Grama's Tortillitas

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Grama's Tortillitas

Recipe Information
Description: Homemade tortilla chips Source: Maria Luna Serves/Makes:about 12 Ingredients 24 corn tortillas, 2 days old 3 cups (700 ml) oil (peanut or vegetable) paper towels to drain salt chili powder(optional) Preparation Cut tortillas into eighths with a sharp knife. Heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium high heat. Fry about a cup of tortilla wedges at a time till crisp. This take about 3-5 minutes. Remove to paper toweling to drain and sprinkle lightly with salt and chili powder. Continue until all tortilla wedges are are fried. Excellent with salsa, pico de gallo, or guacamole. Comments My darling grandma makes these all the time. They are an excellent way to use up tortillas. The older tortillas seem to taste better then the fresh ones, at least that what my family thinks. We call them Grama's Tortillitas because as a child I couldn't say "grandma". It came out grama. The tortillitas came from my brothers. It means Little tortillas, at least that what my brothers say.

Recipe Information

Description:: Homemade tortilla chips

Source:: Maria Luna

Serves/Makes:about 12

Ingredients

24 corn tortillas, 2 days old
3 cups (700 ml) oil (peanut or vegetable)
paper towels to drain
salt
chili powder(optional)

Preparation

Cut tortillas into eighths with a sharp knife.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium high heat.
Fry about a cup of tortilla wedges at a time till crisp. This take about 3-5 minutes.
Remove to paper toweling to drain and sprinkle lightly with salt and chili powder.
Continue until all tortilla wedges are are fried.
Excellent with salsa, pico de gallo, or guacamole.

Comments

My darling grandma makes these all the time. They are an excellent way to use up tortillas. The older tortillas seem to taste better then the fresh ones, at least that what my family thinks. We call them Grama's Tortillitas because as a child I couldn't say "grandma". It came out grama. The tortillitas came from my brothers. It means Little tortillas, at least that what my brothers say.