Fried Potato Quesadillas with Chorizo

Enjoy this classic street food in a fried quesadilla filled with potato and chorizo, accompanied by cream, cheese, and salsa. Simply irresistible!
Ingredients
8
Servings
  • 1 cup chorizo 1 cup chorizo
  • 1/2 cups onion 1/2 cups onion
  • 2 cups potato  , cooked, diced 2 cups potato , cooked, diced
  •   salt  salt
  •   pepper  pepper
  • 4 cups corn flour  4 cups corn flour
  • 1 cup wheat flour 1 cup wheat flour
  • 1/2 cups vegetable oil  1/2 cups vegetable oil
  •   water water
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt  1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder  2 teaspoons baking powder
  •   vegetable oil  , for frying vegetable oil , for frying
  •   lettuce, for serving lettuce, for serving
  •   cream  , for serving cream , for serving
  •   queso fresco, for serving queso fresco, for serving
  •   salsa, for accompanying salsa, for accompanying
Preparation
15 mins
20 mins
Low
  • For the potato with chorizo, in a skillet fry the chorizo, add the onion, cooked potato, salt, pepper, and cook for 10 minutes.
  • For the dough, in a bowl combine the corn flour with the wheat flour, oil, water, salt, and baking powder. Knead with your hands until a well-integrated dough forms. Set aside.
  • Form tortillas and fill them with the potato and chorizo, close the tortillas to form the quesadilla. Make all the quesadillas and set aside.
  • Heat a small pot with vegetable oil, fry the quesadillas until crispy, and remove excess grease with a paper towel.
  • Open the quesadillas and serve with lettuce, cream, cheese, and salsa.

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