Thursday, May 17, 2012

Chorizo Hot Pockets for Mum (Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free)



Its obvious that only one came out well but I made these for my mother and she loved them! These are seriously great for any holiday and they are gluten-free so that also means the dough is easier to mix up. If you want them to be more like an Easter or Christmas-pocket/bun you could easily color the dough white with others or steam them. And these are a great, hand-held substitute for musubi for those that don't like rice. These are fried - but feel free to wrap them in banana leaves or something similar to steam or freeze them.


(Chorizo Pockets Dough Ingredients)

  • 2 cups of Masa<
  • 1/2 tsp of Salt
  • 1/4 tsp of Cumin
  • Water to mix

For this I just stuffed each one full of roasted (and chopped) garlic and some homemade soyrizo. If you've ever seen a pupusa being made, its exactly like that.


(Chorizo Pockets Dough Directions)
  • Just take a handful of dough and slowly slap it back and forth in your hands until flat, fill long-ways, then fold the sides over, pinch and shape into oblong shapes.
  • Let it dry for about 5 minutes then write your favorite short message on it. Then steam, bake or lightly fry. I fried mine for about 20 seconds on each side (the side with the message only got about 10 seconds or until everything was browned nicely).
  • Bake them for a few minutes in the oven at 450 degrees. I simply served with some minced onions and some nice lettuce.
  • Enjoy!


Other Pocket Filling Ideas:
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly
  • Streusal
  • Berry Filling
  • Roasted and Pulled Seitan
  • A Full Sandwich
  • Small Children (...just kidding!)

10 comments:

  1. Oooh, these look great, just told my other half about them, he loves soyrizo. Uh oh, now I probably must make them soon :)

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    1. Ahaha, I think you'll probably need a few pounds of soyrizo - these are really addicting. ^^ Thanks GiGi!

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  2. Aww food that says 'I love you' for mommie. That's so sweet! :) They sounds yummy.

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  3. Awwww, how sweet to make these for your Mom. They look really delicious. :)

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  4. CHORIZO... you scared me for a minute there! ;)

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    1. Hah! Probably should have said "soyrizo" pockets. ^^; Oh well.

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  5. Sorry if I missed it, but what did you use to write on them?

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    1. Oops! I used some vegan-safe food markers I found a while ago. Anything similar should work - and if you're baking or making these sweet you could try using stencils. Thanks for commenting! ^^

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