How To Make Tortas | English | Cindy Serafin

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is lower in fat and calories, while pork shoulder is more budget-friendly.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato puree

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Homemade puree is fresher and healthier, while canned tomatoes are often cheaper.

Boil water in two pots.

Add chicken and pork to the boiling water with salt.

Wash and de-stem the chiles guajillos.

In a pot, add the washed chiles guajillos and six tomatoes with water and boil.

Chop the onions into rounds and finely chop the lettuce after washing it.

Slice the bolillo rolls in half, optionally removing the ends.

Toast the sliced bolillo rolls on an electric griddle after spreading mayonnaise on both sides.

Blend the boiled tomatoes with two or three guajillo chiles, two or three dried chiles, five garlic cloves, dried oregano, salt, and some of the cooking water.

Prepare the marinade by blending dry guajillo chiles with eight cloves of garlic, salt, and some cooking liquid.

Add the marinade to the shredded meat (chicken or pork).

Assemble the tortas by adding the shredded meat to the toasted bread, followed by lettuce, onions, and sauce.

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