Peneques - Gerardo Lopez

Peneques - Gerardo Lopez

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They are the humble alloy of street food in Mexico City. Peneques are a tortilla filled in with cheese and dipped in a tomato sauce with no chili.

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Ingredients

  • 12 nixtamal corn tortillas (preferably La Tortilleria)
  • 12 wooden toothpicks (no plastic ones as they can't be fried)
  • 250 gr mozzarella cheese (sliced in 12 pieces, substitute with any melty cheese)
  • 3 eggs (separate the yolks and whites)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (set aside some extra for coating )
  • 50 ml vegetable oil
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 1/2 brown onion (or any other onion)
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 coriander springs (finely chopped, leaves off for garnish)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 cup fresh cream (replace with sour cream or creme fraiche)
  • 150 gr fetta cheese (replace with any white crumbly fresh cheese)
  • coriander leaves (remove from coriander bunch above)

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