Social media site TikTok is at it again, this time offering a totally genius hack to switch
up the way we make tacos.
"Pizza? Now that's what I call a taco." "Well, it's not a Taco Town taco until we roll it
up in a blueberry pancake."
In this video posted by TikTok user @clean_air, you see a Mission Street Taco flour tortilla
as it's being placed into a toaster. As the tortilla heats, it puffs up to resemble a
pita. @clean_air then cuts a slit into the top of the tortilla and fills it with some
delicious taco ingredients.
It's so simple, so genius, and such a snacktime gamechanger. Let it suffice to say, people
are really digging this new tortilla toaster hack. In fact, the short video has already
earned over 180,000 views and almost 2,000 comments. There have been a few criticisms,
however. For instance, some cranky commenters claim the recipe isn't new at all and think
that it's essentially a gordita.
Delish tried out this viral taco hack and had a few words of advice. Evidently, you
need to use a smaller, street taco-size tortilla in order for this method to work. Also, be
sure to turn your toaster down to a low setting: It doesn't take long for the tortilla to be
burned to a crisp if you aren't paying attention.
Let's hope this TikTok tortilla hack ends up performing better than previous ones. Anyone
remember that toaster quesadilla hack that went viral back in May 2020? It ended up causing
quite a bit of a controversy. While outlets like The Kitchn praised the time-saving toaster
cooking method, others were a bit more skeptical.
According to Better Homes & Gardens, cooking melty things like cheese in a toaster increases
your chances of starting a fire. The publication strongly advises that you skip this trick
and just use your stove, panini maker, or microwave instead.
Anyway, this new tortilla toaster hack seems to be perfectly safe… so long as you follow
the instructions and don't fill your tortilla while it's still inside the toaster. Keep
that in mind and you should be in for quite a treat.
Okay, but what if you want a tortilla hack that can simplify your breakfast routine?
Not to worry. Just take a look at this viral TikTok video, which takes on the ever-popular
breakfast burrito. Using the method demonstrated here, you only use one pan to make your burrito,
sealing the ingredients together so there's less to clean up.
The fun begins when you pour some scrambled eggs into a pan. Once the eggs start to set,
place a tortilla on top and flip the whole thing: The eggs will adhere to the inside
of the burrito. After flipping, add your favorite fillings and roll the whole thing up. This
gives the food some additional time in the pan, allowing the tortilla to brown and the
cheese to fully melt.
This video was also a smashing success, and other TikTok users were quick to suggest ways
to customize the recipe and make it your own. For example: you could swap out the bacon
for breakfast sausage, spice it up with hot sauce or salsa, or add some extra cheese in
case you really want to seal up all this goodness nice and tight.
We'll leave you with one other terrific cooking hack in case you want to make your own authentic
gorditas at home. Isabel Eats offers a super-simple recipe that features homemade corn tortillas.
According to the website, gorditas are really quite customizable at the end of the day.
They can even be made gluten-free, vegan, or vegetarian with very little effort on your
part.
To make gorditas at home, take your tortilla dough with corn flour and grill or fry it
to create a thick tortilla pocket. When the tortillas are crispy and browned on both sides,
move them to cool under a dish towel if grilled, or put them on a layer of paper towels if
fried.
Once the tortilla pockets are cool enough to handle, split the tops and start stuffing!
According to Isabel Eats, common gordita fillings include refried beans, chile verde, chorizo
and eggs. She even suggests using leftovers from the fridge to stuff your gorditas, making
this an even easier and faster dish than before. Oh yeah, we're definitely giving this a try
at our earliest convenience.
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