Round 2 Recipe - Bean and Cheese Chalupas
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 4 corn tortillas
- 1 cup reserved bean mixture from Bean and Cheese Tamales recipe
- 1 cup Monterey jack cheese
- 1 Roma tomato, chopped
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 head green cabbage, shredded, reserved from Crispy Fish Tacos
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
- When the oil is hot, fry the tortillas, 1 at a time, on both sides until they are crisp.
- Remove from the oil and drain on a sheet tray lined with a brown paper bag or paper towels.
- Preheat the broiler.
- Put the fried tortillas on a sheet tray and top each with 1/4 of the bean mixture and 1/4 of the cheese.
- Put under the broiler until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 2 minutes.
- In a medium bowl mix together the tomato, onion, and chili powder, and season with salt, to taste.
- Remove the tortillas from the sheet tray to individual serving dishes and top with shredded cabbage, the tomato mixture, and a tablespoon of sour cream.
canola oil, corn tortillas, tamales, cheese, tomato, onion, chili powder, kosher salt, green cabbage, sour cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/round-2-recipe-bean-and-cheese-chalupas-recipe.html (may not work)