Garnaches
Garnaches are a popular street food in Belize made by frying a corn tortilla and topping it with refried beans, onions, cabbage, and cheese. This recipe is so easy to make and even easier to love!
Servings 4
Calories 279kcal
Ingredients
- ½ white onion diced very finely
- ¾ cup green cabbage diced very finely
- ¼ tsp black pepper (Use code FF20 for 20% off)
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 tbsp distilled white vinegar
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 4 corn tortillas 5 ½ inches in diameter
- 1 16 oz Traditional Refried Beans
- 1 cup Edam Dutch Cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add ½ diced onion and ¾ cup green cabbage. Sprinkle with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper and then pour ¼ cup white vinegar over the vegetables. Mix to combine and set aside.
- In a cast iron skillet, pour about ½ inch worth of vegetable oil. Heat over medium high heat until the vegetable oil reaches 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Once the oil is heated, add one corn tortilla. Fry for about 1 minute until browned on one side, then flip and fry until browned on the other side. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate and repeat until all of the tortillas are fried.
- Once the tortillas are fried, warm 16 oz refried beans.
- Spread about ¼ cup of refried beans on each tortilla. Add your desired amount of onions and cabbage to the tortilla and spread. Then add some grated dutch cheese to the top of the garnache.
- Repeat until all garnaches are prepared. Eat and enjoy!
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Notes
Recipe Copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only.
- Onion: White onion is preferable to yellow or sweet onions in this case because the flavor is a bit stronger.
- Green Cabbage: You can either cut this into small pieces or use a vegetable peeler to shred it into strips. Either works!
- Tortillas: Make sure to use corn tortillas. You can also buy already-fried tostadas if you can find them and want to cut out another step.
- Refried Beans: I prefer to use canned to make it easy but you could make your own if you wish.
- Edam Dutch Cheese: Gouda is a good substitute
- This recipe is incredibly quick and easy when you use pre-made tortillas and beans but feel free to make your own!
- In Belize this dish is often topped with a spicy salsa. You can make your own at home.
- I got crafty and made mini garnaches using small, round tortilla chips. This is definitely not customary, but it was a fun game-day appetizer! Try it out.
- Some recipes call for adding tomato sauce or ketchup to the top of your garnaches. I kept it simple here, but you can certainly do that if desired!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 791mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 348IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 445mg | Iron: 1mg