Pizza ?Tlayuda?

This famously delicious Oaxacan street food is often called ?Mexican Pizza,? which is culinarily inaccurate and borderline disrespectful. One could argue this variation is still both of those things, but at least I?m baking it and topping it with the cheese before it?s cooked. This not only makes it much more like ?pizza,? but also provides a valuable opportunity to sneak some more vegetables into the diet.?

How to Make Tlayuda

?The detailed suya recipe is below, but here are some chef?s notes:?

• As I mention in the video, a real tlayuda is done with a very large, thin corn tortilla, which is cooked crisp, before being topped with refried beans, shredded Oaxacan cheese, along with all sorts of meat, and vegetable garnishes. It is a magical thing indeed, but I wanted to make a baked version that would shine using the much easier to find flour tortillas. I really love how this comes out.
• Regarding the ?sneaking in vegetables? thing, I think this is a perfect delivery system for enjoying all sorts of thinly sliced fresh produce. People who don?t normally eat vegetables like peppers, mushrooms, or spinach usually have no problem wolfing them down on a pizza, and this crispy disc can serve the same purpose. I?m never craving Brussels sprouts, but kind of do if they?re going to be on this.?

No matter how you top yours, I really do hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy!?

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