Chicken Tostadas

Ingredients for Chicken Tostadas

• 1 medium white onion

• 450g tomatoes, quartered

• 2 large garlic cloves

• 1 or 2 fresh serrano chillies, stemmed

• 120ml plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

• 3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce

• 6 large radishes, halved and sliced

• 1/2 cup chopped coriander, divided

• 1 rotisserie chicken, meat coarsely shredded (950ml )

• 6 (6-inch) corn tortillas

• 1 (1-pound) can refried beans, heated

• 1 avocado, halved, pitted, and peeled

• 120ml Mexican crema or soured cream

• 60ml crumbled queso añjo (aged white cheese, also called cotija) or ricotta salata

• Accompaniments: sliced serranos

• lime wedges

Preheat grill.

Cut half of onion into 3/4-inch wedges, then chop remainder. Toss onion wedges, tomatoes, garlic, and whole chillies with 2 tablespoons oil in a 4-sided sheet pan, spreading in 1 layer.

Grill about 4 inches from heat until softened and charred, 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile, toss together lettuce, radishes, chopped onion, and half of coriander.

Purée tomato mixture in a blender along with one or both roasted serranos (to taste) and 1 teaspoon salt until smooth(use caution when blending hot foods). Transfer purée to a bowl and stir in chicken, remaining coriander, and salt to taste.

Heat remaining 120ml oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Fry tortillas, 1 at a time, turning once or twice and pressing with tongs to immerse, until golden brown, 45 to 60 seconds per tortilla. Drain briefly on paper towels, then transfer to plates.

Spread tortillas thickly with heated refried beans, then top with chicken mixture. Slice avocado over tostadas and dollop with crema.

Mound lettuce mixture on top and sprinkle with cheese.

Serve with: Margaritas

Disclaimer

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