This recipe makes enough for about sixteen servings so there should be plenty for your family and friends to enjoy. You can serve these with a simple salad, guacamole. , or any of your favorite toppings. These are made using a tortilla press but a rolling pin will work as well. You can save some time and make the sauce for these ahead of time. Once prepared, they take only about a minute or so to fry on each side, so your guests won't have to wait long to start enjoying them!
Let's Get Started…
The Ingredients To Gather:
- 1 cup water
- 3 ancho peppers
- 3 cloves garlic
- 10-12 oregano leaves
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup garlic & herb bread crumbs
- Oil for frying
The Step By Step Directions To Follow:
- Heat water. Add peppers, garlic when it boils, boil a few minutes. Lower heat, cover pot, sit 15 minutes. Water should cover peppers.
- Place peppers, garlic, oregano 4 tablespoons of water in blender, mix until paste forms.
- Pour sauce over meat, add salt, ground cloves, egg, breadcrumbs.
- Combine.
- Divide meat in half , in half again.
- Continue until you have 16-18 balls of meat 1 1/2 inch in diameter.
- Cut wax paper big enough to cover surface of press. Place ball in middle, create “tortilla.” Ball should be in between two layers of wax paper.
- Remove tortilla, place over piece of parchment paper.
- Heat 1/2 an inch of oil .
- Fry pacholas , 1 minute or less on each side.
Serve & Enjoy!
These Pacholas are so good, you may never want to eat a burger any other way. Have you tried this recipe yet?
Let Us Know How They Turned Out For You!
Article & Photo Source: Que Rica Vida
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