How to Make Gorditas | Hilah Cooking

cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: queso fresco

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt maintains creaminess with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola is often cheaper.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell peppers are milder and can be less expensive.

Mix masa harina, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

Add warm water and oil until the mixture feels right.

Pinch off balls of dough about the size of a tangerine and flatten to about a third of an inch thick.

Cook the flattened dough in a dry skillet over high heat for a minute or two on each side until golden brown.

Heat oil to between 360 and 375 degrees Fahrenheit for deep frying.

Deep fry the cooked discs until they float and are browned on both sides.

Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

Cut a pocket in each gordita using a serrated knife.

Stuff the gorditas with carnitas, black beans, cotija cheese, onion, cilantro, and lettuce.

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