Its easy to forget how easy and good tostadas are. Its just a hard corn tortilla, spread it with some refried beans of your choice (tonight's were black beans with jalapeno mixed in), broil for a few minutes to get the beans hot.
Top with shredded or grated cheese, a good mix to use is cheddar and monterey jack, it melts well and gives a good cheesy flavor with some bite.
Broil again until the cheese has melted and begun to bubble around the edges.
Remove from broiler and top with avocado, spicy salsa and sour cream.
Dig in.
You can add in all kinds of other things like, shredded bbq pork, chicken or beef, another layer of another kind of bean on top of the first bean and cheese layer, jalapeno slices, grilled shrimp, spanish rice, chopped tomatoes, some julienned jicama, gaucamole, sausage and any number of other things.
I made two in under ten minutes from start to finish. The only problem is that the tostada can get a little soft, the easiest solution is to put a fresh tostada under it. It also adds crunch.
As the soon to be incarcerated maven of polite cooking likes to say, Tostadas Are a Good Thing.
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