Place a tortilla on the comal. Using a spatula, flip the tortilla when a few bubbles break the surface, after about 30 seconds. Cook the other side, ...

Each week throughout the 2021 Tortilla Tournament of Champions, judge Gustavo Arellano will take your most burning (but never burnt) tortilla questions. Grab your butter and salsa macha, because ...

The comal’s name derives from the Nahuatl word comalli, and is said to have originated in tandem with the birth of tortillas. In Mayan cultures it was known as xamach, and was set over flaming ...

A comal is a sort of heavy-duty griddle for making tortillas on the stove top. This particular comal, which came into my hands quite some time after my mother died, is special.

Ensure the comal is heated to at least 400 degrees, or the tortilla will not puff. The puff, also called the pancita, means the tortilla has trapped moisture within its layers, which helps it ...

While tortillas are typically toasted in a skillet or on a traditional Mexican comal, Jinich recommends the Anolon 10″ x 18″ Double Burner Griddle With Multipurpose Rack for newbies.

Years later, in 1987, my grandmother and I would find ourselves in a different kitchen, my Aunt Rosalie’s, in Kissimmee, Fla. Her hips were not thick then, her body clinging to life.

On the stove . Probably the best way to reheat tortillas is on a flat, hot surface, such as a dry (not oiled) stainless-steel skillet or comal. If your corn tortillas have been in the fridge for a ...