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Chalupas Recipe

Chalupas

Chalupas Recipe

Chalupas means "little boats". They are made of cornmeal-dough, formed into little canoes, deep-fried and then filled with toppings of your choice. Very good. Here they are shown filled with refried beans, topped with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of minced fresh coriander leaf.
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 55 minutes mins
Course Deep-Fried Foods, Savoury Fritters and Patties, Starters

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Masa Harina
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 Egg beaten
  • ¼ cup Shortening

Instructions
 

  • Combine flour and salt, then rub the shortening in. Mix the egg into the water, then add to the flour and shortening mixture, mix well until dough is moist and will hold its shape. Chill.
  • Chalupas before filling© Denzil Green
  • Form into a long narrow strip, and cut into 18 to 20 pieces. Flatten each piece, using your thumb to make a depression in the middle and your fingers to make ridges all around the outside. In effect, they will look like canoes that a kid would have made out of clay.
  • Deep fry until crisp; fill with a filling such as guacamole, refried beans, etc.

Notes

You won't need to overwork this dough, but just as a note of interest, because masa harina doesn't have any gluten, as wheat flour does, you don't have to worry about it getting tough.
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This page first published: Nov 2, 2003 · Updated: Feb 4, 2021.

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