What is a Tostada? I ask because I really didn’t know. Well, I knew but I didn’t know – does that make sense? It’s like listening to someone speak in your native language – the brain understands without thinking. I could make a Tostada without thinking, but if someone asked me to explain a Tostada, I’m not sure I could.
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Spicy Beef and Chorizo Tostadas on a Crisp Fried Shell
A popular dish when I was growing up were tostadas – simply an open-faced taco with a refried bean base, meat in the middle and melted cheese topping. Dad did not believe in store-bought tostada shells. We used soft corn tortilla taco shells and fried them crisp. For whatever reason, the frying was always assigned to me. If I were to venture to guess, I would say it was because I was the oldest, and Dad was confident in my ability to fry the shells without burning myself or the kitchen. All I know is that I hated the job – it was boring! (Maybe if we had I-Phones or I-Pads with digital music to dance to, it might not have been so boring).
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