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I love them.
Unfortunately, right now I have no molars to chew with and the hard shells hurt my gums so I have to go with soft ones. God how I want teeth again. |
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I use ground beef 99% of the time, cook, add Alton Brown's taco potion. I use flour tortillas though, dont like corn tortillas hard or soft.
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Ha I can make a pretty dang good tacos el pastor with my own smoked pork and self fried shells
I make white people tacos too; corn shells, ground beef, onions, ice berg lettuce shredded, diced tomatoes, olives, shredded cheese, sour cream and taco sauce. So messy you hang over the plate. Over stuffed and hardly traditional. A smear of refried under the beef is good too. To go back to mom's kitchen the cheese would be any but commonly American slices that I had to dice up. Hey it was the seventies when we did stuff like that and made "soup starter" crock pot soups. Lots of London broil and fish. Roasts on Sundays. |
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I deep fry my soft corn tortilla shells and then fill them
With carne asada meat. |
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I'm not talking about "authentic" old-country tacos, hand-picked from a single 450-year-old taco tree by Juan Valdez' great grandpappy. Nooooo.... I mean "old school" suburban, midwestern American tacos, like your mom used to make in the 70's and 80's out of ground beef, with the hard yellow-corn taco shells. Tacos, mutherfucker! Well if you do, may I strongly recommend Pace's Taco Cooking Sauce. That shit is killer, man. Beats the fuck out of the taco "kits" you see at the grocery store, Old El Paso or whatever. Just brown a pound of ground beef, drain, add a cup of the Pace, and simmer. Dice your maters, shred your lettuce, and warm your shells while simmering. Dee-licious! View Quote |
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We had taco night on Saturday. Can't beat Old El Paso just like moms used to make ETA I have noticed they taste different than they used to. I think I'll try something else next time. View Quote I do sprinkle a little crushed red pepper on the ground beef before browning. I put that shit on everything. |
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As a beaner, I do love em. Especially shredded chicken in corn tortillas that are fried for like 10 secs dripping grease.
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That was the point of the thread, try the Pace stuff. No more difficult than the kits, WAY better taste. I'd even say ideal, for this type of taco. I do sprinkle a little crushed red pepper on the ground beef before browning. I put that shit on everything. View Quote |
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Just ran to the store cause of this thread.
Forgot the refried beans to try the soft/hard taco trick |
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I love whitey tacos. I use actual spices and cook the meat in a pressure cooker. It gives the meat a different texture, like the fat infuses the meat. I have never met a taco I didn't like though.
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I thought this was going to be another shaved/not shaved thread.
Carry on. |
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We make them about once a month. McCormick's taco seasoning, water, lean beef. Add to shell with salad shreds, cheddar cheese, salsa, a dab of sour cream and hot sauce. Not bad for a regular run of the mill boring family meal.
But speaking of homemade mexican food: Yesterday I made breakfast burritos, with steamed flour tortillas, fresh eggs, pan fried andouille sasuage, Tillamook cheddar and Tapatio sauce. Holy moly, those were good. |
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I'm not talking about "authentic" old-country tacos, hand-picked from a single 450-year-old taco tree by Juan Valdez' great grandpappy. Nooooo.... I mean "old school" suburban, midwestern American tacos, like your mom used to make in the 70's and 80's out of ground beef, with the hard yellow-corn taco shells. Tacos, mutherfucker! Well if you do, may I strongly recommend Pace's Taco Cooking Sauce. That shit is killer, man. Beats the fuck out of the taco "kits" you see at the grocery store, Old El Paso or whatever. Just brown a pound of ground beef, drain, add a cup of the Pace, and simmer. Dice your maters, shred your lettuce, and warm your shells while simmering. Dee-licious! View Quote i remember my mom buying the "packages " of tacos, spice and such in the grocery store..loved them ..until one of those razor sharp thing (hard taco shell)..stabbed my gums...fuck that! soft tacos only...if I want foor that fights back, it would be my wife... |
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I delight in all manifestations of the Epicurian arts.
Get both. |
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I guess I kinda get the nostalgic aspect of it (these were a staple of my childhood), but...yeah. The real thing is better.
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Those aren't tacos. Those are "renditions" of tacos. Ever buy a hamburger in France? They're not hamburgers.
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Making some tonight!
I still have to have what I call "mexican relish" as a topping which is onion, celentro, fresh lime juice, salt and pepper though. Love every kind of taco. My GF makes a mean seasoning for the meat. |
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Yep, they're good.
A trick I learned is good with them-- heat a can of refried beans when youre cooking the taco meat. Once the meat is cooked, take a few tablespoons of the seasoned grease that the ground beef puts out and mix it in the beans. I don't mix the salsa or taco sauce in with the meat or anything, just season the meat heavily, so there isnt salsa or such in the bean mix. |
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My mom used flour tortillas and fried them with ground hamburger in them.
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There's a couple places around here that make really good fried tacos.
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