Showing posts with label tortilla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tortilla. Show all posts

Ersatz Flammkuchen

for ➊ portion
1 small tortilla / wrap (corn pancake)
30 g light cream cheese
2 medium-sized scallions, in rings
75 g cooked ham *

Pre-heat the oven to 190°C.
Brush the wrap with cream cheese. Sprinkle the scallions over the wrap, together with the ham.
Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake 10 m in the oven.

Serve with a small salad.

*Vary ingredients, e.g. smoked ham, tomatoes ...

Tortilla with endives & raw milk goat cheese

For ➍
1 shallot, chopped
1 zucchini (or 100 g peas, frozen), cubed
4 heads of chicory, cored cut in strips
2 large flowery potatoes, peeled & cubed
1 tbs finely chopped chives
6 eggs
150 g raw milk goat cheese
baking butter
pepper & salt
rucola salad

Boil the potatoes in salty water.
Bake the shallot in a little butter until glassy. Add the pre-cooked potato cubes and fry for a while. Add the zucchini and chicory and let it bake. Season with pepper and salt.
Beat the eggs and pour them over the vegetables. Crumble the goat cheese over the mixture. Put the lid on the pan and let it cook on a low heat for 10 m.
Turn the tortilla and let it cook for 2 m.

Finish the tortilla with the chopped chives and serve with the rucola salad.

Sopa de lima (lime chicken broth)

For ➏
2 limes
6 tortillas
1 chicken breast
6 chicken livers*
1 red onion, finely chopped**
8 garlic cloves
6 lime slices
chopped coriander
corn oil (or peanut oil)
1.5 l water***
a pinch of salt

Quickly sautée garlic until brown in oil.
Slice tortillas into strips and fry them until golden. Place them on paper towels to absorb oil.
In a large pot, fry the onion**, add 1.5 l of water****, add the salt, chicken livers*, garlic and chicken breast. When the chicken is cooked, shred the chicken breast and chop the liver* into small pieces. Strain the broth through colander.
Add the shredded chicken and chopped livers* to the broth, and the juice of 2 limes.

Serve with some coriander and a slice of (grilled) lime.

*Replace livers with a second chicken breast or with chopped bacon. Braise bacon and add at the end.
**Add a few chopped tomatoes and a seeded chopped chilli, and let cook for 20 m with the fried onion. Then add other ingredients.
***Or chicken broth.
This classic of Yucatan supposedly dates from Mayan times.