Tostadas With Chorizo

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• corn oil or canola oil, for frying
• 6 -8 corn tortillas
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can refried beans
• 1/4 lb bulk chorizo sausage
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (combination) or 1 cup monterey jack cheese (combination) or 1 cup monterey jack pepper cheese (combination) or 1 cup mexican cheese (combination)
• 1 romaine lettuce hearts or 1/2 head shredded iceberg lettuce
• 2 plum tomatoes, diced or 8 grape tomatoes, quartered

Recipe

• 1 heat 1/8 to 1/4-inch oil over medium high heat. fry tortillas 30 seconds on each side to light golden, 1 tortilla at a time. drain tortillas on paper towels or brown paper sack. season with a little sea salt while hot.
• 2 saute chorizo in medium skillet over medium heat, breaking up the sausage into small pieces. when cooked, add the can of refried beans to the skillet to heat through. mix chorizo and beans.
• 3 spread hot beans on tortillas and top with a handful of shredded cheese, shredded lettuce and diced tomato pieces.