{"id":1923,"date":"2009-10-08T18:25:03","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T00:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2009-10-08T18:25:28","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T00:25:28","slug":"dinner-rush-chorizo-and-black-bean-mexican-tortas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/08\/dinner-rush-chorizo-and-black-bean-mexican-tortas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner Rush: Chorizo and Black Bean Mexican Tortas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have too many cooking magazines, too many cookbooks, and way too many printed recipes from various websites. \u00a0Even if I were to cook something from one of these sources everyday, there is no possible way that I could exhaust my recipe stockpile in my lifetime. \u00a0I don&#8217;t help the situation by buying more cookbooks, more magazines, and printing more website recipes. \u00a0I&#8217;ll admit it, I have a problem. \u00a0Progress is being made, though. \u00a0I did find a recipe in the September issue of Food &amp; Wine magazine yesterday that I made for dinner last night. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t just mark it with a sticky note or tear the page out as something I&#8217;ll make someday. \u00a0I MADE it, and we ate it, and it was yummy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1936\" title=\"torta2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta2.jpg?resize=350%2C232\" alt=\"torta2\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta2.jpg?w=350 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta2.jpg?resize=300%2C198 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Mexican torta is, simply put, a sandwich. \u00a0A crazy good sandwich. \u00a0I nicknamed these tortas &#8220;The Mexican Sloppy Joe&#8221;. \u00a0You must lean over your plate in order to eat the torta without making a total mess, and you can&#8217;t be afraid of having food on your face and hands. \u00a0This is a messy meal, but well worth it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1928\" title=\"torta10\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta10.jpg?resize=225%2C223\" alt=\"torta10\" width=\"225\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta10.jpg?w=225 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta10.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1926\" title=\"torta12\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta12.jpg?resize=300%2C189\" alt=\"torta12\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1927\" title=\"torta11\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta11.jpg?resize=225%2C197\" alt=\"torta11\" width=\"225\" height=\"197\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1929\" title=\"torta9\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta9.jpg?resize=225%2C179\" alt=\"torta9\" width=\"225\" height=\"179\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1930\" title=\"torta8\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta8.jpg?resize=225%2C199\" alt=\"torta8\" width=\"225\" height=\"199\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1931\" title=\"torta7\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta7.jpg?resize=225%2C185\" alt=\"torta7\" width=\"225\" height=\"185\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1932\" title=\"torta6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta6.jpg?resize=225%2C176\" alt=\"torta6\" width=\"225\" height=\"176\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933\" title=\"torta5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta5.jpg?resize=225%2C178\" alt=\"torta5\" width=\"225\" height=\"178\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1934\" title=\"torta4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta4.jpg?resize=225%2C196\" alt=\"torta4\" width=\"225\" height=\"196\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1935\" title=\"torta3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta3.jpg?resize=300%2C259\" alt=\"torta3\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Chorizo and Black Bean Mexican Tortas<\/h3>\n<p>INGREDIENTS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for brushing<\/li>\n<li>1 pound fresh Mexican chorizo, casings removed<\/li>\n<li>Two 15-ounce cans black beans, drained<\/li>\n<li>Salt and freshly ground pepper<\/li>\n<li>4 Mexican\u00a0<em>bolillo<\/em> or\u00a0<em>telera<\/em> rolls, or kaiser rolls, split<\/li>\n<li>4 ounces fresh goat cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 Hass avocado, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>Shredded romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes and sliced pickled jalape\u00f1os, for garnish<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1936\" title=\"torta2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta2.jpg?resize=350%2C232\" alt=\"torta2\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta2.jpg?w=350 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torta2.jpg?resize=300%2C198 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DIRECTIONS<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large skillet, heat the 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add the chorizo and cook over moderate heat, stirring to break up any lumps, until the meat is browned and no trace of pink remains, about 10 minutes. Add the beans and, using a potato masher, mash until creamy. Cook, stirring often, until hot, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, cover and keep warm.<\/li>\n<li>Heat a griddle or large skillet over moderately high heat. Using your hands, pull out some of the bread from the centers of the rolls to create a small cavity. Brush the cut sides of the rolls with vegetable oil. Transfer the rolls, cut sides down, to the griddle and cook until toasted, about 2 minutes. Turn and cook for about 1 minute longer, until slightly crisp. Transfer to a work surface, cut sides up.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the tops of the rolls with the goat cheese. Spread the bottoms with some of the mashed black beans. Top the beans with the avocado, lettuce and pickled jalape\u00f1os. Close the sandwiches, cut in half and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:70px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/08\/dinner-rush-chorizo-and-black-bean-mexican-tortas\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"400\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have too many cooking magazines, too many cookbooks, and way too many printed recipes from various websites. \u00a0Even if I were to cook something from one of these sources everyday, there is no possible way that I could exhaust my recipe stockpile in my lifetime. \u00a0I don&#8217;t help the situation by buying more cookbooks, [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4,94],"tags":[61,117,118,116,66,914],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p51jE-v1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1923"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1943,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions\/1943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}