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Catrachas

Name: Catrachas
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Honduras
Ingredients: 8 leaves Corn Tortillas; 200g (canned) Red kidney beans; 80g Feta Cheese; To taste Oil for frying; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Salt; To taste Sour cream

Snack

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Crisp fried tortillas topped with bean paste and cheese — a snack named for Hondurans themselves.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Catrachas are a simple dish of fried corn tortillas topped with bean paste and crumbled cheese. Hondurans call themselves 'catrachos,' and this dish bearing that name is a beloved national snack, eaten casually at stalls, bars, and at home.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In the evening in a Honduran home, plates of crisp fried tortillas topped with bean paste and cheese are set on the table for the family to nibble.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Corn Tortillas 8 leaves
Red kidney beans 200g (canned)
Feta Cheese 80g
Oil for frying To taste
Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Sour cream To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Fry the corn tortillas in 180°C oil until crisp and drain.
Fry the red beans with their liquid in oil, mashing into a paste, and season with salt.
Spread the fried tortillas with bean paste.
Top with plenty of crumbled cheese.
Serve with sour cream if you like.

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