Tlacoyos
Oval Masa Cakes
Oval masa cakes with a trench of mashed fava beans, peas, or requesón hidden inside, griddled slowly and finished with nopales and green salsa — no meat required.
Tlacoyos
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
What can I use instead of requesón?
The filling is flexible — use mashed cooked fava beans, peas, or requesón, whichever is easiest to find; all three work in the same trench-and-seal shaping.
Ingredientes· 6View
Tlacoyo Base
- 2 cupsCorn Masa Harina (preferably blue corn)blue corn is highly traditional for tlacoyos
- 1.5 cups water + 1/2 tsp saltWarm Water & Salt
- 3/4 cupRefried Black Beans or Requesónthick, used as stuffing
Nopales Salad Topping
- 1 cupCooked Sliced Nopales (Cactus)tossed with tomato, onion, cilantro
- 1/2 cupSalsa Verde
- 1/2 cupQueso Frescocrumbled
Instrucciones
5 pasosPrepara la masa
Mix the dough
Mix the masa harina, water, and salt. Let it rest for 15 minutes.
Forma y rellena
Shape and fill
Shape a portion of dough into a thick oval, make a trench down the center, and add the filling.
Sella la masa
Seal the masa
Close the masa around the filling and shape into a long diamond or canoe-like oval.
Cocina en el comal
Cook on the comal
Cook slowly on a medium comal for 4 to 5 minutes per side, pressing gently.
Sirve
Serve
Top with nopales, salsa, cheese, and onion. Serve hot.
