Pile fried tostadas up with your favorite toppings from refried beans and cheese, to avocado and salsa.
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What Is a Tostada?
A tostada has a pretty simple construction: it’s like a taco, but flat.
How to Make Tostadas
We almost always make tostadas withrefried beansand plenty of toppings.
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We almost always make our ownrefried beansfrom scratch, because with apressure cookerit just doesn’t take that long.
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This recipe details how to fry up corn tortillas to make the tostada shells.
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Don’t keep them in the oven too long, or they will burn.
Just heat them enough to lightly toast them.
Pour enough oil into a frying pan so that you have a quarter inch layer of oil.
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Heat the oil on medium high heat until sizzling hot, but not smoking.
One at a time, fry the tortillas in the oil.
Fry until golden brown on both sides, cooking about 30 seconds to a minute per side.
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(The tortilla should be fairly stiff and crisp.
If not, the oil is not hot enough.)
Place the tortilla on a paper towel-lined plate, to absorb the excess oil.
Sprinkle with a little salt.
Put the cooked tortillas on a rimmed baking sheet and place in a 250F oven to keep warm.
To serve, place toppings in separate bowls, with a larger serving dish for the beans.
Bring out the tostada shells in batches, keeping those unused warm in the oven.
To prepare a tostada, spread a large spoonful of mashed beans over a tostada shell.
Sprinkle on cheese and other toppings (sliced lettuce, avocados, salsa, etc.)
Don’t load the tostada too much or you’ll find it difficult to eat.
Eat by picking up the tostada with both hands (like a pizza slice).
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