
Mexican Torta with Yuca Fries

1. Place the pork and ¼ white onion in a large pot and cover with 2" of water.
2. Bring to a boil and then cook for 1 hour 15 minutes until you can pull the meat
apart with a fork. Add water if needed so the pot doesn't go dry.
3. Remove the pork from the cooking liquid. (Save the liquid for use in another
dish. It’s packed with flavor.)
4. Roughly chop the pork with a knife.
5. Use your fingers to pull the pork into bite-sized pieces.
6. Preheat 2 tablespoons cooking oil to medium hot and add the shredded pork
and ½ teaspoon salt.
7. Cook for about 5 minutes stirring frequently to brown the pork.
8. Set the pork aside while you prepare the roll.
1. Slice the roll in half and generously spread mayonnaise on both pieces.
2. Over medium heat toast the bread with mayonnaise in the same pan that you
browned the pork.
3. Spread refried beans on the bottom half of the bread.
4. Then, top with the browned pork.
5. Top the pork with cheese, Chipotle Crema, avocado, sliced tomato and sliced
onion.
6. Carefully place the top half of the roll onto the torta.
1. Heat canola oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
2. Cook garlic cloves in hot oil, turning once, until brown on both sides, 4 to 5
minutes.
3. Smash garlic cloves in skillet with a fork.
4. Stir pinto beans, cumin, chili powder, and salt into mashed garlic and cook until
beans are
5. thoroughly heated, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
6. Smash bean mixture with a potato masher to desired texture. Squeeze lime juice
over smashed beans and stir until combined.
1. Preheat fryer to 350° F.
2. Gently drop the yuca fries into the oil and cook for 3-4 minutes.
3. Drain and lightly season with salt
Serve the Torta with a side of the Yuca fries and garnish with a lime wedge.
Ingredients
Directions
1. Place the pork and ¼ white onion in a large pot and cover with 2" of water.
2. Bring to a boil and then cook for 1 hour 15 minutes until you can pull the meat
apart with a fork. Add water if needed so the pot doesn't go dry.
3. Remove the pork from the cooking liquid. (Save the liquid for use in another
dish. It’s packed with flavor.)
4. Roughly chop the pork with a knife.
5. Use your fingers to pull the pork into bite-sized pieces.
6. Preheat 2 tablespoons cooking oil to medium hot and add the shredded pork
and ½ teaspoon salt.
7. Cook for about 5 minutes stirring frequently to brown the pork.
8. Set the pork aside while you prepare the roll.
1. Slice the roll in half and generously spread mayonnaise on both pieces.
2. Over medium heat toast the bread with mayonnaise in the same pan that you
browned the pork.
3. Spread refried beans on the bottom half of the bread.
4. Then, top with the browned pork.
5. Top the pork with cheese, Chipotle Crema, avocado, sliced tomato and sliced
onion.
6. Carefully place the top half of the roll onto the torta.
1. Heat canola oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
2. Cook garlic cloves in hot oil, turning once, until brown on both sides, 4 to 5
minutes.
3. Smash garlic cloves in skillet with a fork.
4. Stir pinto beans, cumin, chili powder, and salt into mashed garlic and cook until
beans are
5. thoroughly heated, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
6. Smash bean mixture with a potato masher to desired texture. Squeeze lime juice
over smashed beans and stir until combined.
1. Preheat fryer to 350° F.
2. Gently drop the yuca fries into the oil and cook for 3-4 minutes.
3. Drain and lightly season with salt
Serve the Torta with a side of the Yuca fries and garnish with a lime wedge.