How Do You Make Tortilla Chips From Scratch?
If you already have a great salsa recipe, whip up a big batch and have it ready. It will be gone as soon as these chips are cool enough to handle. Get your Masa Harina and other supplies. Masa Harina can be found at most larger grocery stores, or you can buy it Mexican markets or order it online. See Resources below for a link to an online seller. Mix about 3 cups of the masa with about 1/2 tablespoon of salt and enough water to make a thick dough. You can stir in a little vegetable oil, if you want, but that is optional. Taste the dough and add more salt if needed, but don’t get the dough extremely salty. You’ll be sprinkling salt on the surface of the chips later. Divide the dough into small 2-inch balls. Using wax paper and a tortilla press or a couple of heavy pans, press the dough balls into rounds as flat as you can get them. Heat up a saute pan or skillet until very hot; fry each tortilla until lightly browned, about 30 seconds per side. When cool enough to handle, cut each tort
