Salbutes
Puffy Yucatecan Tortillas
Small masa tortillas deep-fried while spooning hot oil over the top to coax them puffy, then piled with shredded chicken, lettuce, tomato, and pickled onion.
Salbutes
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
How are salbutes different from panuchos?
Salbutes are plain masa tortillas fried until puffy and crisp, with no bean pocket, while panuchos get a slit and a bean filling before frying. Both are finished with shredded chicken or turkey, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and pickled onion.
Ingredientes· 6View
Salbute Base
- 2 cups masa + 1.5 cups waterCorn Masa Harina & Warm Water
- 1 cupLard or Canola Oilfor flash frying
Toppings
- 1.5 cupsShredded Cooked Turkey or Chicken
- 1 cupShredded Cabbage or Iceberg Lettuce
- 1 avocado + 1 tomatoAvocado & Tomatosliced
- 1/2 cupPickled Red Onions
Instrucciones
5 pasosPrepara la masa
Mix the dough
Mix the masa, water, salt, and optional flour. Let it rest for 15 minutes.
Forma las tortillas
Shape the tortillas
Divide into 12 balls and press into small, slightly thick tortillas.
Fríe y abomba
Fry until puffed
Fry one at a time in 350°F (175°C) oil, spooning hot oil over the top to encourage puffing.
Termina de freír
Finish frying
Turn once and fry until lightly golden, puffy, and crisp outside but soft within.
Sirve
Serve
Drain well and top immediately with chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and pickled onion.
