after making homemade corn tortillas it's hard to go back to store bought. they are pretty easy too. I have rolled them out in the past with a rolling pin, but do yourself a favor and purchase a cast-iron tortilla press. it's awesome and under $20 - i purchase this one at a local hispanic market for $15. it can also be used for other things, quick press for pasta dough to fill for ravioli, flatten a short (butter based) cookie dough to bake and roll cookie for a cannoli or ice cream cone and finally,
fortune cookies. so it is not just for tortillas. 3 steps to a delicioso dinner.
{1} MAKE THE TORTILLAS
purchase some instant masa, typically next to the four at the grocery store, follow the instructions:
add water & salt! it's that easy. you will have a mixture like above, scoop with an ice cream scoop & roll in a ball. place on the machine & press. i put some plastic wrap on each side of the press for easy removal. after the masa is presses, remove the flattened masa with the plastic wrap and place in a hot greased skillet. i like the spectrum olive oil spray. cook on each side until complete and repeat.
{2} SAUTÉ PEPPERS/ONIONS & SLICE UP A ROTISSERIE CHICKEN
i had some left over mixed peppers and red onions that i placed on
the warm tortilla with some pre-made rotisserie chicken form the grocery store...
{3} TOP
... topped with mexican crema & some hot sauce (cholula is my fave)!
olé!
