Ham and Cheese Tortas
Tortas de Jamón y Queso
Recipe Yield
2 sandwiches
Cooking time
10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2 Mexican bolillo or telera rolls or small baguettes
- 1/2 cup refried beans
- 1/2 ripe Mexican avocado scooped and sliced
- 4 slices Mexican queso fresco Oaxaca or Mozzarella
- 4 to 6 slices ham, turkey or cooked chicken
- 1 tomato sliced and seeded
- A couple of thin slices of onion optional
- Pickled jalapeño peppers to taste optional
- Salt to taste optional
- 2 tablespoons Mexican style cream optional
To Prepare
- Slice the rolls in half lengthwise. If they’re not fresh, toast them slightly for a few minutes. On one side, spread a tablespoon of refried beans; on the other, mash 1/4 of an avocado with a fork.
- Top the bottom half of the bread with a few slices of cheese, 2 or 3 slices of ham or cold cuts of your choice, it may also be shredded chicken or meat, and a couple of slices of tomato.
- Drizzle a tablespoon of Mexican-style cream and crown your package with as many pickled jalapeños as you wish. Sprinkle a bit of salt on top.
- Place the top half of the roll on the sandwich and slice the torta horizontally. Eat it or wrap it up so that it can travel along with you.
Comments
5comments inHam and Cheese Tortas
Caroline
Jun 18
What is the recipe for the Mexican Cream Sauce? Thanking you in advance
Pati Jinich
Jun 21
There is no recipe for it Caroline, is just the traditional cream from Mexico. You can read about it here http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/mexican_style_cream/
Gary
Mar 05
Hey Patty I enjoyed your show on create. I have a question I’m wondering if maybe you’d willing to address. That’s talking about Gringos eating Street Food in Mexico. there’s always a concern about Montezuma’s Revenge. Are there any rules of thumb that you live by to avoid it. My understanding has always been that you’re okay if you see the street food cooked in front of you but you think that’s true. Thank you.
Pati
Mar 10
Hola Gary! My family and I eat street food in Mexico, all the time. The only thing that we try to avoid when eating on the street is ice with our drinks.
San Carlos Charlie
Jun 18
I’ve lived in Mexico full time for nearly twenty years and vacationed there for fifteen years prior to that. In all that time, I’ve gotten the dreaded revenge just once, after a dinner at an upscale, white tablecloth restaurant in Cozumel. Otherwise, countless street tacos and tacos of every sort, hot dogs, birria, cahuamanta…never a problem. These days the ice cubes everywhere are made from purified water, so that’s one less threat. There is one food I do avoid, sadly, because I love it: jaiba (crab). My decision is based on a conversation with my Mexican GP. His suspicion is poor handwashing by the folks who pick out the meat. So, no more crab tostadas for me!