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If you are into the habit, like me, of making your own home made corn tortillas, a tortilla press comes in really handy.
It's true that tortillas can be made in many different ways such as simply flattening round corn masa or dough balls with your hands or rolling out the masa with a rolling pin. However, the tortilla press makes the process be a speedy, consistent, fun and even therapeutic one (it is!).
Moreover, look at what a pretty tool it is (click here for more information and photo).
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June 20, 2009 11:00 AM
20 JUNE 200911:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Drop off your kids ages 6 to 12 for a corn workshop. Kids will learn about the history, legends, properties and uses of corn, make their own puppets out of corn husks and make their own corn masa. They will then assemble and eat dishes made with the corn masa, such as tostadas and quesadillas.
Tostadas and chips are very versatile ingredients to have in the kitchen. If you don't want to make them at home, you can buy good quality already made tostadas and chips in the stores these days.
You can make your own tostadas and chips with home made corn tortillas or store bought corn tortillas. In either case, spread the tortillas outside of the refrigerator, in your counter, baking sheet or tray for a half hour and up to a couple hours, so they will dry out a bit before baking, toasting or frying. This helps achieve a nicer crispness as they bake, toast or fry.
If you are going to make chips, cut them into 6 triangles before letting them dry.
If you are going to make chips, cut them into 6 triangles before letting them dry.
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Yes you can buy them already made at the store... but there are few things that can compare to the nurturing and filling sensation of homemade corn tortillas.
And the great thing is: We can buy the premade corn tortilla flour of extraordinary quality in the US these days. So you don't have to nixtamalize the corn kernels (dry in the sun, cook and soak in hot water with lime, peel and grind to a paste) through a process of more than 36 hours to make your own fresh corn tortilla dough. Here is how you make them:
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April 29, 2009 10:44 AM
In Mexican cooking, corn is eaten and drank, in just about every possible way... Esquites, freshly shaved corn usually cooked in a buttery broth with epazote leaves and chile Serrano, is one of the most popular takes. So much so, that my boys counted eight Esquite street carts in the small down town square of Chihuahua, when we were there last month. It is very common to walk through the streets in a Mexican city or village, no matter how tiny it may be, and find a wide array of street food stands boasting the dishes that Mexicans abroad hanker for the most: Antojitos, or little cravings. Each one being a Universe compounded with layers of flavors, in its own right.
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