Tlacoyos

Name: Tlacoyos
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g blue corn masa; Refried beans, fava bean paste or requesón cheese; Cooked nopales (cactus), diced; Salsa verde; Chopped onion and coriander; Crumbled queso fresco

Tlacoyos/tlah-KOH-yohs/

Also known as: Tlacoyo, Blue Corn Tlacoyos

About this dish

Oval blue-corn masa cakes stuffed with beans or cheese, cooked on a comal and topped with nopales, salsa and cheese.

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Ingredients

🌽500g blue corn masa

🫘Refried beans, fava bean paste or requesón cheese

🌵Cooked nopales (cactus), diced

🌶️Salsa verde

🧅Chopped onion and coriander

🧀Crumbled queso fresco

Method

Serves 3

Flatten a ball of masa, place a spoon of filling in the centre and fold to enclose.

Shape into a thick oval.

Cook on a hot comal for 4–5 minutes per side.

Top with nopales, salsa, onion and coriander.

Finish with crumbled cheese.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tlacoyos are a pre-Hispanic street food from central Mexico, often sold by women in markets from comales.

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