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Homemade Flour Tortillas & Chorizo Sausage Meat

July 11, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 11 Comments

Homemade Flour Tortillas

It is just natural that in the summer time to want tacos, fajitas, enchiladas… The last time I made my own tortillas they had shortening in them. I found a tortilla recipe here that used vegetable oil which I was thrilled about.

I was also a little naughty and made my very own chorizo sausage meat which I never thought to make before! Reg hates pork but my curiosity got the best of me when I saw the recipe in The $5 Takeout Cookbook. I am so glad I did!

HOMEMADE FOUR TORTILLAS 

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Sift together 2 cups of flour, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Pour in 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Mix to combine and then add 1/2 cup of warm water, working it into the dough until a sticky ball forms. As usual, I had to add extra water to make this happen.

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and let rest for at least 30 minutes.

Homemade Flour Tortillas

I divided the dough into 8 balls but these proved to be slightly too big for my new tortilla press.

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I sandwiched the balls of dough between two pieces of parchment paper and then pressed down.

Homemade Flour Tortillas

They got beautifully thin. So much easier than rolling them out!

Homemade Flour Tortillas

In a hot pan I cooked them on either size for at least 20 seconds. Yes, I had varying sizes because the dough was too big but I didn’t want the remnants to go in the compost.

What I wasn’t expecting was the dough to swell so much!

Homemade Flour Tortillas

These ended up being more like pitas than fajitas! Now it was super hot in my kitchen, perhaps that got the baking powder working ahead of time. Next time I will definitely use less and maybe not let the dough sit as long in my steaming hot kitchen. Delicious though! I give this recipe four out of five wooden spoons. 

 
HOMEMADE CHORIZO SAUSAGE 
 

Homemade Chorizo

Who knew that you could take a pound of ground pork, add some spices to it and it would come out tasting heavenly… but it does!

Here is the recipe as it is in the cookbook: to the pork add 1/2 tbsp paprika, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/8 tsp ground coriander seeds, 1/3 cup vinegar, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp salt and 1 tbsp cayenne pepper. Mix until well blended.

The recipe did not say what kind of vinegar to use so I added red wine vinegar, hoping for the best. I had never done that to meat before! Add vinegar??? I could not bring myself to add a whole tablespoon of cayenne pepper but I did add just under 1 tsp of cayenne which was very brave of me. I am a wuss when it comes to heat!

Homemade Chorizo

You are supposed to form them into patties but I wanted a ground beef replacement. I can not tell you how many cooking shows they bring out raw chorizo sausage meat for a recipe and I have no hope of finding it at my grocery store. The idea of making it myself was so liberating!

Homemade Chorizo

It did not get all bright red like it does in the stores but I could have just added more paprika. I was worried about fat content so I placed the meat on a plate with paper towels and took a bite.

YOWZA!!! Wow!!! So much flavour. OMG, so close to being over seasoned though so I would back off on the salt next time but the vinegar added so much tang and the spices just popped. I was in love!

Homemade Flour Tortillas & Chorizo

I made these giant soft tacos with both the tortillas and the chorizo covered in mushrooms, caramelized onions, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese… Absolutely delicious, I was blown away.

You know I am not a big eater of pork products but will make the exception now and then for this recipe. I froze some of the meat and sadly it was not as strong and powerful as it was right out of the pan so if you make this, eat it up right away if you want the full impact of all those flavours.

I give this recipe five out of five wooden spoons.

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  1. Dianne says

    July 11, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    Your new blog looks great. So does this recipe! I wonder if I could use ground turkey inplace of the pork – we’re not big pork eaters either. Thanks for the great recipe review!

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  2. Suzie Ridler says

    July 11, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    Thanks for visiting my new blog Dianne! Sure, why not and great idea, I think I will try using turkey next time too. 🙂 You are very welcome, my pleasure!

    Reply
  3. AvaDJ says

    July 11, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Stunning meal, that loaded taco looks amazing! Impressive, everything made from scratch, lots of love put into that meal.

    Reply
  4. Cozycomfycouch says

    July 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    WOW! Looks sooooooo yummy! 😀 I must try it! 😀

    Reply
  5. JavaChick says

    July 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    Okay, I want to try that Chorizo recipe!

    When I have made homemade tortillas, I always used Maseca (corn flour treated with lime) and you just mix the corn flour with water. They sort of puff up with air a bit when you cook them, but then they go flat again.

    Feeling a Mexican night coming on soon! 🙂

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  6. Tammy says

    July 11, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    YUMMY! I haven’t ever tried making chorizo – I don’t like what I’ve tried buying in stores, but this sounds great! I’ll for sure be giving this a try soon! We have tacos pretty frequently, and this would be a yummy replacement for my usual ground beef.

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  7. Mmm... is for Mommy says

    July 11, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    I can’t wait to try this! I love the pic of meat with the spices…it inspires me to get cooking 🙂

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  8. Emily Malloy says

    July 11, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    There is NOTHING like homemade tortillas. Absolutely the best! Yours are beautiful.

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  9. Gayle says

    July 12, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    thank you!! this looks fantastic …
    this site is really beautiful, suzie … so happy to find you and it (hug)

    <3 g!

    Reply
  10. Jo says

    July 15, 2011 at 2:50 am

    Hi Suzie,
    I made the soft tacos and served them exactly as you did with chorizo, mushrooms, onions, cheese and jalapeno peppers…very good!
    My family loved them. Thank you so much!
    I love reading your blog and experimenting with food also.
    Cheers!
    Jane O, East Sooke, BC

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  11. Suzie Ridler says

    July 15, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Thanks everyone! I have made corn tortillas since I made this post so I will be sharing that process soon. 🙂

    Joe, I am so happy you and your family enjoyed the soft tacos with the homemade chorizo. That fills me with joy! Your feedback means the world to me. Say hi to the Pacific Ocean for me. Oh how I miss her.

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