Tlayudas Oaxaqueñas
- 🫘 Cooked and mashed beans, quantity sufficient to spread
- 🥬 Finely shredded cabbage or lettuce, quantity not specified
- 🥩 3 pieces salted beef (cecina) or your choice of center-cut steak or skirt steak
- 🌭 Crumbled chorizo or longaniza, quantity not specified
- 🧀 Shredded quesillo (Oaxaca cheese), quantity not specified
- 🥑 1 sliced avocado
- 🍅 1 sliced red tomato
- 🌶️ Salsa roja (red sauce), to taste
- 🌽 3 large crispy corn tortillas (tlayudas)
- 🐖 Lard, quantity not specified
Transport yourself to the vibrant streets of Oaxaca with this iconic dish featuring a large, crispy tortilla topped with savory beans, rich meats, fresh vegetables, and tangy salsa.
Transport yourself to the vibrant streets of Oaxaca by preparing Tlayudas Oaxaqueñas at home. This iconic Mexican dish boasts a large, crispy tortilla topped with savory beans, rich meats, fresh vegetables, and tangy salsa, creating a symphony of flavors that typify the heart of Oaxacan street food.
Ingredients
🫘 Cooked and mashed beans, quantity sufficient to spread
🥬 Finely shredded cabbage or lettuce, quantity not specified
🥩 3 pieces salted beef (cecina) or your choice of center-cut steak or skirt steak
🌭 Crumbled chorizo or longaniza, quantity not specified
🧀 Shredded quesillo (Oaxaca cheese), quantity not specified
🥑 1 sliced avocado
🍅 1 sliced red tomato
🌶️ Salsa roja (red sauce), to taste
🌽 3 large crispy corn tortillas (tlayudas)
🐖 Lard, quantity not specified
Instructions
1- Prepare Meats:
- Preheat a frying pan over medium heat.
- Fry the crumbled chorizo until well-browned and crispy. Set aside.
- In the same pan, cook the cecina or alternative beef choice to your liking. Flip once for even cooking. Set aside.
2- Prepare Tlayuda:
- Heat a comal or griddle on high. Place a tlayuda on it.
- Spread a thin layer of lard over the tlayuda using a silicone brush.
- Layer the cooked and mashed beans over the lard.
- Add a generous layer of shredded cabbage.
- Sprinkle shredded quesillo over cabbage.
- Arrange evenly the cooked cecina strips.
- Top with crumbled chorizo.
- Garnish with tomato slices and avocado.
3- Final Touches:
- Keep heat low to avoid burning. Once toppings are warm and cheese soft, transfer the tlayuda onto a serving plate.
- Drizzle with salsa roja to taste.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: Approximately 600
Protein: 35g
Fats: 30g
Carbohydrates: 65g
Equipment:
- 🔥 Stove/Gas Range
- 🍳 Non-stick frying pan
- 🍽️ Comal or griddle
- 🥄 Plates/Bowls
- 🔪 Knife for slicing
- 🥄 Silicone brush (red)
- 🍴 Wooden spatula
Cooking Tips
- Substitute pork crackling lard with regular lard if unavailable.
- Maintain low flame to crisp without charring.
- Traditionally folded in some regions, serves flat for crispy texture.
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