How to Make Traditional Corn Tortillas
Mayte Rueda
A very authentic and traditional Mexican recipe that has been passed on from generation to generation is now here to delight your senses! You need nothing more than white corn, water, and pickling lime to make these traditional corn tortillas come true. A truly Mexican recipe to eat with great relish!
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Ingredients
20
Servings
  • 500 grams white corn, for the nixtamal
  • water, for soaking and rinsing
  • 2 tablespoons pickling lime
  • water, for the pickling lime
  • water, for cooking
Preparation
24h
30 mins
Low
  • Soak and rinse white corn with water. Drain and set aside.
  • Cover pickling lime with water to dissolve it. Once pickling lime heats up, it is ready to be used.
  • In a large pot, mix white corn, water, and ready-to-use pickling lime. Cook for 30 minutes.
  • Turn off heat and let sit white corn overnight.
  • Once time has passed, rinse white corn.
  • In a blender, add white corn and blend until less sticky.

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