Best Tortas Clasicas Classic Tortas Recipes

Tortas Clasicas: Classic Tortas image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup unsoaked black beans
Salt
1/4 cup canola oil
4 (4-inches long) pambazos, teleras, or French-bread rolls, slit lengthwise and with some bread removed
16 thin slices baked ham
4 slices queso fresco or queso panela
1 cup iceberg lettuce, well dried and shredded
1/2 medium avocado peeled and sliced
1/2 cup Mexican crema or creme fraiche
8 slices tomato
4 canned pickled jalapenos, sliced in strips

Steps:

Cook the black beans in boiling salted water for 1 1/2 hours. Drain, reserving the water and season with salt. Smash the beans with some of the reserved cooking water. Heat a saute pan. Add canola oil and heat. Fry the smashed beans in the oil for 6 to 7 minutes.
Spread the bread with beans, top each with 4 slices of ham and 1 of cheese. Divide lettuce, avocado, crema, tomato, and strips of jalapeno. Add salt, to taste. Place bread tops on and press down.

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Provided by Marcela Valladolid

Categories main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Four 4-ounce chicken cutlets (about 1/4-inch thick)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup plain breadcrumbs
2 large eggs, beaten
Vegetable oil, for frying
4 bolillo or telera rolls or French bread
Mayonnaise, optional
Twelve 1/4-inch slices avocado
12 slices pickled jalapeno or 4 canned chipotles in adobo
12 thin slices white onion
Eight 1/4-inch slices tomato
4 leaves iceberg lettuce
8 lime wedges, for garnish

Steps:

Sprinkle the cutlets with salt and pepper all over. Put the flour on a plate and season with salt and pepper. Put the breadcrumbs in a second plate and the beaten eggs in a shallow bowl. Dip the cutlets into the flour, then the eggs and finally into the breadcrumbs, pressing down on both sides so that the breadcrumbs adhere to the meat.
Heat enough oil in a large skillet to come 1/3-inch up the sides of pan until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 350 degrees F. Working in two batches, pan-fry the cutlets until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to some paper towels to drain.
To assemble the sandwiches, halve the rolls horizontally. Pull out the soft center of the bread slices and discard. Place the cutlets on the bottom halves of the rolls and top with mayonnaise if using, the lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion and jalapeno. Arrange the sandwiches on serving plates and garnish with lime wedges.