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post #1 of 11
6/29/11 at 3:48am
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I have adopted a huge case of 8" gordita shells. 

I'm not completely sure of the nomenclature, but I think it means

"if you try to deep fry, they will assplode".

 

8 inch; just small enough to make a sad burrito; too big to make a fish taco.

 

What the hell am I going to do with these things?

 

All I can think of is enchiladas, which I probably can't do here. 

And even if I did and they sold well, I'd have 3/4 of a case left.

It's a gross.

 

All I can think of is free chips and salsa for bar customers; take it in the shorts.

 

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post #2 of 11
6/29/11 at 4:15am

I use them to clean my fridge and make quesadillas. Any left-over combo is possible as long as there's cheese in it.

I can imagine you making a more elaborated pro-version served on a nice salad?

 

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post #3 of 11
6/29/11 at 8:44am

For quesadillas, lightly brush the outside with olive oil and sprinkle with salt before throwing them on the griddle. You'll end up with a crunchy, crispy crust that dramatically improves them and takes virtually no additional time. I also make half-quesadillas with a single, folded-in-half tortilla instead of a two whole ones as pictured above -- mainly because it's so easy to stick a spatula under the curved edge and flip along the fold without any risk of even the slightest amount of filling falling out. Cut into wedges with a pizza slicer and serve with a fresh dipping sauce.

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post #4 of 11
6/29/11 at 9:44am

What you do is spread shredded cheese over one, broil it for about 25 - 30 seconds just to melt the cheese, then you wrap that around a hardshell taco filled with all the goodness of taco night. Double decker taco. I love those.

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post #5 of 11
6/29/11 at 2:30pm

Freeze in stacks, they freeze very well.

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post #6 of 11
6/29/11 at 6:13pm

Chris,

I think I would use them to clean before calling that a quesadillaeek.gif

 

Lips,

The crispy salted quesadilla are popular bar food here. Sells lots of Shiner.drinkbeer.gif

 

Chris, what was thatconfused.gif

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post #7 of 11
6/29/11 at 6:46pm

Panini, I think he's European. El no sabe nada acerca de la comida raza.

 

 

I'm a little confused here. Gorditas are very thick corn tortillas that you griddle till crisp, split em like an English muffin and make a sandwich out of them.

 

OK, now that I look up the stuff online, they make wheat flour gorditas in northern Mexico. Same principle.

 

Why not do something like that?

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post #8 of 11
6/30/11 at 2:51am
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Originally Posted by ChrisBelgium View Post

I use them to clean my fridge...


I can't envision an upscale version...  mental block.

 

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Originally Posted by TomatoMustard View Post

What you do is spread shredded cheese over one, broil it for about 25 - 30 seconds just to melt the cheese, then you wrap that around a hardshell taco filled with all the goodness of taco night. Double decker taco. I love those.


Ala Taco Bell.  You're speaking my language, but I can't sell something like that to my clientele.

I would, however, eat at least two of those a day if left unsupervised.

 

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Originally Posted by MaryB View Post

Freeze in stacks, they freeze very well.

 

If only I had the freezer space...  I'd save it for later.   :(
 

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Originally Posted by thetincook View Post

I'm a little confused here. Gorditas are very thick corn tortillas that you griddle till crisp, split em like an English muffin and make a sandwich out of them.


These ain't those.  They're like, double thickness four tortillas.  I use them at home to make gross food when I'm home and starving (eg. drunk).

Peanut butter rubbed gordita shells, lightly warmed in a "microwave" oven, with "store bought" Cholula or Tapatio garnish.  Served on a "stonewear" plate with a fork.  -$10

 

I dunno, thinking about just heading to the mission.

I didn't order them.  I've been "cleaning kitchen" with leftovers from other people's eff ups.

If I do a quesadilla, I'd have to order in cheese ($$$$$) just for that dish.

Flautos wont work; they just assplode (tried it).

 

Aww well, thanks for the advices.

I'm gonna feed them to bums I think; need to volunteer some time anyways -get rid of some guilt.

---I MEAN, I'm going to donate it to the less fortunate, because it's the right thing to do!  And I'm a good person!

 

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---I MEAN

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[Edit]: Panini, haven't you heard of the new rage in Europe?  Haricot vert, Cheddar, and prosciutto quesadilla?  Thought you kept up on trends...

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post #9 of 11
6/30/11 at 5:08am

Aww well, thanks for the advices.

I'm gonna feed them to bums I think; need to volunteer some time anyways -get rid of some guilt.

---I MEAN, I'm going to donate it to the less fortunate, because it's the right thing to do!  And I'm a good person! 

 

Wow..............

 

 

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post #10 of 11
6/30/11 at 5:58am

oh my

Chris, My bad.  Brain Fart!

I got you now. I thought you were going to use them as sponges to clean the fridge.eek.gif

 

We get upscale with them. We use them like a bellini with texas caviar on New Years.

We also break out our guns and fire them into the air!

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post #11 of 11
6/30/11 at 6:20am

We used to make fresh flour tortillas every day at my restaurant, the left overs were fried the next morning and turned into bunuelos.

 

Have fun

 

 

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bunuelos/Detail.aspx

 

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=ApO4.VBYVwPbUXVa2zquBBObvZx4?fr=yfp-t-701-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF8&p=bunuelos

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