Best Homemade Flavored Tortillas Roasted Red Pepper Spinach Etc Recipes

HOMEMADE FLAVORED TORTILLAS ( ROASTED RED PEPPER, SPINACH ETC)

Steps:

• Sift together flour and salt into a bowl.
• Work lard or shortening into the flour with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
• In a blender or mini-food processer, blend water and ingredient of your choice together so there are no big chunks.
• Make a well in the flour and slowly stir in the liquid. Stopping when flour is moistened. Add more flour or water if needed.
• Knead lightly until smooth and form into a ball. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Divide dough into balls roughly smaller than a ping pong ball.
• On a lightly floured wooden surface, roll out each ball until very thin. Cut off rough edges if desired.
• Cook tortillas on a hot ungreased pan for a minute or two on each side.
• Keep warm in a bowl covered with foil or a damp towel.

SPANISH TORTILLA WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS AND PEAS (COOK'S ILLUS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together 4 tablespoons oil, potatoes, onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper until potatoes are well coated.
• In a 10 inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium low and add potato mixture to skillet; reserve bowl.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in reserved bowl, whisk together eggs and 1/2 teaspoon salt until combined.
• Remove skillet from heat and scrape contents into eggs and fold until combined.
• Return skillet to stove and raise heat to medium high; heat 1 teaspoon just to smoke point.
• Add potato-egg mixture to skillet and cook, while shaking and folding mixture for 15 seconds; smooth top of mixture.
• Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook, gently shaking pan, until bottom is golden brown and top is set, about 2 minutes.
• Loosen tortilla from pan and slide onto a plate; place another plat over top and flip; slide tortilla back into skillet.
• Cook until second side is golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• Let cool at least 15 minutes and cut into wedges to serve.

ORECCHIETTE WITH SPINACH, ROASTED RED PEPPER AND FETA

Steps:

• Place orecchiette in plenty of salted, boiling water and cook according to package directions (approximately 9 minutes) until al dente.
• While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil over medium heat in a saute pan and add minced garlic. Allow to cook for only about a minute (to soften). Add chopped spinach and season with salt and pepper (not too much salt, as feta will add saltiness).
• Add roasted red pepper and cook over low heat until spinach and peppers are heated through. Keep warm over a low heat until pasta is ready.
• When pasta is done cooking, add feta to the spinach mixture. Using a spider, take orecchiette from boiling water (reserving water) and add to spinach mixture on top of the feta. Toss pasta with mixture until thoroughly combined, then add pasta water (about 1/2 cup) until mixture is creamy and moistened.
• Serve immediately.