Enjoy this delicious recipe for Veracruz picaditas, which are made with a small corn tortilla, served with cooked green salsa or red salsa in a molcajete, onion, and aged cheese. Don't miss out on this simple and delicious Mexican dish!
3 serrano chiles, without stem, for the green salsa
1/4 onions, for the green salsa
2 cloves garlic, for the green salsa
1/4 bunches cilantro, leaves, for the green salsa
salt, for the green salsa
pepper, for the green salsa
500 grams masa dough, for the picaditas
1/4 cups lard, for the dough
1 teaspoon salt, for the dough
water, for the dough
lard, to prepare the picaditas
onion, chopped, for accompaniment
añejo cheese, for accompaniment
Preparation
35 mins
15 mins
Low
For the red salsa: Roast the onion, garlic, serrano pepper, and tomato on a hot griddle until the skin darkens, making sure to move constantly. Remove from heat once roasted.
Place the roasted onion and garlic in a molcajete, add sea salt, and grind until you obtain a puree. Incorporate the tomato and chilies and finish grinding, you can add a little water if desired. In the end, you should obtain a semi-thick salsa. Set aside.
For the green salsa: Cook the tomatillos and serrano pepper in a pot with enough water until soft. Remove from heat and blend with the onion, garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Set aside until used.
For the dough: Mix the corn dough, lard, salt, and enough water in a bowl, then knead until you obtain a manageable dough.
Take a small amount of prepared corn dough (what your fingers can hold) and form a ball the size of a ping pong ball, use a tortilla press to flatten it, place it on a hot griddle and cook on both sides until ready. Remove from heat and, while still hot, pinch the edge of the tortilla using a napkin. Repeat until all the dough is used.
Place the picaditas on the griddle, add a little lard, and add green or red salsa to taste. Then add onion and aged cheese. Enjoy hot!
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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