00:00Hello everyone, my name is Elias, I'm the head chef of Villacanta, and today I'm going to show you how
00:03to make tortillas.
00:08We're going to start making the tortillas. So to make the tortillas, we need to mix corn flour.
00:13This kind of corn flour you can find in any store here.
00:17Just going to add a little of that, and a little bit of warm water, just a tiny bit.
00:23And we're going to mix all this that is going to turn out into a masa.
00:27Masa, in Mexico, we use it for everything. We use masa to make tamales, tortillas for the tacos.
00:33It's the primary ingredient in Mexican food.
00:37So we're just going to mix all this. Just mix it with your hands.
00:42We're looking to get kind of like a dry dough, a dry masa, how we call it in Mexico.
00:51Just mix it super well. Once you get kind of like a dry masa that doesn't stick in your hand,
00:59it will be ready to go.
01:01So get a wet towel. Just put it on top of your masa while you turn on the pan for
01:08the tortillas so the masa doesn't get dry and then they're going to break.
01:10Once the masa is ready, just start making small balls so you can press them after to make the tortillas.
01:19Just make sure whenever you're rolling to make the small balls, put kind of pressure so the tortillas, they're nice
01:25and tight.
01:26Just put it back straight in the same bowl as you keep making them.
01:30Just going to use them right after now. Just make small balls.
01:35This depends how big you want your tortillas. If you want them big, make quite a big balls. If you
01:39want small, just make tiny balls.
01:42I would recommend you about like 15 grams for a piece of tortilla.
01:47Remember, tortillas are just corn and water so they're gluten free. They're prepared for every occasion.
01:52You can make tacos, you can make quesadillas, you can make millions of things.
02:00We're going to start pressing the tortillas. If you don't have a press, you can just get a rolling pan.
02:04Some paper, roll it and then just cut it with a cookie cutter. Depends the size of a tortilla that
02:09you're looking for.
02:12Just get a plastic bag like a sandwich bag. Just cut it off, divide it in two.
02:18Get one of your balls. Just put it right in the center. Press a little bit.
02:25Just press a tiny bit. Fold it back again. Press again.
02:47Next step, let's turn on the pan. Medium-high heat. We're just going to press the tortillas, put them there.
02:5330 seconds on one side, about 45 seconds on the other and then just finish it for 10 seconds.
02:59There's a say in Mexico that if your tortilla pops, you're ready to get married.
03:04Make sure you have a towel where you can keep them warm all the time.
03:08So here you have your tortillas, ready to go. You can make tacos, you can make quesadillas.
03:15You can make everything, put everything you want on top.
03:18The whole process to make the tortillas, for about four people, it will take about 20 minutes.
03:24Just enough for everyone to have two to three tacos.
03:28I wouldn't freeze the tortillas. I will just make them fresh all the time.
03:31So if you freeze them, they will break.
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