mexican chorizo, cotija cheese, vegetable oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat a large cast-iron skillet on high for about 5 minutes.

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Frying Pan

Remove chorizo from their casing and add to the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and fry chorizo, breaking it into small pieces with a spatula as it cooks. Cook until browned and crispy, about 5 minutes.

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Chorizo

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Spatula

Frying Pan

Remove from heat and drain off grease. You can reserve grease to fry huaraches, if desired.

Place the masa harina in a large bowl and mix with salt. Slowly add about 2 1/4 cups water and mix with hands to reach right consistency. The dough should be soft but not sticky, and you may need to use more or less water. Form 6 roughly palm-size, egg-shaped balls. Press your fingers into the center of each one by hand into circles to form a deep trench in the center so the ball of dough resembles a canoe.

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Masa Harina

Dough

Water

Salt

Egg

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Bowl

Add 1/2 teaspoon of beans to the middle of each ball of dough and pinch the dough to seal and restore the egg shape.

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Beans

Dough

Egg

Place dough on a large sheet of plastic wrap and press gently to flatten then cover with another large sheet of plastic wrap and use a rolling pin, to stretch the stuffed dough to form a large oval about 1/4-inch thick.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Rolling Pin

Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (or reserved chorizo grease) to a flat grill or large cast-iron skillet and heat over medium-high for one minute. Carefully place huarache onto heated surface for about 3 minutes, flip over, and grill for another 2 minutes or until both sides are golden brown.

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Vegetable Oil