Have you heard about the trending grain free diet?? If you’re a Latina like me, I’m sure you said IMPOSSIBLE! That’s definitely what I said when my naturopath told me a grain free diet may help me. My immediate response was “You know I’m Dominican, right??” I mean we eat rice almost every day!
But my health said otherwise. So I decided to try it. I started thinking about how I would replace rice at dinner. What would I eat with my Pollo Guisado? I came up with this recipe to make vessel for dinner.
I have read a lot of recipes with alternatives to corn in tortillas. Unfortunately, most include flour. That wouldn’t work for my plan so I came up with my own! You can serve with a salad with lime dressing like I made here.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Peel 2 medium batatas
- Cut into quarters or smaller for faster cooking
- Add salt
- Boil until fork tender
- Drain
- Mash with a potato masher
- Add optional butter
- Line your tortilla maker with plastic wrap
- Scoop a tablespoon of the mixture on to the press
- Place "tortilla" on to a hot, dry skillet
- Brown on both sides
- Fill with your favorite filling and enjoy!
Notes
Batatas are very dense. Much more than their counterparts. I added a bit of salt and butter while mashing but if you’re vegan, or watching fat, you can certainly omit them.
This experiment came out so good! I stuffed it full with my chicken and lots of fresh salad with lime dressing.
