Authentic Mexican Tostadas Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Authentic Mexican Tostadas Recipe). Corn tostadas are filled with beans, sour cream, shredded beef, lettuce, queso cotija, homemade salsa, and marinated onions. This recipe comes from Mexicali, Mexico, where we grew up eating nothing but authentic Mexican food. If you aren't able to find cotija cheese, queso fresco will also do.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 2hrs50 mins

Total: 3hrs20 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 tostadas

Authentic Mexican Tostadas Recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 pound) boneless beef chuck roast

1 medium onion

halved

6 cloves garlic

divided

salt to taste

4 cups water

2 pounds dried pinto beans

salt to taste

2 medium red onions

thinly sliced

½ cup white vinegar

1 large lemon

juiced

salt and ground black pepper to taste

5 tomatoes

stems removed

3 jalapeno peppers

stemmed

or more to taste

salt to taste

12 corn tostada shells

1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

1 head lettuce

chopped

2 (12 ounce) packages crumbled cotija cheese

Jalapeno and Cucumber Margarita

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Fill a large pot halfway with water and add chuck roast. Add onion and 4 cloves garlic and season with salt. Cook over medium-low heat until meat is falling apart about 1 1/2 hours. Let cool slightly and shred using 2 forks. Set aside and keep warm.

Step 2

Bring water to a boil in a large pot; add pinto beans and salt to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until tender about 1 hour. Drain and let cool slightly. Smash beans using a potato masher; set aside and keep warm.

Step 3

Place red onions vinegar lemon juice salt and pepper in a bowl and combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 4

Bring tomatoes jalapenos and enough water to cover to a boil in a small pot. Continue to boil until semi-soft 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool slightly and transfer to a blender. Add remaining 2 cloves garlic; season with salt. Blend hot sauce until smooth.

Step 5

Top each tostada evenly with cooked beans sour cream shredded beef lettuce Cotija cheese marinated red onions and hot sauce in that order.

Nutritional Information

Authentic Mexican Tostadas Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 712.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 39.9g 80%

Carbohydrates: 65.4g 21%

Dietary Fiber: 14.3g 57%

Sugars: 5.4g

Fat: 33g 51%

Saturated Fat: 17.4g 87%

Cholesterol: 102.2mg 34%

Vitamin A Iu: 1018.5IU 20%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.3mg 71%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 39%

Vitamin C: 25.3mg 42%

Folate: 431.4mcg 108%

Calcium: 535.5mg 54%

Iron: 5.7mg 32%

Magnesium: 173mg 62%

Potassium: 1484.5mg 42%

Sodium: 789.5mg 32%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 54%

Calories From Fat: 296.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.