Shredded Beef Tostadas
Tostadas de MachacaShredded beef is easy to make and turns up all over in Mexican dishes in countless ways. Tossing the beef with salad ingredients and mounding it atop a crisp-fried corn tortillas to make tostadas, is truly a fine treat. You can be flexible with the salad and add whatever suits you, using this recipe as a guide.
Ingrediënten
Makes 4 servings
- 4 Crisp-Fried Whole Tortillas
- 2 cups Basic Shredded Beef
- 2 cups finely shredded romaine lettuce
- 2 medium tomatoes finely chopped
- ½ medium cucumber peeled and thinly sliced crosswise
- 6 radishes thinly sliced
- ¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste
- 1 large avocado Hass variety preferred, peeled, pitted, and sliced
- ½ cup fresh red salsa purchased or homemade
- ½ cup crumbled queso fresco fresh Mexican cheese
Instructies
- Prepare the tortillas and the beef.
- Then, fry the tortillas (tostadas) and put 1 on each of 4 serving plates.
- In a large salad bowl, put the shredded beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, and cilantro.
- Toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Pour over the salad and toss to coat.
- Mound the salad equally on the tortillas.
- Arrange the sliced avocado equally on top.
- Add a portion of the salsa and cheese.
- Serve.
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