Fried tortillas with chocolate sauce

Votes: 1

Time: 35 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 24

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 79, total fat 5 G., saturated fats 1 G., proteins 1 G., carbohydrates 10 G., fiber 1 G., cholesterol 4 mg, sodium 62 mg, sugar 5 G.

This recipe is a simplified version of Mexican sopapillas: instead of dough, we fry pieces of wheat tortillas in oil. Sprinkle them with sugar, drizzle them with a quick homemade chocolate sauce, and enjoy! A great idea for an everyday dessert.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Chocolate sauce

0.5 cup brown sugar
A pinch of coarse salt
0.5 cup cocoa powder
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
0.5 tsp vanilla extract

Sopapillas

Vegetable oil for frying
4 wheat tortillas, 20–25 cm in diameter, cut into wedges or strips
Granulated sugar for sprinkling

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Prepare the sauce:

Combine 1/4 cup water, brown sugar, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the cocoa powder until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. The sauce can be stored in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to 3 days. Reheat before serving..
In a large, deep frying pan, heat 1 cm of vegetable oil to 175°C on a deep-fry thermometer.

Prepare sopapillas:

Fry the tortillas in batches, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, 1–2 minutes per batch. Reheat the oil to 175°C between batches.
Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle generously with sugar on both sides. Drizzle with chocolate sauce.