Tacos de Canasta

Name: Tacos de Canasta
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 24 small corn tortillas; Mashed potato with chorizo; Refried black beans; Pork in adobo or chicharrón in salsa verde; Hot oil or lard infused with onion and guajillo chilli; Pickled chillies and salsa verde, to serve

Tacos de canasta/TAH-kohs deh kah-NAHS-tah/

Also known as: Tacos Sudados, Basket Tacos, Steamed Tacos

About this dish

Soft 'basket tacos' filled with potato, beans, chicharrón or adobo, dipped in oil and steamed together in a cloth-lined basket.

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Ingredients

🌮24 small corn tortillas

🥔Mashed potato with chorizo

🫘Refried black beans

🐖Pork in adobo or chicharrón in salsa verde

🫗Hot oil or lard infused with onion and guajillo chilli

🥬Pickled chillies and salsa verde, to serve

Method

Serves 2

Warm the tortillas, fill each with a spoon of one filling and fold in half.

Line a basket or pot with a cloth and plastic sheet.

Stack the tacos in layers, pouring hot chilli oil over each layer.

Cover tightly and leave for 1 hour so they steam in their own heat.

Serve warm with salsa and pickled chillies.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tacos de canasta are a Mexico City breakfast sold from baskets on bicycles; the steaming makes them soft and sweaty, so they're also called tacos sudados.

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