Plate o' Shrimp

Maters

After having purchased apparently every tomato available in Grenada, I came home yesterday with an abundant selection of vegetables and not much else. Having honed the art of putting off studying, I proceeded to make the meal pictured below. You too can make this for lunch by following these simple instructions:

1 c corn masa tortilla mix, dried
1/4 medium yellow onion
1/2 medium ripe tomato
1 clove garlic
2TB softened cream cheese
1/2 c crumbled queso blanco or other Mexican cheese
salt and pepper to taste
canola oil for frying

Mix the masa up with warm water.. enough to hold together but not make a dough that is too sticky, add a pinch of salt and set aside. Mince onion and garlic, saute until soft in 1 ts canola oil. Toss with tomatoes, mix in cheese until well blended, add salt and pepper to taste.

Dived Masa dough into four balls. Roll out masa into thin pancakes between two sheets of wax paper. Place 1/4 of filling mix in center and fold masa over to make 1/2 circle. Crimp sides. Repeat with other masa dough rounds. Saute in 1/4 inch canola or peanut oil over medium heat until golden brown all over. Let steam inside clean kitchen towel for 5 minutes. Serve with green salad and guacamole.

posted by Sa @ 7:37 AM