Mexican Steak Torta Recipes

CARNE ASADA TORTA

Steps:

• Make 1 recipe for carne asada and cut grilled meat into sandwich sized portions.
• To assemble: Schmear avocado across the tops and bottoms of the telera rolls. Top bottom buns with meat followed by tomatoes, red onions, iceberg, cotija, pickled jalapenos, and hot sauce. Gently press the top buns over the sandwich. Serve.

STEAK MILANESA TORTA

Steps:

• Heat the canola oil in a large skillet.
• Sprinkle the steaks with salt and pepper. Add the flour to a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, lightly beat the eggs. In another shallow bowl, add the panko. Lightly coat both sides of the steaks in the flour, then egg, then panko.
• Pan fry 2 steaks at a time until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the steak from the skillet and onto a paper-towel-lined-plate. Repeat with the remaining 2 steaks. Sprinkle the fried steaks with salt. In a small bowl, add the sour cream, lime zest, lime juice and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Cut the rolls in half lengthwise and spread one side with the sour cream mixture. Lay the steaks on each roll and top with the lettuce, Roasted Salsa, jalapenos and avocados. Blast Spanish radio station and enjoy.
• Position a rack on the top of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, the tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno, onions and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the vegetables on a baking sheet and roast until soft, 20 to 25 minutes. Add the roasted vegetables to a food processor with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, the cilantro, vinegar, sugar and lime juice. Pulse until chunky. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

STEAK SANDWICHES: TORTAS

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil.
• In a shallow bowl, lightly beat the eggs. In another shallow bowl, put the bread crumbs. Dip the beef in the egg, then in bread crumbs, carefully coating both sides.
• Saute the meat in the hot oil until the bread crumbs are browned on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the meat from the oil, but keep the skillet and oil warm. Cut the meat into 1/2-inch strips.
• Cut the roll in half lengthwise and pull out the soft center from both sides. Cover the bottom side with mayonnaise and beef strips. Place 4 ripe avocado slices on the other side and spread the slices, like a thick butter. Layer 4 slices of tomato on top of the beef and cover with a mound of mixed greens, some sliced onion, and the pickled jalapeno.
• Put the torta back in the skillet and brown the roll, pressing down with a spatula. When brown on both sides, cut and serve.

MEXICAN TORTAS DE MILANESA

Steps:

• Dredge steaks in egg and breadcrumbs, set aside.
• Heat about 1/4 inch oil in a large non-stick skillet to medium heat.
• Test temp of oil by sprinkling some breadcrumbs into oil.
• If they do nothing the oil is too cold, if they burn the oil is too hot, if they sizzle but don't burn it's ready.
• Fry steaks a few at a time about 3 minutes or so on each side (just until they are golden brown).
• Put steaks in a warm oven to keep warm while you continue with the next steps.
• In a small skillet brown chorizo until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes; drain on paper towel and set aside.
• To assemble sandwiches: you might want to heat bread in a warm oven, but every time I do this step the bread is still cold by the time I am done assembling so I have started to skip this step.
• If using French bread, half or other wise cut loaf to the size you want for your sandwiches.
• Then split the bread (or sub buns) down the center and scoop out excess bread.
• To each sandwich you will do the following: to the top half spread liberally with sour cream; sprinkle with crumbled queso fresco.
• Set aside.
• To the bottom half spread with refried beans (I just spread it straight from the can with a butter knife).
• Sprinkle with 1/4 of the chorizo.
• Put 1-2 steaks (depending on the size of your steaks) on top of chorizo in one layer.
• Top with shredded lettuce.
• Then add the sliced tomato.
• Followed by the avocado slices.
• Then the onions.
• Add the sandwich top and open really wide!