Saturday, November 07th 2009

Gorditas

1 lb beef, ground
1 small onion, chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon chili powder

Shells
2 cups masa harina
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup water
2 pieces bacon, fried and crumbled
2 tablespoons longhorn cheese

lettuce, shredded
tomatoes, sliced or diced
cheese, shredded

Cook beef and onion together in a frying pan. Season with salt, pepper, garlic salt and chile powder. While cooking the meat, mix with hands all ingredients for shells. Pinch off small portion of dough and roll into 2-inch ball. With quick patting motion, flatten out to 1/2 inch thickness and about 3 inches in diameter. Fry in hot cooking oil until golden brown, turning once. Drain. Make a slit through the middle; open slightly like a taco shell and stuff with meat mixture, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.