Almost Oaxacan Grilled Tostadas with Chorizo, Tangy Guacamole and Fresh Cheese

Name: Almost Oaxacan Grilled Tostadas with Chorizo, Tangy Guacamole and Fresh Cheese
Ingredients: About 2 dozen corn tortillas, preferably thin homemade ones or ones from a local tortilleria; 1/2 pound (about 4 medium) tomatillos, husked, rinsed and cut in half; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; Hot green chiles to taste (roughly 2 or 3 serranos or 1 or 2 jalapenos), stems broken off, roughly chopped; About 1/4 cup (loosely packed) cilantro, thick lower stems cut off; 1 large, ripe avocado, pitted, flesh scooped from peel and roughly chopped; Salt; About 1/4 cup fresh-rendered, room temperature pork lard (preferably the kind with bits of brown cracklings in it's what's called asiento in Oaxaca) or vegetable oil; About 1 pound fresh Mexican chorizo sausage, casing removed; About 6 ounces crumbled Mexican queso fresco or other fresh cheese such as feta or goat cheese

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Ingredients

About 2 dozen corn tortillas, preferably thin homemade ones or ones from a local tortilleria
1/2 pound (about 4 medium) tomatillos, husked, rinsed and cut in half
3 garlic cloves, peeled
Hot green chiles to taste (roughly 2 or 3 serranos or 1 or 2 jalapenos), stems broken off, roughly chopped
About 1/4 cup (loosely packed) cilantro, thick lower stems cut off
1 large, ripe avocado, pitted, flesh scooped from peel and roughly chopped
Salt
About 1/4 cup fresh-rendered, room temperature pork lard (preferably the kind with bits of brown cracklings in it's what's called asiento in Oaxaca) or vegetable oil
About 1 pound fresh Mexican chorizo sausage, casing removed
About 6 ounces crumbled Mexican queso fresco or other fresh cheese such as feta or goat cheese