Corn Tortillas (by this b*tch in her k*tch)

Fresh corn tortillas. I have been craving these forever but I was too chicken to make them on my own. I tried to make them once a year ago and I actually made something that looked like a big hard nacho. But I never stop trying, and sometimes a  bit pressure helps. I invited my FoodieSquad  for Friday "Taco's, Bitches!" one of the diners we make to experiment with new trends or products like Poke Evening earlier this year. We had no "Backup Tortillas" but a lot of ingredients I got around Berlin and Maria brought from her trip to Mexico last week. 

And oh my gwad! These little guys are chewy, savory, and crispy-edged in all the best possible ways. They're a warm hug for your favorite taco fillings. They will turn an average Taco Tuesday into the Best Dinner Ever.  The funny thing is: Corn tortillas are made with just two ingredients: Masa harina and water. What could be easier?  — here is a step-by-step recipe that explains exactly what to do.

What Is Masa Harina? To make corn tortillas, you need masa harina. This ingredient looks a lot like finely-ground cornmeal, but is actually a different product altogether. Masa harina is ground from corn kernels that have been soaked in limewater — an alkaline solution that actually changes the physical structure of the corn, making it physically softer and also freeing up more of its nutritional content.
Don't try to substitute cornmeal for masa harina — You will get a huge dorito like it happened to me last time
Where to Buy Masa Harina? You can always find masa harina in Latin American grocery stores, but I've found them at Goldhahn & Sampson (awesome store just around the corner). 
But you can also buy it online. Here are a couple options for Online Sources for Masa Harina

• Bob's Red Mill Corn Flour Golden Masa - 18.51 Euro per bag at Amazon
• Masa Harina - 2.89 Euro for 1 kilo from Mex-Al

Ingredients
2 cups masa harina
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 cups hot water (hot tap water is fine)
Plastic wrap

Mix the masa harina and the salt together in a mixing bowl. Pour in the water and stir to combine.
Using your hands, knead the dough for a minute or two in the bowl (check first the temperature cause it can get very hot and sticky) The dough is ready when it's smooth, and easy forms a ball in your hand like Play-Doh. If the dough absorbs all the water but is still dry and crumbly, add water a tablespoon at a time. If the dough feels sticky, paste-like, or gummy, add more masa a tablespoon at a time.

​Pinch off a few tablespoons of dough and roll it between your hands to form a ball roughly the size of a ping-pong ball. This will make roughly a 15-cm tortilla, and you can adjust the amount of dough you use to make larger or smaller tortillas.

Open the tortilla press and lay the plastic wrap on top. (The plastic can be reused indefinitely)
Place the ball of dough on the plastic-covered tortilla press in the middle of the press. Fold the other side of the plastic wrap over the top of the dough. Bring the top of the press down over the dough, then press with the handle to flatten the dough. If the tortilla doesn't look quite even after pressing or you'd like it a little thinner, rotate the tortilla in the plastic and re-press.

Peel away the top of the plastic, flip the tortilla over onto your palm, and peel off the back of the plastic.
Warm a large, flat cast iron griddle or skillet over medium-high heat. 

​Gently position as many tortillas in the pan as will fit in a single layer without overlapping. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the edges are starting to curl up and the bottoms look dry and pebbly. Flip and cook another 1 to 2 minutes on the other side. When done, both sides should be dry to the touch and beginning to show some brown, toasted spots.

Now you are ready to start the taco bonanza! Here you can find the recipes we made that day. From Beer Batter Fish Tacos to BBQ Pulled Chicken.

​Here are some pictures of our "Tacos, Bitches!" Bare with the blurriness and lack of order, But Ailine was making "Mezcailines" (Recipe at the end of the article) for us from the beginning so we were all kinda hammered while making the tacos. 
What a great evening as always! It was great to have Line, our fellow Foodie, join us this time. Cant wait until the next FoodieSquad Experiment Kitchen. Anything you would like us to try?

Sophia & Pepa

Mezcailines on the Making

Lena & Pepa

Beer Batter Fried Fish

Lena & Maria

Someone found the Fenelår from NORTURASA

Fillin that table slowly

Sophia's BBQ Pulled chicken Taco

My Fish Taco with Cheddar and Chilli Mayo

Maria <3 TACO

Lena's Breakfast Taco

Why we got hammered? Because of these awesome super tasty "Mezcailinies" Made by Ailine, easy as 3,2,1:

3 parts Mezcal
2 parts Lime Juice
1 part Triple Sec (Cointreau)

Shake shake shake and add some salt to the top and ENJOY!