Gorditas

Name: Gorditas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 158 milliliters cornmeal; 234 grams creamed corn; 118 milliliters queso añejo (or Jack cheese); 6 servings Shredded rotisserie chicken (or cooked pork), beans, shredded lettuce, extra cheese, chopped tomatoes, sliced radish, sour cream, guacamole; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

The recipe Gorditas could satisfy your Southern craving in approximately 45 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 357 calories, 25g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A couple people really liked this main course. If you have cornmeal, creamed corn, queso añejo, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the corn, salt, and 1/2 cup water.

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Corn

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in the cornmeal and cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

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Cornmeal

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Whisk

Add the butter and cheese, stirring to combine.

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Cheese

Remove from heat.

Grease a 6-cup muffin tin. Divide the corn mixture evenly among the cups, pressing it into the bottom and up the sides to create cups.

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Corn

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Muffin Tray

Bake until crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Let cool for 5 minutes, then turn the corn cups out of the tin.

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Corn

Stuff them with the fillings of your choice and serve.

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Servings:

158milliliters

cornmeal 234grams

creamed corn 118milliliters

queso añejo (or Jack cheese)6servings

Shredded rotisserie chicken (or cooked pork), beans, shredded lettuce, extra cheese, chopped tomatoes, sliced radish, sour cream, guacamole 1teaspoons

salt 1Tbsp

unsalted butter

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Brundlmayer Steinmassl Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 39 dollars per bottle.