On 1/20/2015 9:24 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 1/20/2015 9:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Here I did find an actual picture of a chalupa like you can get here but
>>> you will have to scroll down to see it. Note that this is *not* the
>>> restaurant that we dine at. We have eaten there a few times but not in
>>> recent years. Scroll down to "Combinations". The chalupa is pictured on
>>> a red/brown plate with beans, rice, and enchilada, a tomato slice and
>>> some fried thing. Not sure what the fried thing is.
>>>
>>> http://www.viva-jalisco.com/pages/menu.htm
>>
>> Oh my. I realize this isn't the same restaurant but if it's
>> indicative of the type of place... well hey, that's Tex-Mex
>> extraordinaire.
>
> No. It is not the type of place that we eat at and in fact we don't
> like that place. I realize that a lot of people do but it's not my style.
>>
>> Yeah, I see what they're calling a chalupa. Sure looks like the flour
>> tortilla was lightly fried in that picture. So sorry you're having
>> such problems figuring it out.
>
> Yes. That is the fried one. That is not what I want. What I want is a
> soft one and a search turned up no recipes whatever, nor did asking
> here. Guess I will just have to ask Alfredo what he does.

I know yours did not contain pork. Forget about the pork. Does it look
*anything* like the soft flour tortilla with beans, lettuce and tomato
in the picture in this link?

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pork-Chalupas/

Seems like the hot ingredients are what warm up the flour tortillas. No
special heating method required. And yes, you probably want to stop
buying crappy flour tortillas.

Jill