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Mexican Tostadas De Kermes recipe. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with quick and easy party food.  
Tostadas de Kermes
Mexican Recipe
In the time it takes to fry a tortilla, you can whip up this crisp, flavorful dish. Beans, cheese and vegetables make a great starting point, but feel free to pile on leftover chicken or beef and a drizzle of your favorite salsa as well.
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Ingredients
Serves 3
~   oil for frying
3   corn tortilla 
~   cold refried beans
~   shredded lettuce
~   quesco fresco, crumbled
~   tomatoes, chopped
~   avocado, sliced
~   Jalapeno peppers, sliced
~   favorite salsa
 
 
Directions 
 

Line a clean work surface with paper towels.

  1. Pour ¼ inch of vegetable oil into a spacious, heavy-bottomed skillet set over a medium-high flame and heat until almost smoking.

  2. Lay the tortilla in the oil and fry until golden.  Flip and repeat to cook the other side.

  3. Using a slotted spoon, remove the tortilla from the oil and place it on the paper towels to drain.

  4. Place the tortilla on a plate and spread the cold beans on top.

  5. Top with the lettuce, quesco fresco, tomatoes, avocados and jalapenos.

  6. Serve promptly.

 

  

Preparation time: Approximately 15 minutes for three tostadas.

A Barbara Adams Beyond Wonderful recipe
with International Home Chef Mexico, Yolanda Resendiz.

 



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