Light Gorditas
A recipe for gorditas that does not require oil, they are delicious and will satisfy the craving for this exquisite Mexican snack.
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Ingredients
6
Servings
- 1 cup corn masa flour, nixtamalized
- water, necessary amount
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup requesón
- 2 Poblano chiles
- 1 pinch cumin
- 2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped
Preparation
15 mins
15 mins
Medium
- Add salt, pepper, and cumin to the nixtamalized corn flour.
- Add baking powder to help them puff up.
- Add the onion, which should be finely chopped.
- Add butter or margarine, if preferred.
- Mix perfectly and gradually add water. You should obtain a mixture with a compact texture.
- Make small balls with the dough and place between two plastic bags to flatten with the help of a plate and form the gordita.
- Roast the poblano peppers, place them in a bag to sweat, peel them, and finally remove the stem, veins, and seeds. Cut them into strips.
- Mix the strips with the ricotta and season with salt. Reserve the filling for the gorditas.
- Preheat the griddle and cook the gorditas without adding fat.
- Cook on one side and then flip to the other side.
- Open and fill with the strips and ricotta. The filling can be changed for any other.
- Serve.
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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