We Cook Tacos At Home

Taco is a traditional dish of Mexican cuisine, which is made from a corn or wheat tortilla with a variety of hearty fillings. It seems that preparing tacos at home is very simple: you only need bread and any filling. However, in order for it to turn out really tasty, you need to prepare the sauce correctly and think over the ingredients for the filling.

We are preparing bread for tacos

The basis of the basics is bread. Shop tortillas are also suitable , but homemade wheat bread will always be tastier. That's right, wheat, not corn, like in Mexico. It is easier to find high-quality wheat flour here, and the taste of the tortilla largely depends on it .

• 320 g of flour.

• 50 g of butter.

• ½ tsp.

• 170-200 ml of warm water.

Mix cold butter with flour and salt - in a food processor or by hand, crushing the butter. Grind to crumbs. Add warm water (temperature about 60 degrees). Next, knead the dough for 5-7 minutes so that it becomes soft, elastic and does not stick to your hands.

Divide the dough into 7 pieces - these are the future loaves. Cover them with a towel or cling film and let them rest for 10-15 minutes at room temperature. The dough will be soft and easy to shape.

Roll out each ball very thinly with a rolling pin on a floured surface. Put the bread on a well-heated pan without oil and fry on high heat until bubbles start to appear on the tortilla - about 30-40 seconds. The basis for the future is ready .

We are preparing chicken tacos

• Any parts of the chicken.

• Cilantro to taste.

• Iceberg salad to taste.

• Lime sour cream - to taste (you need to mix sour cream with lime and add grated lime peel).

• 800 g of canned tomatoes.

• ½ onion.

• 2 cloves of garlic.

• 1 jalapeño pepper.

• ½ tsp. coriander

• ½ tsp. cumin

• ½ lime.

• Salt to taste.

• A pinch of sugar.

Marinate the chicken in soy sauce, paprika and cilantro for half an hour, then fry.

To prepare the salsa roja sauce, beat all the ingredients in a blender.

Breads bought or prepared with your own hands according to a previous recipe are suitable.

We collect tacos . Spread the lime sour cream on the tortilla . Then - a leaf of iceberg lettuce. On top - chicken, pour salsa roja sauce over it. Add cilantro at the end.

We are preparing shrimp tacos

• 300 g of peeled shrimps.

• Iceberg salad to taste.

• Cilantro to taste.

• Lime sour cream to taste (according to the previous recipe).

• 1 mango (not overripe, so that it can be cut neatly).

• ½ red onion.

• ½ lime or lemon.

• 2 sprigs of parsley.

• 2 sprigs of mint.

• Chili pepper to taste.

• Salt to taste.

In advance, marinate the shrimp in your favorite spices (for example, tarragon, cumin - they are very suitable). Fry it.

Prepare the sauce. Cut the mango and red onion into small cubes. Chop the greens. Squeeze the juice from half a lime. If desired, take and grind chili pepper. Mix all the ingredients, add salt.

We collect tacos . Spread lime sour cream on the tortilla. Add shrimp, chopped iceberg lettuce, pour mango sauce. Garnish the taco with cilantro.

We are preparing pork tacos

• 300 g of pork breast.

• Garlic to taste.

• Soy sauce to taste.

• Paprika to taste.

• Thyme to taste.

• Onions to taste.

• Cayenne pepper to taste.

• Chili powder to taste.

• 300 ml of chicken broth (to cover the brisket).

• A few apples.

• Kimchi sauce (mayonnaise mixed with kimchi sauce) to taste.

• ½ pineapple.

• White onion to taste.

• Cilantro to taste.

Marinate the pork in garlic, soy sauce, onion, cayenne pepper and chili for 6 hours. Then fry on all sides and place in a heat-resistant form.

Pour chicken broth over the pork, add apples and simmer at 180 degrees for 3 hours. Cool down. Cut the meat into small cubes, fry each piece before placing it on the tacos .

Cut the pineapple into cubes of 0.5 centimeters.

We collect tacos . Smear the tortilla with kimchi sauce, lay out a fried piece of pork belly, add pineapple, chopped white onion and cilantro.