Cookthink's Root Source Challenge #26 is Tortilla Chips! After winning their plum challenge with pizza with plums, onions, Gorgonzola, and pine nuts, I was excited to enter a recipe using tortilla chips. However, coming up with an original recipe that featured tortilla chips as a key ingredient wasn't easy. Of course I thought about Mexican lasagna, chips and dips (especially Jenny's special chicken dip!), but that did not seem exciting enough.
I then remembered a dish my dad makes with soaked matzo, eggs, milk and oil. That was my inspiration for this Tortilla Torta.
Ingredients:
a few hand-fulls of white corn tortillas
hot water
milk
1 tablespoon oil
1/4 small red onion, finely chopped
2 eggs
salt & pepper to taste
1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
Directions:
1) soak tortilla chips in 1/2 hot water and 1/2 milk mixture. Press the chips into the liquid and soak for about 5 minutes.
2) meanwhile, cook the red onion in the oil for about 2-3 minutes
3) squeeze the water/milk mixture from tortilla chips (reserving a few tablespoons of the liquid). Add the soaked tortilla chips to the onion mixture and cook for a few minutes until golden brown.
4) mix two eggs with some of the remaining milk/water mixture, season with salt & pepper. Pour the egg mixture over onion/tortilla chips and let cook covered on low heat for about 6 minutes.
5) after 6 minutes, slide the torta on a clean plate and then flip the entire thing back into the pan and cook uncovered for 2 minutes.
7) slide the cooked torta on a cutting board, cut into wedges and serve immediately sprinkled with fresh parsley!
Thoughts: I'm quite pleased with how this dish came out. The edges of the torta were crispy thanks to the oil, while the center was soft and moist. The onions definitely added a little bite, and the parsley added a bit of freshness.
Variations: Try different flavors of tortilla chips, or adding some vegetables into the mixture. This is a great idea for brunch.
3 comments:
Yum! Some jalapenos and sharp cheese or queso fresco.
Kind of reminds me of potato pancakes as well as Matzah Brai (however you spell it). Agreed with Anna you should put a little melted cheese or jalapenos on there. Or maybe just some sour cream with shallots?
How funny that is just what I was thinking that this reminded me of Matzo's and eggs that my Mom used to make fur us all the time when we were kids. This will be a fun one to make and I ditto the suggestions above as far as fun add on's. This is a killer "base" per say one that you could continue to change up and really have fun with.
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