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Mexican-American Dishes
Bocoles
CORN-FLOUR-AND-BEAN CAKES
To serve 4 to 8
2 cups instant masa harina (corn flour)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/2 cup mashed drained freshly cooked or canned pinto beans
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 freshly fried eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 freshly fried eggs
1 pound freshly fried crumbled homemade chorizo sausage meat (page 122), or substitute 1 pound commercial chorizo sausages, skinned, crumbled and fried
Salsa cruda, fresh red chili sauce (page73) or green-chili sauce (page 126)
Bocoles, a Texas-coined word that may be translated as "mouth-watering," is used to describe corn-flour-and-bean cakes that are traditionally topped with fried eggs, sausage meat and hot sauce to make a popular breakfast or lunch dish.
Combine the masa harina and salt in a deep bowl and, stirring constantly with a large spoon, pour in the water in a slow, thin stream. Add the mashed beans and beat vigorously with the spoon, or knead with your hands, until the dough is no longer sticky but is firm.
Divide the dough into eight equal parts and shape each part into a flat round cake about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick. In a heavy 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over moderate heat until a light haze forms above it. Fry the cakes for about 4 minutes on each side, turning them with a spatula when the bottoms are crisp and flecked with brown.
To serve, place the bocoles on heated individual plates and cover each cake with a fried egg. Spoon the crumbled sausage meat over and around the eggs and top each serving with a little salsa cruda or chili sauce. Ladle the rest of the sauce into a sauceboat or small bowl and serve it separately with the bocoles
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Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 0.237
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Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 7.11
Total Iron: 0
Total Magnesium: 2.37
Total Phosphorus: 0
Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 9.48
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Total Copper: 0.0237
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Total Seleneium: 0
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
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Total Fiber: 24.2311
Total Sugar: 3.51615
Total Calcium: 0.346395
Total Iron: 0.01382341
Total Magnesium: 0.34168
Total Phosphorus: 1.478967
Total Potassium: 2.317109
Total Sodium: 1.75732
Total Zinc: 0.00985986
Total Copper: 0.001344361
Total Manganese: 0.00181898
Total Selenium: 0.0001521553
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Total Thiamin: 0.001024685
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Total Niacin: 0.00430331
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Total FA_Poly: 0.012824195
Total Cholesterol: 1.488
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2 cups instant masa harina (corn flour)
Number of Grams: 110.4
Total Moisture: 11.95632
Total Calorie: 401.856
Protein: 9.66
Total Fat: 5.61936
Total Ash: 1.58976
Total Carbohydrate: 81.57456
Total Fiber: 9.2736
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 5.52
Total Iron: 1.92096
Total Magnesium: 121.44
Total Phosphorus: 290.352
Total Potassium: 420.624
Total Sodium: 5.52
Total Zinc: 2.47296
Total Copper: 0.170016
Total Manganese: 0.59616
Total Seleneium: 2.4288
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.17664
Total Riboflavin: 0.25392
Total Niacin: 2.8704
Total Panto_Acid: 0.6072
Total Vit_B6: 0.51888
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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
1/2 teaspoon salt
Number of Grams: 3
Total Moisture: 0.006
Total Calorie: 0
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 2.994
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 0.72
Total Iron: 0.0099
Total Magnesium: 0.03
Total Phosphorus: 0
Total Potassium: 0.24
Total Sodium: 1162.74
Total Zinc: 0.003
Total Copper: 0.0009
Total Manganese: 0.003
Total Seleneium: 0.003
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 cup water
Number of Grams: 237
Total Moisture: 236.763
Total Calorie: 0
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 0.237
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 7.11
Total Iron: 0
Total Magnesium: 2.37
Total Phosphorus: 0
Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 9.48
Total Zinc: 0.0237
Total Copper: 0.0237
Total Manganese: 0
Total Seleneium: 0
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
1/2 cup mashed drained freshly cooked or canned pinto beans
Number of Grams: 96.5
Total Moisture: 10.93345
Total Calorie: 334.855
Protein: 20.6703
Total Fat: 1.18695
Total Ash: 3.3389
Total Carbohydrate: 60.36075
Total Fiber: 14.9575
Total Sugar: 2.03615
Total Calcium: 109.045
Total Iron: 4.89255
Total Magnesium: 169.84
Total Phosphorus: 396.615
Total Potassium: 1344.245
Total Sodium: 11.58
Total Zinc: 2.2002
Total Copper: 0.861745
Total Manganese: 1.10782
Total Seleneium: 26.9235
Total Vit_C: 6.0795
Total Thiamin: 0.688045
Total Riboflavin: 0.20458
Total Niacin: 1.13291
Total Panto_Acid: 0.757525
Total Vit_B6: 0.45741
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Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 506.625
Total Folate_DFE: 506.625
Total Choline_Tot: 63.69
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: 0.20265
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 5.404
Total FA_Sat: 0.226775
Total FA_Mono: 0.220985
Total FA_Poly: 0.392755
Total Cholesterol: 0
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Number of Grams: 28
Total Moisture: 0
Total Calorie: 247.52
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 28
Total Ash: 0
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 0
Total Iron: 0
Total Magnesium: 0
Total Phosphorus: 0
Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0
Total Copper: 0
Total Manganese: 0
Total Seleneium: 0
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
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Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 1.82308
Total FA_Mono: 20.15748
Total FA_Poly: 4.78744
Total Cholesterol: 0
8 freshly fried eggs
Number of Grams: 400
Total Moisture: 304.6
Total Calorie: 572
Protein: 50.24
Total Fat: 38.04
Total Ash: 4.24
Total Carbohydrate: 2.88
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 1.48
Total Calcium: 224
Total Iron: 7
Total Magnesium: 48
Total Phosphorus: 792
Total Potassium: 552
Total Sodium: 568
Total Zinc: 5.16
Total Copper: 0.288
Total Manganese: 0.112
Total Seleneium: 122.8
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.16
Total Riboflavin: 1.828
Total Niacin: 0.3
Total Panto_Acid: 6.132
Total Vit_B6: 0.68
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Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 188
Total Folate_DFE: 188
Total Choline_Tot: 1172
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Total Vit_A_IU: 2160
Total Vit_A_RAE: 640
Total Retinol: 640
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Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 36
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 2012
Total Vit_E: 4.2
Total Vit_D: 8
Total Vit_D_IU: 328
Total Vit_K: 1.2
Total FA_Sat: 12.504
Total FA_Mono: 14.632
Total FA_Poly: 7.644
Total Cholesterol: 1488
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