COSTA RICAN TACOS TICOS
Oftentimes people think of taking an ingredient, like a potato or piece of meat, and frying it. This recipe, from Sandra A. Gutierrez' Latin American Street Food, takes an entire dish and fries it. These tacos ticos resemble taquitos, but as you can see, the best part of enjoying them are the toppings. Click here to see 13 Things You Didn't Know You Could Fry
Provided by Latin American Street Food Cookbook
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the cabbage in a large bowl and add enough boiling water to cover. Let it sit for exactly 1 minute. Drain the cabbage well and return it to the bowl. Add the salt, stir, and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or until cool. Cover and chill for up to 24 hours.
- Working with 1 tortilla at a time, place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the shredded beef on 1 end of it and roll it up tightly, like a cigar (it has to be tight or the beef will escape when the tacos are fried). Tie it snuggly with a piece of twine and set aside. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling.
- Fit a large baking pan with a metal cooling rack and set aside. In a large skillet with high sides, heat 1 to 2 inches of oil to 360 degrees (or use a deep-fryer according to the manufacturer's directions). Working in batches, use tongs to place the tacos in the oil. Fry them until golden, about 3 to 3 ½ minutes, turning them over halfway through. Transfer them to the prepared rack to drain.
- To plate, place 2 tacos on a plate, top with a generous amount of the cabbage, and drizzle with the condiments. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 208 calories, Sugar 1 g, Fat 15 g, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 220 mg, TransFat 0.2 g
COSTA RICAN TACOS
A friend in college showed us how to make these tacos, and we've never been able to make it for someone without them raving about it. It's unusual and delicious.... great for impressing someone who's hard to please. It's also nice in that the meat and toppings can all be made the evening before. ENJOY!
Provided by Epi-curious
Categories Roast Beef
Time 2h15m
Yield 12 tacos, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Brown the roast in a roasting pan using the 2 tbls. of oil. When browned, sprinkle liberally with the abodo seasoning. Use more if you really like your meat flavorful.
- Cook roast in low oven until it's falling apart. Usually about 2 hours.
- While roast is cooking, shred cabbage and put in bowl. Squeeze lemons over cabbage and add salt. Cover with cling film and put in fridge. The lemon and salt with wilt the cabbage slightly, which is exactly what you want. Add more salt to taste, just before serving.
- Now cut up the tomatoes and add the mayonnaise to the tomatoes. As you mix the mayo in, the juice from the tomatoes will begin to make a pink sauce in the bowl. You want it to be the consistency of a thin sour cream. Add more mayo or tomatoes as needed. Cover with cling film and refrigerate.
- When roast is done, let it cool and then shredd beef. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Prepare deep pot of oil for deep frying. Add desired amount of meat to the bottom of a tortilla, fold in half like a taco and submerge in hot oil, using tongs to hold taco together as it fries. Fry each taco until crisp, about 15 seconds. Drain well by tipping to side and letting extra oil drip out onto paper towels. Set tacos aside until all are done frying.
- To serve, slightly open mouth of taco and add tomato/mayo sauce first and then top with cabbage.
- This recipe is supposed to feed 4 people, but most people end up eating more than you think is humanly possible, so be prepared to make extra.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1031.5, Fat 61.3, SaturatedFat 21.2, Cholesterol 158.4, Sodium 2544, Carbohydrate 72, Fiber 12.3, Sugar 12.2, Protein 54
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