Food Faith Fitness · by Tysen Ling

Tortas Ahogadas

Name: Tortas Ahogadas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4, 4 sandwiches
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 4 large Roma tomatoes (halved); 1/2 white onion (chopped); 3 garlic cloves (for tomato sauce); 1 bay leaf; 4 black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoons salt; 4 teaspoons distilled white vinegar; 1/3 cup chicken broth (plus more if needed); 15 dried arbol chiles (stemmed and half deseeded); 1 garlic clove (for chile sauce); 3 tablespoons chopped white onion (for chile sauce); 1/2 cup water (for chile sauce); 3/4 teaspoon distilled white vinegar (for chile sauce); Kosher salt to taste (for chile sauce); 4 birotes salados (or crusty bread rolls); 1 cup refried beans (warmed); 1 pound cooked pork carnitas; Pickled red onions (for garnish); Lime wedges (for garnish)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING40M COOK

CAL 33%·PRO 82%

CARBS 72G44% OF CAL

5G FIBER60G OTHER7G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 26G35% OF CAL

10G SAT16G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Tortas ahogadas are crusty bread sandwiches filled with pork carnitas and refried beans, then soaked in a spicy chili sauce. An authentic Guadalajara specialty.

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Ingredients

serves 4

4 large Roma tomatoes (halved)
1/2 white onion (chopped)
3 garlic cloves (for tomato sauce)
1 bay leaf
4 black peppercorns
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoons salt
4 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
1/3 cup chicken broth (plus more if needed)
15 dried arbol chiles (stemmed and half deseeded)
1 garlic clove (for chile sauce)
3 tablespoons chopped white onion (for chile sauce)
1/2 cup water (for chile sauce)
3/4 teaspoon distilled white vinegar (for chile sauce)
Kosher salt to taste (for chile sauce)
4 birotes salados (or crusty bread rolls)
1 cup refried beans (warmed)
1 pound cooked pork carnitas
Pickled red onions (for garnish)
Lime wedges (for garnish)

At a glance

PER SERVING · TIME 40M

CAL 33%·PRO 82%

CARBS 72G44% OF CAL

5G FIBER60G OTHER7G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 26G35% OF CAL

10G SAT16G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved

All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.

Prep: 10m
Cook: 30m
Sodium: 1748mg
Total sugar: 7g

Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.

Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 993mg
Calcium: 104mg
Iron: 6mg

Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.

PREP: 10M
SODIUM: 1748MG
ESTIMATE: COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.

Tortas Ahogadas

Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

At a glance