Homemade tortillas and Pickled Onions

My mom and I were going to go downtown today to go to costco and my favorite grocery store. It was going to be Zara's first big trip out. Then on our way the rain was pouring down so hard we couldn't see the car in front if us so I decided I really didn't want my 2 1/2 week out in that weather so we came back home. 

I had a bunch of Mexican flavored stuff leftover so I made homemade tortillas. 

First I made pickled onions. I sliced 1 red onion really thin and put them in a jar.

Then I toasted a whole clove (thought I had more but I didn't lol) a cinnamon stick, and a pinch of red pepper flake in a skillet. 

In a bowl I added half a cup of Apple cider Vinegar

A cup of water

2 tablespoons of sugar

And 1 tbls of salt. Whisked then added it to the skillet with the toasted spices and heated it till it was warm and the sugar and salt were dissolved.

Poured it over the onions.

Let it sit for an hour at room temp and then in the fridge till ready to use. It will last for a week or 2.

For the tortillas I put 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour in a bowl.

2 1/2 teaspoons of Baking powder

1 teaspoon of kosher salt

Then I put half a cup of lard

Piece by piece into the flour mixture and cut it in with a pastry cutter.

Cut it till it resembled sand

Then poured in a cup of hot water slowly

And stirred till it turned into a ball

Then kneeded it till it stuck together and made a ball

Covered it with a towel for an hour and then made small balls with the dough and put them on a tray and covered it again with a towel for 20 more mins.

Then I got out my tortilla press and pressed them with Saran Wrap and put them on a hot cast iron skillet till browned on each side. 20 seconds each side.

For the meat I took 2 pounds of Beef Short Ribs

Cut the meat off the bones and into inch pieces.

I sliced 1 onion and 1 red bell pepper into thin strips.

Heat the skillet to medium high heat and put in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and put in half of the meat to sear both sides

With a slotted spoon I removed the meat to a plate then added the onion and bell pepper to the drippings

Cooked till there was a char

Then added the meat back in

Poured in a cup and a half of pace picante salsa

Then mixed to combine. 

To plate I took a tortilla, put the meat/onion/bell pepper mixture on top, then the pickled onions, and topped with cilantro and some lime juice.

So yummy!!