Masa Patties Stuffed with Pork, Onion, and Salsa
Gorditas de CerdoThese masa patties are stuffed with a delicious combination of pork, onion, and salsa. These gorditas are from Dona Julia Gorditas, a great little place in Zacatecas.
Ingrediënten
Makes 12 snacks
- Basic Corn Tortilla Dough
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil or olive oil
- 1 pound thinly sliced ¼ inch pork cut from the leg or sirloin
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 medium white onion finely chopped
- 2 medium garlic cloves finely minced
- ½ cup thick and chunky bottled salsa
Instructies
- Proceed as described in of Masa Patties Stuffed with Beans and Cheese (preceding recipe).
- To make the filling, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook the pork until brown on both sides and white inside, but still juicy, 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
- Season with salt and transfer pork to a cutting board.
- Finely chop and reserve.
- In the same skillet, cook the onion, stirring, until translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Return the chopped pork to the pan.
- Add the salsa and stir to mix.
- With a small sharp knife, cut a slit in one side of each tortilla and gently slide the knife blade back and forth to make a pocket for the filling.
- Stuff the pockets with about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pork mixture.
- (Any leftover pork makes great tacos or burritos.
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- Brush the gorditas on both sides with oil and cook on a hot griddle or in a hot skillet, turning 2 to 3 times, until flecked with brown, about 2 minutes total, but still soft.
- Serve at once.
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