Don’t know about you, but we’re still thinking easy food for the summer. This month, Drew is sharing a recipe by Maxye Henry of
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. It’s a delicious dish that works well as an appetizer, but dressing it up a little makes a creative main course as well.
Ingredients
- 1 large flour tortilla
- 1 (14.5 oz) can refried beans, with or without jalapeños
- ½ cup crumbled and browned ground beef, chorizo, or other sausage
- ½ cup shredded jack cheese
- ½ cup sliced ripe olives
Procedure
- Fry the tortillas in canola oil to cover. Allow them to form bubbles. If your pan is slightly smaller than the circumference of the tortillas, they will form an upturned rim that will keep the fillings contained.
- Turn them, but only let them brown on one side; the flip side should be lighter in color- it will finish browning when you toast it under the broiler. Drain well. (This step can be done in advance, but you don’t want the tortillas to lose their crunch.)
- Top the lighter side of each fried tortilla with strips of beans and browned meat, wagon-wheel style. Then sprinkle with cheese and top with ripe olives.
- Heat under a 400°F broiler just until the cheese has melted- watch carefully so the tortilla doesn’t char.
- Top with garnishes.
