Belizean Garnaches
Inspired-by the traditional Belizean recipe: A crisp, fried tortilla topped with creamy refried beans, crispy kale, tangy hot salsa and salty parmesan cheese. Perfect served as a quick snack, a lunch or as a starter. Double up and make it a dinner too!
Garnaches from Belize
This super-quick snack, inspired by the traditional street food found in Belize, would make a great alternative to soggy sandwiches and a packet of crisps! They take no time at all to make either.
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There’s a bit of a twist to this recipe as the traditional Belizean garnaches would never contain kale. It’s probably considered a sin! However this recipe is ‘inspired by’ and would never want to claim it is as good as the original.
Related recipe: Spinach and yoghurt flatbreads
Why you should make garnaches?
- Super-easy and quick to prepare and make
- A healthier alternative to sandwiches
- It’s good to embrace another culture through food
- The fried tortilla is just YUM!
What are Garnaches?
A Garnache is a popular street food found in Belize, usually containing a fried corn tortilla topped with retried beans, cabbage and cheese. Some also contain meat, onion, habanero peppers and tomatoes.
Recipe alternatives:
- Feel free to serve with the more traditional cabbage instead of kale
- You could swap out the Parmesan and go for the traditional Dutch cheese or experiment with a different cheese to make it your own
- Why not add some shredded chicken to make it more substantial?
You will need:
A baking tray
A Saucepan
A shallow frying pan
A grill
Ingredients:
- A handful of kale
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Seasalt
- 200g tin of refried beans
- 2 corn tortillas
- 50g parmesan
- 4 tbsp salsa
The following ingredients I found ready-made at Tesco: tinned refried beans, £1.15 for 400g; Tesco hot salsa, 0.80p for 300g and Tesco corn tortillas, 8 for £1.00 – we don’t advocate waste however, so as this recipe only calls for 2 tortillas, why not make the following: For homemade tortilla chips, cut the leftover tortillas into triangles, sprinkle with olive oil and salt and bake in the oven for 5 mins until crispy.
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The Recipe
Belizean Garnaches
A crisp tortilla topped with refried beans, crispy kale, spicy salsa and tangy parmesan - perfect for a snack, lunch or as a starter.
What you will need
- Handful of kale
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- 200g tin of refried beans
- 2 corn tortillas
- 50g grated parmesan
- 4 tbsp of Salsa
Method
- 1Heat the oven to 120 fan/140c. In a baking tray, mix the kale with sea salt and 1 tbsp olive oil. Bake in the pre-heated oven for 15 mins until crispy.
- 2Meanwhile, heat the refried beans in a pan for 5 mins, ensuring you don’t boil them.
- 3In a shallow frying pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil and fry each tortilla one by one until puffed up and brown on the edges (about 1 min each).
- 4Time to assemble in the following order: beans, salsa, kale, cheese. Place under a medium grill until the cheese has melted.
MORE SNACK IDEAS
If you’re after more savoury snacks, try my Belarusian Potato Pancakes or for another potato-based snack, these Battered Bubble and Squeak Balls.
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