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Mexican-American Dishes
Chicken Tostadas
To serve 6
3 one-pound chicken breasts
1 medium-sized onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
1/4 cup coarsely chopped celery, including the leaves
1 medium-sized bay leaf, crumbled
6 fresh parsley sprigs
8 whole black peppercorns
2 teaspoons salt
1 firm medium-sized head of iceberg lettuce
6 to 8 tablespoons lard
12 corn tortillas, thoroughly defrosted if frozen
Poor man's butter

   Place the chicken breasts in a heavy 4- to 5-quart saucepan and pour in enough water to cover them by at least 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat, meanwhile skimming off the foam and scum as they rise to the surface. Add the onion, celery, bay leaf, parsley, peppercorns and salt, and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer the chicken partially covered for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the breasts have turned opaque and feel firm when prodded with a finger.

   With a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken breasts to a plate, and discard the cooking liquid and seasonings. Remove the skin from the breasts with a small knife or your fingers. Cut or pull the meat away from the bones. Discard the skin and bones and cut the meat into strips about 1/8 inch wide and 1 1/2 to 2 inches long.

   Wash the head of lettuce under cold running water and remove the tough outer leaves. With a small sharp knife, cut the core out from the base of the head. To shred the lettuce, cut tl.re head into quarters and slice the quarters crosswise into 1/8-inch-wide strips.

   In a heavy 8- to 10-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the lard over moderate heat until it is very hot but not smoking. Add one tortilla and fry it for about 1 minute on each side, or until it is crisp and lightly browned. With tongs, transfer the fried tortilla (now a tostada) to paper towels to drain while you fry the remaining tortillas. Replenish the lard in the skillet as you proceed, adding it by the tablespoonful when necessary.

   To assemble the tostadas, place two of them side by side on each of six heated serving plates. Scatter the chicken strips and shredded lettuce over the tostadas, dividing the chicken and lettuce equally among them. Mound a tablespoonful of the poor man's butter on top of each tostada and serve the rest in a bowl. Serve the chicken tostadas at once, accompanied if you like by red tomato taco sauce or jalapeño sauce.


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Servings
Average Servings per Recipe is: 6
Total Moisture: 1929.925675
Total Calorie: 6192.281
Total Protein: 424.337145
Total Total_Fat: 367.969595
Total Ash: 45.604935
Total Carbohydrate: 295.259215
Total Fiber: 50.5473
Total Sugar: 17.74111
Total Calcium: 0.468145
Total Iron: 0.03864169
Total Magnesium: 0.7884335
Total Phosphorus: 3.661305
Total Potassium: 6.645081
Total Sodium: 10.218262
Total Zinc: 0.041225855
Total Copper: 0.0025960575
Total Manganese: 0.0037792205
Total Selenium: 0.0002348427
Total Vit_C: 0.13979175
Total Thiamin: 0.0021144705
Total Riboflaven: 0.0050155415
Total Niacin: 0.136888015
Total Panto_Acid: 0.023771099
Total Vit_B6: 0.008401461
Total Folate_Tot: 0.915383
Total Folic_Acid: 0.0272
Total Food_Folate: 0.888183
Total Folate_DFE: 0.928983
Total CholineTot: 0.121783
Total Vit_B12: 0.015096
Total Vit_A: 20.8222555
Total Vit_A_RAE: 3.851842
Total Retinol: 3.3728
Total Alpha_Carot: 0.429918
Total Beta_Carot: 5.4261
Total Beta_Crypt: 0.07232
Total Lycopene: 9.363615
Total Lut_Zea: 3.6014685
Total Vit_E: 0.011417385
Total Vit_D: 0.00224
Total Vit_D_IU: 0.091392
Total Vit_K: 0.36364855
Total FA_Sat: 0.098690633
Total FA_Mono: 0.158813506
Total FA_Poly: 0.0657988495
Total Cholesterol: 0.295158


Breakdown By Ingredients:

3 one-pound chicken breasts


Number of Grams: 1360
Total Moisture: 705.568
Total Calorie: 3699.2
Protein: 388.552
Total Fat: 207.672
Total Ash: 13.736
Total Carbohydrate: 44.472
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 231.2
Total Iron: 27.064
Total Magnesium: 340
Total Phosphorus: 2638.4
100 g Total Potassium: 182Total Potassium: 2475.2
Total Sodium: 802.4
Total Zinc: 32.096
Total Copper: 1.36
Total Manganese: 0.6392
Total Seleneium: 225.76
Total Vit_C: 6.8
Total Thiamin: 1.1968
Total Riboflavin: 3.7808
Total Niacin: 121.448
Total Panto_Acid: 17.4488
Total Vit_B6: 5.712
Total Folate_Tot: 421.6
Total Folic_Acid: 27.2
Total Food_Folate: 394.4
Total Folate_DFE: 435.2
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 15.096
Total Vit_A_IU: 11233.6
Total Vit_A_RAE: 3372.8
Total Retinol: 3372.8
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 56.576
Total FA_Mono: 81.464
Total FA_Poly: 47.736
Total Cholesterol: 27.2

1 medium-sized onion, peeled and coarsely chopped


Number of Grams: 110
Total Moisture: 98.021
Total Calorie: 44
Protein: 1.21
Total Fat: 0.11
Total Ash: 0.385
Total Carbohydrate: 10.274
Total Fiber: 1.87
Total Sugar: 4.664
Total Calcium: 25.3
Total Iron: 0.231
Total Magnesium: 11
Total Phosphorus: 31.9
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.187
Total Copper: 0.0429
Total Manganese: 0.1419
Total Seleneium: 0.55
Total Vit_C: 8.14
Total Thiamin: 0.0506
Total Riboflavin: 0.0297
Total Niacin: 0.1276
Total Panto_Acid: 0.1353
Total Vit_B6: 0.132
Total Folate_Tot: 20.9
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 20.9
Total Folate_DFE: 20.9
Total Choline_Tot: 6.6
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 2.2
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 1.1
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 4.4
Total Vit_E: 0.022
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.44
Total FA_Sat: 0.0462
Total FA_Mono: 0.0143
Total FA_Poly: 0.0187
Total Cholesterol: 0

1/4 cup coarsely chopped celery, including the leaves


Number of Grams: 25.25
Total Moisture: 24.096075
Total Calorie: 4.04
Protein: 0.174225
Total Fat: 0.042925
Total Ash: 0.189375
Total Carbohydrate: 0.749925
Total Fiber: 0.404
Total Sugar: 0.33835
Total Calcium: 10.1
Total Iron: 0.0505
Total Magnesium: 2.7775
Total Phosphorus: 6.06
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.032825
Total Copper: 0.0088375
Total Manganese: 0.0260075
Total Seleneium: 0.101
Total Vit_C: 0.78275
Total Thiamin: 0.0053025
Total Riboflavin: 0.0143925
Total Niacin: 0.0808
Total Panto_Acid: 0.062115
Total Vit_B6: 0.018685
Total Folate_Tot: 9.09
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 9.09
Total Folate_DFE: 9.09
Total Choline_Tot: 1.515
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 113.3725
Total Vit_A_RAE: 5.555
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 68.175
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 71.4575
Total Vit_E: 0.068175
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 7.39825
Total FA_Sat: 0.010605
Total FA_Mono: 0.00808
Total FA_Poly: 0.0199475
Total Cholesterol: 0

1 medium-sized bay leaf, crumbled


Number of Grams: 0.6
Total Moisture: 0.03264
Total Calorie: 1.878
Protein: 0.04566
Total Fat: 0.05016
Total Ash: 0.02172
Total Carbohydrate: 0.44982
Total Fiber: 0.1578
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 5.004
Total Iron: 0.258
Total Magnesium: 0.72
Total Phosphorus: 0.678
100 g Total Potassium: 284Total Potassium: 1.704
Total Sodium: 9.312
Total Zinc: 0.0222
Total Copper: 0.002496
Total Manganese: 0.049002
Total Seleneium: 0.0168
Total Vit_C: 0.279
Total Thiamin: 5.4E-05
Total Riboflavin: 0.002526
Total Niacin: 0.01203
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0.01044
Total Folate_Tot: 1.08
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 1.08
Total Folate_DFE: 1.08
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 37.11
Total Vit_A_RAE: 1.854
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0.01368
Total FA_Mono: 0.00984
Total FA_Poly: 0.01374
Total Cholesterol: 0.492

6 fresh parsley sprigs


Number of Grams: 6
Total Moisture: 5.2626
Total Calorie: 2.16
Protein: 0.1782
Total Fat: 0.0474
Total Ash: 0.132
Total Carbohydrate: 0.3798
Total Fiber: 0.198
Total Sugar: 0.051
Total Calcium: 8.28
Total Iron: 0.372
Total Magnesium: 3
Total Phosphorus: 3.48
100 g Total Potassium: 255Total Potassium: 15.3
Total Sodium: 77.04
Total Zinc: 0.0642
Total Copper: 0.00894
Total Manganese: 0.0096
Total Seleneium: 0.006
Total Vit_C: 7.98
Total Thiamin: 0.00516
Total Riboflavin: 0.00588
Total Niacin: 0.07878
Total Panto_Acid: 0.024
Total Vit_B6: 0.0054
Total Folate_Tot: 9.12
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 9.12
Total Folate_DFE: 9.12
Total Choline_Tot: 0.72
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 505.44
Total Vit_A_RAE: 25.26
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 303.24
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 333.66
Total Vit_E: 0.045
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 98.4
Total FA_Sat: 0.00792
Total FA_Mono: 0.0177
Total FA_Poly: 0.00744
Total Cholesterol: 5.88

8 whole black peppercorns


Number of Grams: 2.9
Total Moisture: 0.36134
Total Calorie: 7.279
Protein: 0.30131
Total Fat: 0.09454
Total Ash: 0.13021
Total Carbohydrate: 1.85455
Total Fiber: 0.7337
Total Sugar: 0.01856
Total Calcium: 12.847
Total Iron: 0.28159
Total Magnesium: 4.959
Total Phosphorus: 4.582
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.03451
Total Copper: 0.03857
Total Manganese: 0.369837
Total Seleneium: 0.1421
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.003132
Total Riboflavin: 0.00522
Total Niacin: 0.033147
Total Panto_Acid: 0.040571
Total Vit_B6: 0.008439
Total Folate_Tot: 0.493
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0.493
Total Folate_DFE: 0.493
Total Choline_Tot: 0.319
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 15.863
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0.783
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0.348
Total Beta_Carot: 8.99
Total Beta_Crypt: 0.725
Total Lycopene: 0.58
Total Lut_Zea: 13.166
Total Vit_E: 0.03016
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 4.7473
Total FA_Sat: 0.040368
Total FA_Mono: 0.021431
Total FA_Poly: 0.028942
Total Cholesterol: 0

2 teaspoons salt


Number of Grams: 12
Total Moisture: 0.024
Total Calorie: 0
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 11.976
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 2.88
Total Iron: 0.0396
Total Magnesium: 0.12
Total Phosphorus: 0
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.012
Total Copper: 0.0036
Total Manganese: 0.012
Total Seleneium: 0.012
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
Total Riboflavin: 0
Total Niacin: 0
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0
Total FA_Mono: 0
Total FA_Poly: 0
Total Cholesterol: 0

1 firm medium-sized head of iceberg lettuce


Number of Grams: 163
Total Moisture: 155.8769
Total Calorie: 21.19
Protein: 2.2005
Total Fat: 0.3586
Total Ash: 0.9291
Total Carbohydrate: 3.6349
Total Fiber: 1.793
Total Sugar: 1.5322
Total Calcium: 57.05
Total Iron: 2.0212
Total Magnesium: 21.19
Total Phosphorus: 53.79
100 g Total Potassium: 1705Total Potassium: 2779.15
Total Sodium: 894.87
Total Zinc: 0.326
Total Copper: 0.02608
Total Manganese: 0.29177
Total Seleneium: 0.978
Total Vit_C: 6.031
Total Thiamin: 0.09291
Total Riboflavin: 0.10106
Total Niacin: 0.58191
Total Panto_Acid: 0.2445
Total Vit_B6: 0.13366
Total Folate_Tot: 118.99
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 118.99
Total Folate_DFE: 118.99
Total Choline_Tot: 13.04
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 5398.56
Total Vit_A_RAE: 270.58
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 3238.81
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 1993.49
Total Vit_E: 0.2934
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 166.749
Total FA_Sat: 0.04727
Total FA_Mono: 0.01304
Total FA_Poly: 0.19071
Total Cholesterol: 29.34

6 to 8 tablespoons lard


Number of Grams: 89.6
Total Moisture: 0
Total Calorie: 808.192
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 89.6
Total Ash: 0
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 0
Total Iron: 0
Total Magnesium: 0
Total Phosphorus: 0
100 g Total Potassium: 151Total Potassium: 135.296
Total Sodium: 59.136
Total Zinc: 0.09856
Total Copper: 0
Total Manganese: 0
Total Seleneium: 0.1792
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
Total Riboflavin: 0
Total Niacin: 0
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 43.904
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.5376
Total Vit_D: 2.24
Total Vit_D_IU: 91.392
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 35.1232
Total FA_Mono: 40.4096
Total FA_Poly: 10.0352
Total Cholesterol: 8.96

12 corn tortillas, thoroughly defrosted if frozen


Number of Grams: 500.6
Total Moisture: 264.66722
Total Calorie: 936.122
Protein: 22.527
Total Fat: 13.11572
Total Ash: 9.91188
Total Carbohydrate: 190.32812
Total Fiber: 21.5258
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 20.024
Total Iron: 4.5054
Total Magnesium: 285.342
Total Phosphorus: 675.81
100 g Total Potassium: 71Total Potassium: 355.426
Total Sodium: 420.504
Total Zinc: 5.80696
Total Copper: 0.420504
Total Manganese: 1.396674
Total Seleneium: 5.5066
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.410492
Total Riboflavin: 0.590708
Total Niacin: 6.698028
Total Panto_Acid: 1.416698
Total Vit_B6: 1.211452
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0
Total FA_Mono: 0
Total FA_Poly: 0
Total Cholesterol: 80.096

Poor man's butter


Number of Grams: 795.5
Total Moisture: 676.0159
Total Calorie: 668.22
Protein: 9.14825
Total Fat: 56.87825
Total Ash: 8.19365
Total Carbohydrate: 43.1161
Total Fiber: 23.865
Total Sugar: 11.137
Total Calcium: 95.46
Total Iron: 3.8184
Total Magnesium: 119.325
Total Phosphorus: 246.605
100 g Total Potassium: 111Total Potassium: 883.005
Total Sodium: 7955
Total Zinc: 2.5456
Total Copper: 0.68413
Total Manganese: 0.84323
Total Seleneium: 1.591
Total Vit_C: 109.779
Total Thiamin: 0.35002
Total Riboflavin: 0.485255
Total Niacin: 7.82772
Total Panto_Acid: 4.399115
Total Vit_B6: 1.169385
Total Folate_Tot: 334.11
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 334.11
Total Folate_DFE: 334.11
Total Choline_Tot: 55.685
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 3516.11
Total Vit_A_RAE: 175.01
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 429.57
Total Beta_Carot: 1805.785
Total Beta_Crypt: 71.595
Total Lycopene: 9363.035
Total Lut_Zea: 1185.295
Total Vit_E: 10.42105
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 85.914
Total FA_Sat: 6.82539
Total FA_Mono: 36.855515
Total FA_Poly: 7.74817
Total Cholesterol: 143.19