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Servings: 4 Servings
Total Time (median): 0 : 30 Active Time: 0 : 15
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Ingredients
- 12 Corn tortillas, stale, cut into desired shapes
-- Brine --
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a medium saucepan, mix the five brine ingredients and warm over a low heat, whisking thoroughly. Cut the stale tortillas into wedges or strips. (If the tortillas are fresh, dry them by spreading them on a baking sheet and letting them sit out at room temperature for 1 hour or more.) Briefly dip the tortilla pieces into the brine, then shake off the excess water. (A longer soaking in the brine will make the tortillas take on a more pronounced flavor.) Spread the prepared tortilla chips in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake, turning occasionally, until they are crisp and golden-brown, about 12 to 15 minutes.
Yields 4 to 6 servings.
Caution: Be careful not to cook the chips too long. Once they start to brown...they cook quickly; they go from not ready yet, to perfectly golden-brown, to all of a sudden they're burned, in just a minute or so!
