Gorditas
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb beef, ground
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
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Shell:
- 2 cups masa harina
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 pieces bacon, fried and crumbled
- 2 tablespoons longhorn cheese
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Topping:
- to taste lettuce, shredded
- to taste tomatoes, sliced or diced
- to taste cheese, shredded
directions
- Fry beef and onion together.
- Season with salt, pepper, garlic salt and chile powder.
- While meat is cooking, mix with hands all ingredients for shells.
- Pinch off small portion of dough and roll into 2-inch ball.
- With quick patting motion, flatten out to 1/2 inch thickness and about 3 inches in diameter.
- Fry in hot grease until golden brown, turning once. Drain.
- Make a slit through the middle; open slightly like a taco shell and stuff with meat mixture, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.
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