Corn tortilla recipe -Double Corn Tortilla Casserol

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Woohoo fellow Houstonians! Well here is a recipe for those corn tortillas.

Cheers, Shawn.

 

Here is a recipe that I cook alot that is quick in preparation.

 

Double Corn Tortilla Casserole

 

8 corn tortillas

1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 ounces)

1 cup frozen whole kernel corn

4 green onions, sliced

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1 4-ounce can diced green chili peppers (I use a half can of Rotel)

 

Grease a 2-quart square baking sish. Tear tortillas into bite-size pieces.

Arrange half of the tortillas in baking dish. Top with half of the cheese,

half of the corn, and half of the green onions. Repeat layering with

remaining tortillas, cheese, corn, and onions.

 

(I use extra corn, cheese and onions for each layer. I also spice each

layer with a little salt, cumin and pepper. The original recipe is a little

dull. It needs some sprucing up, but it turns out nice. You may want to try

garlic salt and onion powder. Whatever you

like.)

 

Stir together eggs, buttermilk, and chili peppers. Gently pour over

tortilla mixture. Bake, uncovered, in a 325 degree oven about 30 minutes or

till a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve warm. Makes 4

servings.

 

(The ingredients needed for this dish are inexpensive and the preparation is

easy. The preparation is actually child friendly if looking for a family

project.)

 

 

 

> " Windy Wiedemann " <windygarden1

>

>

> Re: Corn tortilla recipe

>Sun, 29 Sep 2002 01:58:51 -0000

>

>Hi Bruce,

>

>Thanks for the recipe. I live 50 miles east of Houston so tortillas

>are a mainstay. When I lived in New England I had a heck of a time

>getting tortillas or anything hot and spicy. I'll try this recipe

>out soon. For me, it's so easy just to go to the local market to

>pick a package up but will try my hand at making my own.

>

>I use tortillas in place of bread many times. I especially like

>wheat roast rolled in a hot flour tortilla with a little picante

>sauce. Yum.

>

>Windy

>

>, Bruce <brucefjones2001> wrote:

> >

> > Hello to all, I am Bruce and I live in N.W. Indiana. I am

>interested in

> > learning more about being a vegetarian (for myself, I own no pets).

> > I come from South Texas on the Gulf of Mexico about 150 miles north

>of the

> > Mexican border. I loved the way the Mexicans used pinto beans and

>corn

> > with their chalupas and tostadas. After moving to N.W. Indiana I

>found

> > it very difficult to find " Tex-Mex " food as most Mexican restaurants

> > around here have no chalupas. So I learned to make my own. Some

>Yankees

> > do not know what a corn tortilla is. Grocery stores usually have

>them,

> > and

> > they can be made fresh at home.

> >

> >

> >

> > Corn Tortillas:

> > Ingredients for 12 six-inch diameter corn tortillas:

> > 2 c. masa harina (prepared corn masa mix from the grocery)

> > 1 1/3 c. warm water

> > Two sheets of wax paper or a tortilla press.

> >

> > (Wash your hands first). This recipe requires a very hot skillet

> > so a cast iron cooking surface is preferred. The surface should

> > be 450* to 500*F. Very hot.

> >

> > Mix the water and corn masa mix. The dough should not be allowed

> > to air dry any, so cover it. If the dough is flaky and dry add

>more

> > water by the teaspoon.

> >

> > Form a 1 1/2 inch diameter dough ball and hand form into a

> > 6 inch dia. flat raw tortilla, or put the ball between the two

>sheets

> > of wax paper and roll (or press). Tortilla presses are available.

> >

> > One at a time cook them on the ungreased hot skillet, maybe a

>minute

> > on each side.

> >

> > It can take a little practice to get this perfect, but there is

> > room for error. Dark spots from cooking are normal, but avoid

> > burning.

> > When I was a child my Mexican nursemaid made these. They are

> > very good.

> > Use them for chalupas, enchiladas, tacos, chips, tortilla soup,

> > or alone.

> >

> > Bruce

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > New DSL Internet Access from SBC &

> > http://sbc.

>

 

 

 

 

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