GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — KARE 11 News at Noon is back in the kitchen and getting ready to celebrate with another "Holidish" recipe: this time from chef and award-winning author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard.
Chef Moreno-Damgaard brought easy and delicious dishes from Guatemala and Ecuador that can "compliment any menu as side dishes or appetizers."
"The dishes are plant-forward menus created with abundant vegetable or fruit ingredients in mind first, including legumes like black and garbanzo beans —they all are gluten-free and vegetarian and can be adapted to vegan," she said.
Chef Moreno-Damgaard demonstrated how to make dobladas, from the Spanish word for "folded," a delicious dish of black beans and cheese-stuffed corn tortillas topped with chirmol sauce.
DOBLADAS
Makes 6 dobladas
- Chirmol (tomato and chile sauce)
- 1 tbsp. canola oil
- 1 cup roma tomatoes, finely diced
- 1⁄2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
- 1⁄2 tsp. chiltepe or hot chiles of choice, finely diced (optional)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 6 corn tortillas, warmed
- 1/2 cup queso fresco (fresh Latin cheese), crumbled
- 1/2 cup refried black beans
- Canola oil for brushing
- Garnishes
- Queso fresco
- Flat leaf parsley leaves, whole or chopped
Add the oil to a hot skillet. Add the tomatoes, onions and hot chiles, and season. Cook until saucy, about 3-5 minutes.
On a skillet over high heat, warm the corn tortillas tortilla for about 30 seconds per side and immediately place in a tortilla warmer or kitchen towels to keep them warm and flexible.
In a bowl, combine the queso fresco and beans. Divide evenly and stuff each tortilla with the mixture. Fold gently.
Preheat a skillet or griddle. Brush stuffed tortillas on both sides with a light coating of canola oil and place them immediately on the hot griddle for about 1-1/2 minutes per side. Place on a platter and keep warm covered with kitchen towels until ready to eat. Cut in half to make triangles.
Garnish and serve.
Get more from Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard on her Instagram account, @amaliamorenodamgaard.
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