HOW TO MAKE PASTELITOS | COOKING WITH RICKY | 9

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Ground turkey reduces fat while beans offer a vegetarian option.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: no olives

Green olives provide a similar briny flavor.

Introduce the ingredients: Masa harina, water, and chicken flavoring (consum).

Add a spoonful of chicken flavoring to the masa harina.

Gradually add water to the masa harina, mixing little by little to avoid making the dough too wet.

Roll a piece of the masa into a ball.

Use a tortilla press to flatten the masa ball, but do not press all the way down.

Fill the center of the flattened masa with a small amount of filling (not specified).

Press down on the edges to seal the pastelito, adding more masa if it breaks.

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet halfway full over medium-high heat.

Carefully place the pastelito in the hot oil, being cautious of splatter.

Fry the pastelito until one side turns dark orange, indicating it's ready to flip.

Flip the pastelito when the edges are dark orange, ensuring it gets a crusty texture.

Remove the pastelito when done and cut in half to show the inside.

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