{"id":35056,"date":"2023-01-29T20:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T20:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familiakitchen.com\/?p=35056"},"modified":"2023-01-29T20:28:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T20:28:39","slug":"marifers-gorditas-the-best-breakfast-and-nightime-snack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familiakitchen.com\/es\/marifers-gorditas-the-best-breakfast-and-nightime-snack\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Gorditas de Marifer, un Delicioso Desayuno y Merienda Nocturna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gorditas were a sure bet for breakfast whenever Marifer Rodriguez spent childhood holidays in her grandmother Blanca Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s home in Mexico. Now a college student studying industrial design in Texas, Marifer still remembers how much she looked forward to waking up to these early-morning, toasty-hot gorditas. Even as a child, she loved eating them exactly like her grandmother did: plain, no filling and with a cup of coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gorditas are thick tortilla-like discs usually made with corn masa harina and filled with a combination of beans, cheese and\/or meat. But in the northern Mexico, where Marifer\u2019s family is from, gorditas are traditionally made with all-purpose wheat flour and served plain in the early morning and as a snack any time of day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that she has started to cook for herself, Marifer, who is a vegetarian, knew that she wanted this family-famous Mexican staple in her college comida lineup. So, of course, to learn how to make them, Marifer turned to the best gordita-makers she knew: her grandmother, Blanca, and her grandmother\u2019s sister, Eva Gonz\u00e1lez. Neither of them use (or need) measuring cups, but through careful observation of the sisters in the kitchen while visiting them, Marifer has gotten her gorditas to taste just like the ones she grew up loving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordita is the Spanish word for \u201dchubby,\u201d and these thick flour treats certainly are. The masa is shaped into a thick circle about 4 inches wide and then toasted on a comal, griddle or pan. Gorditas are similar to chalupas, which is another Mexican form of masa, but chalupas are always fried and thinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marifer remembers helping her grandmother, whom she affectionately calls Tita, cut and assemble gorditas for her parties. Whenever her abuela\u2019s friends came over to visit, they looked forward to freshly-made, golden gorditas, which were served in bowls on the dining room table.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Toast your gorditas until the center of both sides turns golden brown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Gorditas have just five ingredients, but there\u2019s still plenty of room for families to put their own spin on this traditional dish, says Marifer. How you mix the ingredients and the amounts used of each makes a big difference in how your gordita tastes, she explains. Wide gorditas tend to be soft, while smaller gorditas are thin and crunchy. Marifer says her family prefers their gorditas medium-sized\u00ad: slightly crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle \u00ad\u2014 the perfect combo texture, in her opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Marifer\u2019s tips for making perfect gorditas every time is to toast each round until its center<\/em> turns amber brown on both sides. Be patient and wait for the golden tones to present themselves. It\u2019s worth the wait, Marifer says. Undercooked, mushy gorditas are definitely not what you want, ever.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A basket of flour gorditas in Marifer Roriguez\u2019s college kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

If you have a grill outside, as Marifer\u2019s grandmother does, making gorditas is the perfect way to enjoy the fresh breeze during meal prep. If the weather is not ideal (or you don\u2019t have an outdoor grill), no problem, says Marifer. She promises they\u2019ll taste just as good cooked on a hot pan or comal on your indoor stove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for more traditional Mexican recipes? Check out these family-famous dishes <\/a>sent in from all corners of Mexico to FamiliaKitchen.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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