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Man Food: Homemade Tortillas and Tortilla Chips

February 4, 2012 by KerryAnn 16 Comments

Man Food: Homemade Tortillas and Tortilla Chips

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If you’d like to make some homemade tortilla chips for your Game Day nachos, this post is for you. First you make corn tortillas, then you fry them into chips. I prefer the gluten-free masa harina from Bob’s Red Mill to make mine.

Homemade Corn Tortillas

2 cups masa harina (organic or GMO-free strongly preferred) 
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/3 cups water

Preheat an enameled cast iron skillet or a cast iron skillet to medium to medium-high heat.

In a bowl, combine the masa and salt and pour in the water. Stir until the masa comes together but looks crumbly. Then dive in with your hands and knead the dough until it comes together. Add more water, one tablespoon at a time, if needed.

Break the dough into 12-16 golfball sized pieces, roll each piece into a ball and cover with a wet towel to keep moist.

Take a quart-size zippered storage bag and cut off three sides, leaving the bottom of the bag intact.  Open your tortilla press and place the hinged side of the bag with the hinged size of the tortilla press. Flatten one dough ball and place it about half-way between the hinge and the middle of the press.   Cover the top of the dough with the free end of the zip top bag.

Close and press until circular.

Peel the top layer of plastic off of the tortilla.  Flip the tortilla into your palm and peel the other side of the zip top bag off.  Pop it into your skillet and cook, without adding any oil, for about one minute per side. In my enameled cast iron skillet over medium heat, it took one minute and ten seconds per side. Repeat until you’re done.

And that’s all there is to making corn tortillas.  It’s easy!  And it goes very quick if your cast-iron skillet is wide enough to hold two tortillas at once.

 

Tortilla Chips

Stack up your tortillas and cut them into quarters and set aside.

In a dutch oven or other heavy pot with a wide top, heat 3 or more inches of tallow over medium-high heat to 375 degrees. Here I’m using an enameled cast iron oval dutch oven by Staub. When the oil is up to temperature, fry 5 or 6 chips for about 30 seconds.  Pull them from the oil, drain and immediately sprinkle with salt.  Allow the temperature to come back up to 375 before you fry the next batch.

That’s all there is to making tortilla chips! It really is easy, even for a beginner. Try it out for game day to make your nachos!

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I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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Comments

  1. Becca Carroll says

    February 7, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    Where did you get yo ur tortilla press?

    Reply
    • KerryAnn Foster says

      February 7, 2012 at 1:09 pm

      Becca, this is it- http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-Cast-Aluminum-Tortilla-Press/dp/B00004UE8E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328638144&sr=8-1 It’s aluminum but because it never touches the food I don’t worry about it.
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  2. Leanna says

    February 9, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Kerri, where did you find organic masa harina? I always get whatever Wal-mart carries.

    Reply
    • Leanna says

      February 9, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      KerryAnn.. sorry.. lol

      Reply
    • KerryAnn Foster says

      February 10, 2012 at 11:36 pm

      Leanna, I use Bob’s Red Mill. They aren’t certified organic, but they are GMO-free.
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      Reply
  3. Wendy says

    February 21, 2012 at 1:15 am

    I haven’t seen masa harina here in Australia. What can I substitue for it?

    Reply
    • SokeyDokey says

      March 6, 2012 at 12:08 am

      You can purchase organic corn, treat it with pickling lime and then grind it into masa harina.

      Reply
  4. SokeyDokey says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:07 am

    I have a 25 lb bag of cornmeal that is just sitting around because I can’t figure out how to treat it with lyme to turn it into masa. Any tips? I originally bought the bag to make tortillas, chips, tamales but I just can’t find how to turn it into masa. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

    Reply
    • Angie Hepp says

      April 30, 2012 at 1:30 pm

      The book “Nourishing Traditions” by Sally Fallon has instructions on how to nixtamilize the corn (treat it with lime).
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  5. Nick Taylor says

    March 20, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    I’m looking forward to trying this out. One question… why are homemade corn tortillas better than store bought? Thanks!

    Reply
    • KerryAnn Foster says

      March 20, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      Nick, I don’t currently know of a GMO-free, organic corn tortilla that is gluten-free. The brand I was using, Food for Life, has tested by a third-party lab as containing several ppm of gluten. Gluten Free Watchdog has more information.
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  6. Angie Hepp says

    April 30, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    OK, a tortilla press is on my list! These look amazing, and easy, too!
    Angie Hepp recently posted..Mother's Day Gift – LARGE BEANS Baltic Amber Necklace – For Her – Custom Length, Custom Clasp by AngelasAmber

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  7. Dana says

    April 30, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    We made these tortillas and they were huge hit, especially with my husband! Looking forward to trying the chips another time.
    Dana recently posted..Angry Babies

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