Guatemalan Street Food 2021 | Cookin' With Hilda

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.

Cook tomatoes, onion, and garlic until soft.

Soak dried chilies for 2 hours to overnight, then clean and blend until smooth.

Prepare cooked chicken, using any part preferred, but chicken breast is mentioned.

Take a corn husk, place a spoon of dough in the center, making an indentation.

Add a spoon of recado sauce in the indentation, then add pieces of chicken on top.

Wrap the corn husk around the filling, standing them up to prevent filling from leaking.

Repeat the wrapping process until all chuchitos are prepared.

Steam the chuchitos for about 45 minutes until ready.

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