Warm flour or corn tortillas are essential for good tacos. Here’s a trick to reheating tortillas: and give them some nice char marks too!
How much do you like tacos? If you make as many tacos as Alex and I do (which is often!), you’ve probably wondered how to reheat tortillas. Well we have a trick we use the whole time this not only warms the tortillas but also gives them nice char marks. And the light arctic char adds a subtle smoky flavor that enhances the taco even more. Trust us: we tested a dry tortilla versus a charred tortilla, and the taco flavor doesn’t even come close. You must try this trick.
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How to reheat tortillas on the stove
Please, please promise us that you won’t make any of our taco recipes on this site without reheating your tortillas! There’s nothing worse than a hard tortilla. Corn tortillas, in particular, can become dry and crunchy if not heated at least a little. Our trick for reheating tortillas also gives them charcoal stains to make them look more appealing: and it adds a slight smoky flavor that puts tacos on top. How do we make? Grill them over an open gas flame.
What you need for this method: a gas stove. You place the tortillas directly on the burner and turn on the gas to heat them over an open flame. Be sure to use pliers now and observe the safety precautions! And don’t leave your tortilla unattended: just a few extra seconds can mean the difference between charred and burnt. This method works for both reheating corn tortillas And wheat tortillas.
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Warm flour or corn tortillas are essential for good tacos. Here’s a trick to reheating tortillas: and give them some nice char marks too!
instructions
- Place a tortilla directly on the rack above a burner on the stove. Take a pair of pliers. Be sure to follow good fire safety practices as you will be using an open flame.
- Heat for a few seconds over medium-high heat until light charring begins to form on the outside. Don’t leave the oven during this time! Leaving the tortilla on for even a few seconds longer could turn the tortilla black or catch fire.
- Use tongs to turn the tortilla over. On the other side, heat for a few more seconds until hot and slightly charred. Watch out for the tortilla here too! A few seconds are enough to heat it up: be careful not to ignite it.
- Place the tortilla in a tortilla warmer. Repeat with the next tortilla until all tortillas are warmed up.
How to reheat tortillas in the oven
But what if you don’t have a gas stove to heat tortillas? You can also reheat them in the oven. While they don’t get the typical char marks and flavor, they come out perfectly heated. How to reheat tortillas in the oven:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Wrap a few tortillas (no more than 5) in aluminum foil and place in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. You can place the tortillas directly on the grill or on a baking sheet. (If necessary, you can make several packs of foil at the same time.)
How do you keep tortillas warm?
So! Next question. How do you keep tortillas warm? As soon as they are turned off, they begin to cool, so they can become brittle within minutes. Fortunately, there is an invention to this problem that is inexpensive and does the job.
It is a tortilla warmer! If you know our philosophy at all, you will ask yourself: But Alex and Sonja, I thought you were against single-tasking? It’s true that we don’t buy many gadgets that have only one purpose. But we couldn’t find a better way to keep our tortillas warm! It’s basically an insulated pouch that traps heat and keeps you perfectly warm. At the rate at which we eat tacos around here, it’s a godsend.
Take one: Tortilla Warmer $14
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