diff --git a/content/torta-frita-criolla.md b/content/torta-frita-criolla.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3847f01 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/torta-frita-criolla.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: Torta Frita Criolla (Argentinian frybread) +tags: ['🇦🇷 Argentinian', 'Fry', 'Bread'] +date: 2022-06-23 +author: "bernardo-slongo" +--- + +A "merienda" (afternoon meal) that is intertwined with the history of colonization on the River Plate region. Never have it by yourself, instead with friends or family, and a cup/gourd of Mate. + +- ⏲️ Prep time: 1h 10min or 2h 10min, (depending on how long you leave it to rest.) +- 🍳Cook time: 10 minutes. +- 🍽️ Servings : 10. + +## Ingredients + +- 1.1 pound (1/2 kilo) of all-purpose flour. +- 4 tablespoons of lard or butter. +- 1/2 cup of water mixed with a teaspoon of salt. +- Oil or grease of choice for frying. (Modern Argentines use refined tallow or sunflower seed oil, but for the real gaucho way, unrefined lard or tallow is the right choice) +- Sugar, cinnamon, or herbs and spices of choice (Optional) + +## Directions + +1. Add the flour on a bowl, and the grease in ambient temperature in the middle. +2. Mix flour and grease with your fingertips, while slowly adding the salt water, until you end up with a dough ball. +3. Knead it energically, until the dough forms bubbles on its surface. +4. Let it rest for 1 or 2 hours, and then form little balls, the size you'd do for a chocolate chip cookie, smash them to a disc shape, then poke a small hole in the middle. +5. Fry it on abundant grease until golden brown, remove it with a perforated spoon, then put it on a bowl with paper towels to absorb excess grease. +6. Add garnishes, but it is not essential, due to how rich and filling the dish is.