Entomatadas are the perfect snack to always serve to guests who come to your house. For those of you who don’t know what to serve when your friends or relatives come, try this food. This is the Entomatadas recipe, a recipe that will perfect your happiness with your honored guests.
Entomatadas are easy-to-make snacks, the process of making them is similar to the process of making enchiladas, but this Entomatadas recipe is coated with tomato sauce. If you are interested, let’s see the recipe.
Entomatadas Recipe
Entomatadas are a famous snack in Mexico, just like flautas which are also often served when there are guests at home. Likewise, with Entomatadas, this food is a favorite of many people, not only adults but also children like it. The easy process of making it is a factor why housewives like to serve this food at various best moments at home.
When I see people eating Entomatadas or see my mother making this food, my memory immediately goes back to the past when my mother often made this cake at home, as if I could smell the aroma of tomatoes being cooked in the pan, or the aroma of ready-made Entomatadas, this is very impressive and becomes a beautiful moment in nostalgia. Making this snack is not only fun but also has a nostalgic value and memories of the past come back. That’s when I see people eating this typical Mexican snack.
This time I try to share the Entomatadas recipe with all of you, hopefully, you can enjoy this recipe well and can apply or practice it in your kitchen. Let’s see how to make Entomatadas below!
How to Make Entomatadas Recipe
Notes: If you don’t like spicy flavors, you can apply the sauce without having to use jalapeno.
DIRECTIONS:
Step by step to make Entomatadas, a popular Mexican snack.
Step 1:
Put the jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a pan and add water to cover it. Cook over medium heat.
Step 2:
Then, mix in 1/4 cup of the onion, and grated cheese and set aside.
Step 3:
Once the tomatoes and jalapeno peppers are cooked, add them to a blender and puree until smooth.
Step 4:
Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, add the remaining onion, and cook until the onion is translucent.
Step 5:
Add the tomato sauce you just made to the skillet, cook for 2 minutes, season with salt to taste, and reduce heat to simmer.
Step 6:
In a separate skillet, heat the remaining vegetable oil over medium heat, fry the tortillas one by one, and place on a plate lined with paper towels (to absorb excess oil).
Recommendation:
Step 7:
Once all the tortillas are cooked, dip them one by one into the warm tomato sauce.
Step 8:
Place the tortilla on a plate, spoon over the cheese and onion mixture, fold the tortilla over, and do the same for all your tortillas.
Detail Entomatadas Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb Tomatoes for sauce
- 1 Jalapeno pepper: For a bold flavor, omit if you don't like spicy
- 2 garlic cloves small: For a sweet and savory flavor
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¾ cup white onion finely diced
- Salt to taste
- 12 corn tortillas: You can double the amount if you double the ingredients.
- 8 ounces Queso fresco or farmer cheese crumbled About 2 cups
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil to fry tortillas
Instructions
- Place the jalapenos, tomatoes, and garlic cloves in a saucepan and add water to cover the ingredients. Bring to a boil for about 15 or 20 minutes.
- Combine 1/4 cup of the onion with the grated cheese and set aside. When the tomatoes, jalapenos, and garlic are done, place them in a blender and puree until smooth.
- Heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, add the remaining onion, and cook until the onion is translucent, which may take about 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes, season with salt, and reduce the heat to a simmer for about 6 minutes.
- Heat the remaining vegetable oil in a separate skillet over medium heat, and fry the tortillas one by one until they are all cooked through, then place them on a paper towel set on a plate (to absorb the excess oil). Some people don't fry the tortillas, but just heat them with a little oil.
- Once all the tortillas are fried, dip them one by one into the tomato sauce you just made.
- Place the tortillas on a plate and spoon the cheese and onion mixture. Fold the tortillas and process with the rest. When everything is ready, you are ready to make the entomatadas, spoon the remaining sauce and place on top of all the tortillas and the cheese and onion mixture.
Notes
If you don't like spicy food, you can omit the jalapeno from your recipe.
