FYI Texas Peach and all who love spicy Tex-Mex snacks:
www.mexgrocer.co.uk sells 60g bags of Takis for GBP 1.60; SABRITONES (thank the good almighty Lord!) 175g for GBP 3.90; Mexican Fritos 60g bag for GBP 1.25
If anyone is in Bristol, there's a store called, Otomi that is a Mexican grocer in Clifton Arcade and they sell dried chiles, pulparindo, mazapan and very cool Luche Libre masks for those nights where wrestling just hits the spot or you indulged in the Mezcal...
For those with strong stomachs or have a sense of adventure, there's
www.mexika.co.uk and they sell Michelada mix to spice up your beer, some Tajin to season your fruit to give it a chile kick and the party pack of Chicarones and Valentina. That stuff is what I am talking 'bout! Yes! Nothing like hot sauce and pork rinds to put a pep in your step!
Here's a basic flour tortilla recipe that I use. I'm not traditional so I don't use lard but nothing is stopping y'all from doing it and if you have a comal and a press, use those too
BASIC FLOUR TORTILLA RECIPE:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 cup warm water
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl combine flour, salt and baking powder. Sift together, stir in vegetable oil. Stir together until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Add warm water to the flour mixture.
Stir until combine.
For tacos sized tortillas, use a cookie dough scooper and scoop dough into balls until dough is completely gone. Set the balls of dough on a floured surface.
For burrito sized tortillas, use an ice cream scooper and scoop dough into balls until the dough is completely gone. Set the balls of dough on a floured surface.
Cover the balls of dough with light dry kitchen towel and let them rest 20-30 minutes.
(I wait sometimes up to an hour.)
Flatten the dough balls into round flat ball and roll out with a rolling pin.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, until pan is hot. Then reduce heat to medium
Set one tortilla in the pan, and cook until it starts to bubble on the side that is up, that tells you it is ready to flip.
Flip the tortilla and cook on the other side for 30-45 seconds, or until a light golden brown. This can take longer if your pan is cooling.
Repeat with remaining tortillas.
I set my cooked tortillas on a clean kitchen towel and then once they are all cooked I wrap them in that towel until I am ready to serve. If I am not serving until the next day, once they all cool I will store in a gallon Ziplock bag.
