Guatemalan Recipe: Chuchitos

masa harina

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while cornmeal is often less expensive.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is leaner, while pork is typically more affordable.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes are healthier, while canned are often less expensive.

Prepare the ingredients: 7 units of tomato manzano, 28 grams of dried chili, 28 grams of holly, 28 grams of vitoria, 3 cloves of garlic, 10 units of clove, 1 onion, 2 units of tomato extranjero, and a bag of ground cinnamon.

Mix masa with butter, oil, and salt to prepare the dough.

Blend the ingredients for the sauce and boil them in a pot.

Once the sauce is ready, prepare the masa tortillas.

Place the filling in the center of the tortilla and fold it.

In a pot, add 0.5 liters of water and bring it to a boil.

Place leftover banana leaves in the pot to prevent burning.

Put the chuchitos in the pot and cook for 40 minutes, checking the water level occasionally.

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