Calories:
Approx. 150 Calories per memelitaMacros:
Proteins: 3g, Fats: 7g, Carbohydrates: 20g per memelitaBudget:
$$Cooking time:
Approximately 2 - 2.5 hoursRecipe ingredients:
- 🌽 Masa (Corn Dough): Enough for 12-15 small, thick tortillas.
- 🥓 Asiento (Pork Lard/Crackling Spread): Approximately 1-2 tablespoons per memelita.
- 🧀 Queso (Cheese): Approximately 1-2 tablespoons crumbled white cheese per memelita.
- 🍅 Tomatoes: 5-6 red plum/roma tomatoes, for salsa.
- 🌶️ Chiles (Green): 4-6 green chiles, such as jalapeño or serrano, for salsa.
- 🧅 Cebolla (White Onion): 1/2 medium onion, diced, for topping.
- 🫘 Frijoles (Black Beans): Approximately 2-3 tablespoons cooked whole black beans per memelita (optional).
- 🧂 Salt: To taste, for salsa and potentially masa.
A traditional Oaxacan snack made of thick corn masa cakes topped with savory pork lard, cheese, a rustic salsa, and diced onion, perfect as an appetizer or snack.
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