The foundation
TORTILLAS — 4
Everything starts here. Four masa builds, pressed and cooked on a hot comal — get these right and the taco takes care of itself.
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Corn Tortillas
Nixtamalized yellow corn masa, pressed and cooked on a screaming comal until they puff. The foundation of nearly every taco worth eating.
- Masa
- Yellow masa harina
- Size
- 5 in
- Time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 16 tortillas
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Sonoran Flour Tortillas
Northern-style flour tortillas, stretched thin and translucent, blistered soft. Built for carne asada and anything off the grill.
- Masa
- Wheat flour + lard
- Size
- 8 in
- Time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 12 tortillas
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Blue Corn Tortillas
Heirloom blue corn nixtamal with a deeper, minerally flavor and a dramatic purple hue. Worth sourcing the good masa.
- Masa
- Blue corn nixtamal
- Size
- 5 in
- Time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 16 tortillas
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Nopal Tortillas
Corn masa cut with blended cactus for a pale-green, subtly vegetal tortilla that holds up to bold fillings.
- Masa
- Corn masa + nopal
- Size
- 5 in
- Time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 14 tortillas