re: [CH] Warming Tortillas
Jesse Guadiana (jguad1@jef.cioe.com)
Fri, 20 Feb 1998 12:59:42 -0500 (EST)
Len & CH's -
A slightly more safe method than "open fire" is to use a griddle,
preferably the black cast-iron kind. Make sure it's been warmed and
kept heated by a medium flame (at least) on your gas stove. Griddles
compensate fairly well for using electric stoves rather than nat. gas
stoves.
Flipping tortillas on a griddle is a comparable skill to flipping on an
open flame. Tougher to grab a hold of the tort, but the chance of
singeing yourself is reduced.
Flip early, flip often, and they should soften up and re-gain their fresh
maize aroma nicely. Flour tortillas are better off with this griddle
method, as they tend to burn more quickly that the maize variety.
Now go have same salsa with your tort's,
Jesse G.
jguad1@mer.cioe.com //
> From: "Eggert, Len" <leggert@sysplan.com>
> Subject: [CH] Warming tortillas
> If you are fortunate enough to have a gas stove, the absolute best way
> to heat tortillas is one at a time, tossed on the iron grid that usually
> supports your skillets or pots, directly in the flame, which you have
> set to medium to high. You have to flip it every few seconds, several
> times, and if you're fast you can do this with your hand. (If you're not
> fast, you soon will be.) The less dexterous or faint of heart can use
> tongs, but I don't recommend it as you need some tactile feedback to do
> this right. The result is a tortilla that is completely
> "refreshed"--fragrant, pliable, and newly "marked" by the flame. In
> other words, just like a freshly made tortilla. If you want to do a
> batch of them, simply wrap them in a warm cotton dish towel as you crank
> them out. This method is especially effective with flour tortillas but
> works with corn tortillas too.