Tacos de Canasta

Name: Tacos de Canasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 16 corn tortillas; 400g refried beans; 400g potatoes, boiled and mashed; 200g Mexican chorizo, fried; 4 tbsp lard or vegetable oil; salsa roja to serve; pickled jalapeños to serve

Basket tacos — soft steamed corn tortillas filled with refried beans or potato and chorizo, served from the basket.

Total time

55 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-free

Ingredients

16corn tortillas

400grefried beans

400gpotatoes, boiled and mashed

200gMexican chorizo, fried

4 tbsplard or vegetable oil

salsa rojato serve

pickled jalapeñosto serve

Instructions

Mix fried chorizo with mashed potato for filling.

Heat tortillas until pliable.

Fill half with refried beans and half with potato chorizo.

Fold each tortilla and brush lightly with warm lard.

Stack filled tacos tightly in a basket or container lined with cloth.

Cover and steam 30 minutes — the steam makes them incredibly soft.

Serve with salsa roja and pickled jalapeños.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

395

Protein

13.3g

Fat

4.1g

Carbs

78.8g

Fiber

12.3g

Sodium

398mg

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