Corn tortilla
Used in 5 recipes on RecipeWiki.
Corn tortillas are thin flatbreads pressed from masa, a dough of maize that has been cooked with lime (the mineral, not the fruit) and then ground. That process gives them their toasty, nutty corn flavour and lets them bend without cracking. They carry Carnitas, Birria de Res and Tacos al Pastor, and this page also covers the usual accompaniments served alongside: chopped white onion, coriander and lime wedges. Warm each one on a dry, very hot pan for about thirty seconds a side, until soft and lightly spotted, then stack them in a folded tea towel so they steam and stay supple. Cold tortillas crack and tear.
Most often cooked with
Garlic
Onion
Ancho chilli
Cinnamon
Clove
Cumin
Oregano
Pork shoulderRecipes with corn tortilla
Birria de Res
Beef braised in a deep red chilli broth until it shreds, served as a stew or folded into tacos dipped in its own fat.
Beef
Mexican
Stews
Carnitas
Pork shoulder simmered in its own fat until it falls apart, then crisped in the same pan so half of it shatters.
Pork
Cochinita Pibil
Pork buried in achiote and sour orange, slow-roasted in banana leaf until it falls apart. A Yucatecan dish that asks for one shopping trip and then leaves you alone.
Dinner
Mole Poblano
A long, dark sauce of toasted chillies, nuts, seeds, spices and a little chocolate, poured over turkey or chicken.
Chicken
Sauces
Tacos al Pastor
Chilli-and-pineapple marinated pork, grilled hard and served in small tortillas with onion, coriander and more pineapple.
