Panuchos
Bean-Stuffed Tortillas
Puffed masa tortillas sliced open for a bean-stuffed pocket, fried until lightly crisp, and crowned with cochinita pibil and pickled red onion, Yucatán style.
Panuchos
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
What meat goes on panuchos?
Traditional Yucatecan panuchos use cochinita pibil, but shredded turkey or chicken work well too — if using poultry, cook it to at least 165°F (74°C) before shredding it over the fried, bean-stuffed tortilla.
Ingredientes· 7View
The Shell
- 2 cups masa + 1.5 cups waterCorn Masa Harina & Warm Water
- 1/2 cupRefried Black Bean Pasteseasoned with epazote, smooth
- 1/4 cupLard or Vegetable Oilfor frying
Toppings
- 1.5 cupsShredded Turkey or Cochinita Pibilcooked
- 1 cupShredded Lettuce
- 1 avocado + 1 tomatoAvocado & Tomato slices
- 1/2 cupPickled Red Onions (Xnipec)
Instrucciones
6 pasosPrepara y forma
Mix and shape
Mix the masa, water, and salt. Divide into 12 balls and press into tortillas slightly thicker than normal.
Cocina hasta inflar
Cook until puffed
Cook on a hot comal until each tortilla puffs. Remove immediately.
Abre el bolsillo
Open the pocket
Cut a small slit along the edge and carefully separate the steam pocket.
Rellena con frijoles
Fill with beans
Fill each pocket with 1 to 2 tablespoons of beans and press closed.
Fríe los panuchos
Fry the panuchos
Fry in a thin layer of lard until lightly crisp on both sides.
Sirve
Serve
Top with the meat, pickled onion, avocado, and lettuce.
Authentic Culinary Gear for this Recipe
Heritage Mexican cooking relies on dedicated craft tools to develop authentic blisters, toasts, and emulsified textures.
10.5" Heavy Cast Iron Comal
Distributes high, dry radiant heat for charring poblanos, toasting chiles, and warming tortillas.
Cast Iron Tortilla Press (8")
Heavy calibrated leverage to press fresh heirloom masa dough into thin, supple rounds with zero sticking.
Heirloom Masa & Dried Chiles
Single-origin Mexican dried chiles (Ancho, Guajillo, Pasilla) and heirloom nixtamalized corn masa.
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