Tostaditas Turulas

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 sm White onion; finely chopped

2 tb Finely chopped cilantro

1/4 c Freshly chopped oregano; or

1/3 c Warm water

32 sm Dried shrimp; shelled, or 32

; dried oregano

; harina

1/2 c Vegetable oil or lard

; fresh baby shrimp

; cooked

1 Lime; Juice of

To 3)

1/2 ts Salt

Salt to taste

2 Chiles serranos; finely

; chopped

1 1/4 lb Fresh masa or equivalent

2 Tomatoes; peeled and finely


Directions

Prepare the dough: Put masa in a bowl and add water, oil and salt. Knead for 3 minutes. Heat a comal or griddle for 20 minutes and prepare a tortilla press. Form 24 balls. 1 1/2 inches in diameter; from the masa, and make tortillas. Cook on the comal until crisp. Keep warm. Prepare the shrimp: If dried shrimp are salty, soak in cold water for ten minutes. Drain well. Set aside Prepare the sauce: Combine onion, tomato, chiles, and cilantro in a bowl. Season with oregano and salt, and mix. Add lime juice. To assemble the tostaditas: Place shrimp on top of tortillas, and cover with tomato sauce. Serve 3 tostaditas on each of 8 plates. Makes 24 Tostaditas For a light lunch or an appetizer, dried shrimp are placed on tortillas and covered with tomato sauce. The Best of Quintana by Patricia Quintana, Stewart Tabori Copyright 1995 Recipe by: Good Morning America

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