This is one of our favorite dinners, with the right ingredients, these are actually a really quick meal to put together. The corn is best roasted on a grill outside, but when that option is not available, you can also toast it on the stove top (as I do below). This dinner makes enough for about 4 people.
Ingredients
For the Tostadas
8 corn tortillas
1 lb carne adobada preferably from a local carniceria or Mexican grocery store with a butcher counter
1 can black beans
2 teaspoons Trader Joe’s Everyday Seasoning (or a dash each of garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes)
2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
1 cup finely shredded Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup Cotija cheese – crumbled
1 avocado cut in half and sliced into thin wedges
½ cup more or less Mexican crema or (1/3 cup sour cream mixed with a tablespoon of heavy cream)
¼ cup fresh cilantro
For the Elote
3-4 ears of fresh corn on the cob
¼ – ½ cup mayonnaise ½ cup Cotija cheese crumbled (more or less depending on how much you like it covered)
1 tablespoon chili powder
|¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 limes
Directions
Heat a dry skillet on low until a sprinkle of water sizzles and evaporates, add the corn tortillas and let cook turning occasionally until crisp and toasted, set aside
In the same skillet add tablespoon of olive oil and swirl
Add the corn and cook, turning often until it becomes slightly charred on all sides
While the corn is cooking heat a separate skillet on medium heat, once hot add adobada.
Cook turning occasionally until fully cooked, remove from pan and slice into thin strips
In a sauce pan pour in beans and heat on medium-low until hot, sprinkle with Everyday Seasoning and stir
Once your beans, corn, and meat are finished, it’s time to assemble
Layer the Tostadas
On each corn tortilla spread a layer of beans and sprinkle with Jack cheese and Cotija.
Add the shredded lettuce
Top with adobada, a dollop of crema, avocado slices and a sprinkle of cilantro
Smother the Elote
Smear a generous amount of mayonnaise on each ear of corn
Sprinkle with Cotija, chili powder and finely chopped cilantro, squeeze on a bit of lime juice
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