Tortas de Carnitas

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    tortas
    • Difficulty

      Medium

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Nick Malgieri's Bread

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2012

  • About

Possibly the most interesting sandwiches in the world, Mexican tortas combine boldly seasoned elements in a way that achieves both complexity and a certain delicacy. A torta is usually constructed on a telera roll, but there are dozens of regional variations on the bread. This recipe is from my very dear friend Roberto Santibañez, chef/owner of Fonda in the East Village in Manhattan and in Park Slope in Brooklyn, New York. Friendship aside, my critical side kn