Sincronizada recipe

In Mexican cuisine, the sincronizada is a tortilla-based sandwich. They are frequently confused with quesadillas, due to their resemblance to "quesadillas" sold in the United States. (U.S. quesadillas are usually made with flour tortillas rather than molded from masa in the Mexican style).

Sincronizadas (so called because the top and bottom tortilla are "synchronized" together) sandwich ingredients between two tortillas. The sandwich is then grilled.

Sincronizada recipe

A "sincronizada", cut into wedges
Servings:	Serves 2
Calories per serving:	1227
Ready in:	25 minutes
Prep. time:	10 minutes
Cook time:	15 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	JuliaBalbilla
First published:	21st January 2013

Best recipe review Cheese tortilla sandwich 4.7/5 I like mine with extra chillies! Paul R Smith

The difference between Sincronizadas & quesadillas

This is only a rough guide, there are many, many regional differences.

• Sincronizadas usually include ham
• Sincronizadas are usually made with wheat flour tortillas
• Sincronizadas are usually served flat, cut into segments
• Quesadillas are usually made with corn tortillas, though can be made with flour tortillas
• As well as cheese, Quesadillas can often contain, meat, refried beans and vegetables.
• Quesadillas are often rolled before serving.

Ingredients

Printable 🖨 shopping 🛒 list & 👩‍🍳 method for this recipe

• 4 soft flour tortillas
• 1 cup grated cheese.
• 70g strong Cheddar. Original recipes suggest Oaxaca cheese or Monterey Jack cheese.
• 4 slices of thinly sliced ham or prosciutto, cut into strips
• 2 red hot chillies, de-seeded and thinly sliced (or to taste)
• * You can use chilli sauce instead if you prefer
• A few thinly cut slices of fresh tomato
• A few rings of thinly sliced onions
• A handful of coriander or parsley leaves, chopped finely

Method

1. Lay two of the tortillas side-by-side on a flat surface and sprinkle with half of the cheese
2. Layer the half of ham on to the cheese
3. Distribute the remaining ingredients apart from the cheese and ham
4. Top with the remaining ham and cheese
5. Complete the 'sandwiches' by covering with the tortillas
6. On a griddle or a large frying pan, cook the sincronizadas, one at-a-time until the tortillas are lightly browned and starting to become crispy, turning once
7. Cut each sincronizada into 6 quadrants

Serving suggestions

Serve hot with guacamole and a green salad

Variations

Change the Cheddar cheese for a Mexican type of cheese that is called "quesillo/queso oaxaca" which can be easily torn into thinner strands and melts faster.

I usually put some mayonnaise on the tortillas then the ham,cheese, a bit of fried beans, and cover it with the other tortilla with mayonnaise and another slice of ham. -- User:Pepekike 04:28, 21 July 2011

See also

• Tortillas: - Encyclopaedic page describing all variants of tortillas
• South American tortilla recipes - :
  • Corn tortilla recipe - make them from scratch with masa harina
  • Corn tortillas - a Thermomix recipe
  • Wheat flour tortilla recipe
  • Gorditas - Thick Mexican tortillas
  • Quick tortillas - a recipe idea for using left over tortillas
  • Burrito (or taco de harina) explained
  • Minced beef burritos - A burrito recipe
  • Enchiladas - a recipe and an explanation
  • Chicken enchiladas
  • Cheatin' chicken enchiladas a quick version of the above
  • Quick beef enchiladas
  • Honduran Enchiladas, This is a typical dish from Honduras
  • enfrijoladas, a similar dish to enchiladas
  • Pulled pork enchiladas - a nice pork recipe made using meat from Jamie Oliver's Overnight Slow Roast Pork Joint‎‎
  • Homemade tortilla chips - Make superb tortilla chips from soft corn tortillas - better than anything you could buy!
  • Cheese nachos - A cheese nacho recipe
  • Frito pie - If you like Tex-Mex, you'll love this
  • Easy frito pie - Make Frito pie-on the hoof!
  • Minced beef for tacos - A Mexican spicy beef taco filling recipe
  • Memphis BBQ pulled duck tacos - A duck variation on the same theme
  • Sincronizada recipe - A Mexican speciality that can alos be found all over South America
  • Quesadillas - A selection of quesadilla recipes
  • Dobladas - Stuffed tortillas from Guatemala
  • Enfrijoladas recipe - tortillas stuffed with re-fried beans and spices
  • Chilaquiles - a fabulous recipe from two Mexican visitors
  • Tostadas de guacamole y crema - A famous Diana Kennedy recipe
  • Cheese pupusas - a stuffed tortilla from El Salvador
  • Pupusa de Chicharron - similar to pupusas, again from El Salvador
  • Spicy lamb tortillas - A recipe idea taken from crispy duck pancakes
  • Duck fajitas - and a similar version, with crispy duck
  • Gressingham Memphis Barbecue Pulled Duck - Commercially available pre-prepared pulled duck
• Spanish tortilla recipes:
  • Capricorn, pea and mint tortilla - A Spanish-style tortilla with goats' cheese
  • Potato and goats' cheese tortilla - Another Spanish-type with goats' cheese
  • Tortilla Española - A Spanish tortilla
  • Tortilla capuchina - another Spanish tortilla
  • Tortilla 'batatas harras' - A spicy Spanish tortilla
  • Beef Skirt Steak Fajitas - Fajitas, using Taste Sensation spice mix
  • Squash, halloumi and chilli omelette - Spicy, with squash & Greek cheese
  • Omelettes - Many omelette recipes
• Misc. tortilla recipes:
  • Potatoes as a garnish or for tortillas (TM) - A Thermomix recipe
  • Baked squash filled with melted Camembert cheese - Where taco shells are used to dish up the melted cheese
• Ingredients:
  • Taco shells
  • Tex-Mex seasoning - Home-made Old India Taco Seasoning recipe
  • Old India Taco Seasoning - The commercial variety is very good too
  • Tortilla chips - Snacks/crisps.
  • Taste Sensation Cajun Seasoning
  • Taste Sensation fajita seasoning
  • Taste Sensation harissa seasoning
  • Taste Sensation Italian seasoning
  • Taste Sensation Jalapeno and Lime Seasoning
  • Taste Sensation Mexican seasoning
  • Taste Sensation piri piri seasoning
• Tools:
  • Tortilla press - The device and also a great tip for making them without a press!
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