Central Mexico

Gorditas de picadillo

Name: Gorditas de picadillo
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups masa harina; 1 2/3 cups warm water; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 4 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 300 g minced beef (beef mince, beef or buff keema); 1 medium small dice potato; 1 small dice carrot; 2 blended tomato; 1 small chopped onion; 2 cloves garlic; a pinch cumin powder (ground cumin); Salt, to taste; 1 cup shredded lettuce; 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco

Chubby masa pockets stuffed with beef picadillo. The name is affectionate, and so is the eating.

50 minTime

24 gProtein each

mildSpice

Little fat ones2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMasa pockets, beef picadillo, home style.

The original

697kcalsame

24 gproteinsame

7 gfibresame

50minutessame

Gorditas de picadillo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Masa harina2½ cups

Water1⅔ cups, warm

Baking powder½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tbsp

Minced beef (beef mince, beef or buff keema)300 g

Potato1 medium, small dice

Carrot1, small dice

Tomato2, blended

Onion1 small, chopped

Garlic2 cloves

Cumin powder (ground cumin)a pinch

Saltto taste

Lettuce1 cup, shredded

Queso fresco½ cup, crumbled

Method

4 steps

1Brown the beef in 1 tbsp oil, add onion and garlic, then the blended tomato, potato, carrot, cumin and salt. Simmer covered 15 minutes.
2Mix masa harina, baking powder, salt and water into a soft dough. Shape 8 balls and pat into discs 1 cm thick.
3Cook on a medium tawa 4 minutes a side, then fry briefly in the remaining oil until lightly crisp.
4Slit each gordita along one side to make a pocket and stuff with picadillo, lettuce and cheese.

Serve it like this

Stand the stuffed gorditas upright in a basket lined with a napkin, with salsa roja and pickled jalapeños alongside.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Central Mexico

Gorditas de picadillo

Chubby masa pockets stuffed with beef picadillo. The name is affectionate, and so is the eating.

50 minTime

24 gProtein each

mildSpice

Little fat ones2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMasa pockets, beef picadillo, home style.

The original

697kcalsame

24 gproteinsame

7 gfibresame

50minutessame

Gorditas de picadillo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Masa harina2½ cups

Water1⅔ cups, warm

Baking powder½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tbsp

Minced beef (beef mince, beef or buff keema)300 g

Potato1 medium, small dice

Carrot1, small dice

Tomato2, blended

Onion1 small, chopped

Garlic2 cloves

Cumin powder (ground cumin)a pinch

Saltto taste

Lettuce1 cup, shredded

Queso fresco½ cup, crumbled

Method

4 steps

1Brown the beef in 1 tbsp oil, add onion and garlic, then the blended tomato, potato, carrot, cumin and salt. Simmer covered 15 minutes.
2Mix masa harina, baking powder, salt and water into a soft dough. Shape 8 balls and pat into discs 1 cm thick.
3Cook on a medium tawa 4 minutes a side, then fry briefly in the remaining oil until lightly crisp.
4Slit each gordita along one side to make a pocket and stuff with picadillo, lettuce and cheese.

Serve it like this

Stand the stuffed gorditas upright in a basket lined with a napkin, with salsa roja and pickled jalapeños alongside.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Gorditas de picadillo

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Gorditas de picadillo

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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