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mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

Just got this from a friend, tried it, PERFECT TORTILLAS!

Flour Tortilla Recipe:

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup oil
2/3 cup warm water

Directions: Mix together with a spoon and by hand. Let sit covered 30 minutes. Roll into 12 balls and press with tortilla press or roll out with a rolling pin.

I used a plastic Home Plus bag , but the dough in the middle, rolled it flat with a HITE beer bottle, really thin,

BEEF...........get some of that awesome Austrailian beef, soak in Lemon juice, 1tbl spoon olice oil, crused garlic, fry

cut green peppers, onions, fry in 1 tbspoon of olive oil

cut a bunch of ripe tomatos, onions, (I use a few Korean chilies) add salt, a pinch of oregano, pepper

sour cream from wal mart, bega chedder cheese

Voila, the best meal you have had in ages!!!!!!!!!!

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

I buy my tortillas at Cosco. Thanks for the recipe, though.

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

what kind of flour do you use? Widely available in the RoK?

desultude · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:16 pm Post subject:

I've been thinking of ordering some masa harina and making corn tortillas- they are really easy, and, imho, so much better and more flavorful than the flour variety.

Besides, with masa harina, I could make steamed tomales. Hot Mierde!

anomi · Joined: 16 Oct 2003

God, that sounds divine

you rock, cheers for recipe

(use of religious expressions non denominational)

mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

Which Costco carries tortillas?

mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

Here is a good place with photos, the recipe is about the same, I have used lard before (you can get it in most stores, but actually now I use Olive oil or just regular soy oil, that makes the tortillas softer!

http://members.chello.nl/j.pulido1/Recipes/tortilladeharina/tortilladeharina.html

stumptown · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject:

Cool. Does anyone know how to make any good taco seasoning mix from scratch with the available stuff here. I would imagine gochukaru would be a reasonable sub for chili powder. Plus, I've seen cumin in different grocery stores. By the way...how do you make steamed tamales?

mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

desultude · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:28 am Post subject:

coolsage · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:01 am Post subject:

More than one person has done serious research on Mexican cuisine. I'll be taking notes, with the hope of replicating your efforts. For my part, I make the best damn guacamole on the planet. (PM me for the recipe if you can afford the price of an avocado in these parts.) One needs some relief from the culinary dead-zone that is Korea.

stumptown · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:43 pm Post subject:

I found that Carrefour has pretty cheap prices on avocados at the moment. If you hit the store like half an hour before closing, there's usually some discount produce that you can snag, meaning you HAVE TO use it within a couple of days. If the avocados aren't completely firm (i.e. perfect for guac) they go super cheap. I bought 2 for 2000 won.

Another poster told me about making homemade sour cream: Take a cup of whipping cream (available anywhere) and mix in a couple of spoonfuls of vinegar.

Also, I take the cheongyang gochu, the hottest ones, and roast them over my range. Do it until they start popping and the skin turns black, then put them in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. After a few minutes peel and dice them. A little similar to the infamous Hatch green chilies of New Mexican cuisine. Good for making salsa fresca.
Cheers