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Repocheta

Name: Repocheta
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Nicaragua
Ingredients: 4 Corn Tortillas; 150g (cooked) Red kidney beans; 60g Feta Cheese; 4 tbsp Sour cream; 1/8 Cabbage; 2 tbsp Vinegar; A pinch Salt; To taste Oil for frying

Snack

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fried tortillas topped with beans, cheese, cream, and cabbage — a Nicaraguan street snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Repocheta is a popular snack at Nicaraguan stalls and eateries: a crisp fried tortilla is spread with mashed red beans and topped with white cheese, cream, and pickled cabbage salad. It's an easy evening snack, and meat is sometimes used instead of beans.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an evening stall in a Nicaraguan town, beans, cheese, and white cream are piled on fresh fried tortillas and handed over on paper plates.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Corn Tortillas 4
Red kidney beans 150g (cooked)
Feta Cheese 60g
Sour cream 4 tbsp
Cabbage 1/8
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Oil for frying To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mash the beans with a little cooking liquid and season with salt.
Dress the shredded cabbage with vinegar and salt.
Fry the tortillas in 180°C oil until crisp.
Spread with bean paste and top with crumbled cheese.
Top with sour cream and cabbage.

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