Pescadillas de Sardina (Fried Sardine Quesadillas)

Name: Pescadillas de Sardina (Fried Sardine Quesadillas)
Total time: 900 s
Yield: About 16 pieces
Ingredients: 1 can sardines in tomato sauce; 1 tomato; 2 green chili peppers; 1/2 onion; Sprigs cilantro; Avocado; About 16 corn tortillas; as needed Vegetable oil,; Toothpicks; as needed Botanera-style hot sauce,; as needed Lime,

Oli Sandoval @cook_Oli

México

Easy, delicious, and budget-friendly.

Oli Sandoval @cook_Oli

México

Easy, delicious, and budget-friendly.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

About 16 pieces

1 cansardines in tomato sauce
1tomato
2green chili peppers
1/2onion
Sprigscilantro
Avocado
About 16 corn tortillas
as neededVegetable oil,
Toothpicks
as neededBotanera-style hot sauce,
as neededLime,

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Place the sardines in a bowl and break them up with a fork.
2

Dice the tomato into medium cubes, finely chop the onion and chili peppers, and finely chop the cilantro.
3

Add the chopped vegetables and cilantro to the sardines and mix well.
4

Heat the oil in a deep pan or pot.
5

Place a spoonful of the sardine mixture onto a tortilla, fold it, and secure the edges with toothpicks so it doesn't open while frying.
6

Fry on both sides until golden and crisp.
7

Drain on paper towels and remove the toothpicks.
8

Serve with a slice of avocado, botanera-style hot sauce, and lime.
9

These go great with a light soup.