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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Mix the masa harina with the water, mix well and set aside. | 2. In a large saucepan combine the tomato, chiles and broth. | 3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. | 4. You want the mixture on the thick side. | 5. Add the shredded meat and heat for another 2-3 minutes. | 6. Remove from heat and set aside. | 7. When warm to the touch stir in the cheese and season with salt if needed. | 8. Take the prepared masa harina and knead in the lard, salt, flour and baking powder. | 9. You may need to add a little more water. | 10. Divide into 12 pieces, roll into balls and place on a plate, cover with plastic and let rest for 20 minutes. | 11. Place a heavy skillet, cast iron if you have it, over medium heat. | 12. Place a heavy freezer bag on the counter and place a masa round in the center. | 13. Gently roll out or pat into a 4 inch round. | 14. Pick up plastic, peel gordita away from it and place on the hot skillet. | 15. Cook for 1 minute and flip over, cooking for one minute-repeat. | 16. You will want the gordita golden brown on both sides. | 17. Remove to a wire rack to cool and repeat until all gorditas are cooked. | 18. At this point you can cool completely and keep in the fridge or: heat 3/4 of an inch oil in a heavy skillet. | 19. When hot add one gordita at a time, cooking for about 2 minutes total. | 20. Your going to flip them a few times and they will get puffy-you want that. | 21. Remove and drain on paper towels, repeat until all are done. | 22. Split cooked gorditas--but not all the way through, and fill with the meat and cheese filling. | 23. Top with lettuce and various salsas. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
tomato	1		roasted peeled seeded	41.86	9.282	2.184	0.364
poblano chile	4		roasted peeled seeded-sliced	-	-	-	-
pork	2	cups	cooked cooked seasoned	-	-	-	-
chicken broth	1	cup		78.12	1.89	11.1384	2.6208
monterey jack cheese	2	cups		-	-	-	-
masa harina	1 3/4	cups	mixed	-	-	-	-
tap water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
shortening	2	tablespoons		226.304	0.0	0.0	25.6
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
flour	1/3	cup		192.76	42.2018	3.1337	0.7479
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
vegetable oil				-	-	-	-
lettuce			shredded	-	-	-	-
salsa				-	-	-	-
salsa				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.