this Dollar Mexican meal, tortitas de papa is a very frugal, quick and delicious meal to make when you are in a hurry but not only that when you are in a tight budget.
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS DOLLAR MEXICAN MEAL:
- Masa Harina
- mashed potatoes
- onion powder
- mozarella cheese
- chicken bouillon
- egg
- ham (optional)
- cream cheese (optional)
is as simple as mix the ingredients and basically be done
here are the 6 steps that you need to do:
#1 form a ball and flatten it a bit to be able to fill it.
you fill it with any leftover that you have or you could mix cream cheese with the ham and use that for the filling of your dollar Mexican meal, tortitas de papa.
#3
close it again , form a ball and flatten for the 2nd time
#4
cover it with more masa harina. this will give a crunchy outside
#5
fry it. (not necesarily, but add some oil to your pan)
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TORTITAS DE PAPA
Ingredients
- 1 cup masa harina
- 2 1/2 cups mashed potatoes
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1/2 cup cheese
- 1 tsbp chicken bouillon powder
- 1 egg
- THE FILLING AND COVER any leftover would be perfect for this recipe
- ham
- cream cheese
- 1/2 cup masa harina
- a little bit of oil
Instructions
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in a bowl add your mashed potatoes the sesonings, the cheese, the masa harina and the egg.
mix everything, until you have like a dough.
you may need some water or milk. add it by tsbp until you can form the dough.
grab some of it, and form a ball, them flatten a little bit so you can add the filling.
for this recipe I just mixed soft cream cheese with some ham, grab a tbsp or so, add it to the center of the mashed potatoes close it again,
flatten a little bit, then pass it through the 1/2 cup of masa harina to cover the entire tortita. and take it to the pan with oil. let it cook there for like a minute or 2. flip it.
remove from the pan. enjoy.