9 homemade tostadas Recipes

vegetable oil for frying, dozen corn tortillas (5 to 6 in. wide; see notes ), shredded cabbage (1 1/4 lb.), sliced radishes, lime juice, salt and pepper, hot refried black or pinto beans (purchased or homemade), shredded pork, chipotle salsa, sour cream , mexican crema, or creme fraiche, queso fresco or farmer s cheese, crumbled (see notes), avocados (8 oz. each), peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced , or 2 to 3 cups guacamole

lump crabmeat, olive oil, mayonnaise, chopped red onion, jalapeno, stemmed and finely chopped, tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped, lightly packed cilantro leaves, chopped, limes , finely grated zest and juice, salt and black pepper, flat tostada shells, packaged or homemade, avocado, pitted and thinly sliced, cilantro sprigs, limes, quartered

corn tortillas, olive oil, ground buffalo meat, ground red pepper, garlic powder, sea salt, vegan cheese, jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, tomato, chopped, green onion, chopped, romaine lettuce , torn into small pieces, avacado to make homemade guacamole

fresh lime juice, generous lb unpeeled smallish shrimp (i prefer the ones that are 41/50 count to a pound), white onion, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces, chopped fresh cilantro , plus several sprigs for garnish, ketchup, vinegary mexican bottled hot sauce (such as tamazula, valentina or bufalo, the latter being on the sweet side), olive oil , preferably extra-virgin (optional, but recommended to smooth out sharpness), diced peeled cucumber or jicama (or 1/2 cup of each), ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cubed, salt, several lime slices for garnish, tostadas or tortilla chips, store-bought or homemade or saltine crackers for serving

flour tortillas, refried beans (homemade or canned ), cheddar cheese, grated (use your favorite ), tomato, diced, green onion , thinly sliced tops included, avocado, sliced, chopped cilantro, salsa, sour cream

raw mexican chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled (we used two chorizo links), free range ground beef (ground chicken, buffalo or turkey can be substituted if you prefer), refried beans (i made homemade lightly seasoned black beans in the crock pot), masa harina, salt, water , for mixing, oil (for frying ), cotija cheese (lucky we are to have a locally made cotija!) or 1 cup queso fresco, crumbled (lucky we are to have a locally made cotija!), green cabbage (we used a combination of and butter lettuce) or 2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded (we used a combination of and butter lettuce), mexican crema (we tried the latter! good!) or 1/2 cup sour cream mixed with 2 tsp heavy cream (we tried the latter! good!), fresh cilantro, chopped (fresh !), radishes, minced, lime, cut into small wedges, roma tomatoes, diced small (or other favorite tomatoes of your choice), cilantro, chopped, white onion, diced small, jalapeno, seeded and finely minced (i only used equivalent of 1 tbsp of jalapeno), freshly squeezed lime juice, salt and pepper, to taste

flour tortillas , large-burrito size, corn tostadas, cheddar cheese, garlic cloves, minced, onion, diced, diced tomatoes, drained, chili powder, cumin powder, marinara sauce, black beans, rinsed and drained, chopped cilantro (optional), salt and pepper, sour cream (optional), olive (optional), jalapeno (optional), shredded lettuce (optional), avocado (optional)