What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Something to Savor: Tequila Tacos! Do you follow any of the chef’s on the Food Network? It seems they are always thinking outside the box when it comes to expanding our palates. Take Guy Fieri and his famous hamburgers. Anyone who has had the opportunity to visit Guy’s Burger Joint can see how he very casually broke the mold when it comes to men in the kitchen. Anything Goes! Today’s “nod” of adding silver tequila to ordinary tacos definitely gets the party started!
TEQUILA TACOS
1 pound lean ground beef
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup tequila, silver
8 flour tortillas
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 romaine lettuce heart, torn
1 tomato, chopped
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup salsa
1 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup black olives, sliced
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium skillet, brown ground beef until cooked and crumbled. Drain. Stir in garlic powder, cumin powder, sea salt, black pepper, and tequila. Reduce heat to simmer on low until liquid is absorbed. Stir occasionally. Set aside. Brush one side of tortillas with melted butter. Spoon about 1/4 cup crumbled meat mixture onto center of unbuttered side. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Fold in half; place on a baking sheet. Repeat until all tortillas are filled and meat is evenly divided between them. Bake in oven 10-15 minutes or until tortilla shells are crisp. Remove from oven and serve with lettuce, tomato, green onions, and cilantro. Spoon salsa over top; add a dollop of Greek yogurt. Garnish with black olive slices.
These would be great for me Gail without the meat and perhaps some refried beans; am sure that would work.
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Count me in Gail!
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I knew I could count on you, Kathryn. 🌮
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Another tasty looking idea. I love Mexican food!!
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I think I love it as much as I do Italian food. Yumolicious! 🌿
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I think I love most kinds of food… lol!!
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Delicious!
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Yeppers! 🌮
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I can see this pairing great with tequila flavoured beer. 🙂
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Or…..Habanero Tequila with Ginger Beer! lol 🌶
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Tequila! Love it 😀
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Olé! 🍋🍈🌶
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