Nopal Gorditas with Beans

If you love Mexican snacks, try making this homemade version of gorditas on the griddle filled with nopal and beans. They are an excellent option for preparing a delicious and balanced snack and can even serve as a starting point for a food-selling business. Enjoy these nopal gorditas with beans!
Ingredients
5
Servings
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for the nopal filling
  • 1/2 cups onion, finely chopped, for the nopal filling
  • 2 cups nopal, cut into strips and boiled, for the nopal filling
  • 2 pasilla chiles, sliced, hydrated in hot water, for the nopal filling.
  • 1/4 cups cilantro, finely chopped, for the nopal filling
  • salt, for the nopal filling
  • pepper, for the nopal filling
  • 1 cup black beans, cooked for the nopal filling
  • 500 grams masa dough
  • 1 tablespoon lard
  • 1 pinch salt
  • water
Preparation
15 mins
10 mins
Low
  • In a pan with hot vegetable oil, cook the onion until it begins to have a shiny tone.
  • Add the boiled nopal cut into strips, the hydrated pasilla pepper, and the cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, cook for 3 minutes, then add the beans and mix. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • In a bowl, mix the corn dough with the lard, salt, and water, remember to pour the water gradually until the consistency is manageable and slightly moist.
  • To form the gorditas, take a ball of approximately 40 grams with your hands, flatten it slowly until you get a circle half a centimeter thick; place it on a hot griddle and cook for 6 minutes on low heat on both sides. Remove from heat.
  • With a serrated knife, open the gorditas along the edge horizontally without cutting all the way through. Fill with the stew.
  • Return to the griddle and heat for 3 more minutes. Serve and accompany with green salsa.

Nutritional Information

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