The Farmer Family Cookbook

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Jennifer Crites: These are often requested at my house!

Ingredients

• Masa
• Sour cream
• Cooked, shredded chicken
• Red or green salsa
• Cotija cheese, shredded
• Limes

Steps

1. Mix masa with water to make 2 cups of soft dough-not too dry and not too wet. Roll into balls about 3/4 the size of a golf ball. Flatten with a tortilla press or rolling pin to 1/4 inch thick and 4 inches in diameter. Cook on a skillet (cast iron is best) or comal, with NO oil for about 20-30 seconds on each side. Remove from heat and immediately pinch the edges up about 1/4 inch, forming a ridge. (Find a glass with a bottom just smaller than the circle and place it in the center of the circle, pinching the edges to the glass. This is an easy way to make the "cups" without burning your fingers so much.)
2. Fill the cups with about a tbsp of sour cream and some shredded chicken. Top with salsa, cotija cheese and squeezed lime juice.
3. Another version is making the filling with cooked, diced potates and guajillo salsa and then topped with cotija and lime.
4. Recipes for salsas and shredded chicken are in this book.