Yesterday, we made Potato Tacos from the website The Kitchn. We made the recipe and use the site for the first time and were impressed by both! I was very excited for hubby to find this because he loves Mexican food. I am not a big fan, and I have been avoiding Mexican restaurants since becoming vegan(ish) because I read others' blog posts about not being able to avoid lard, etc. To make some Mexican noms at home, we would be in control!
To start with, I ate some guacamole that we had made that morning while we cooked. This was avocados, garlic, chili powder, salt, pepper, lime juice. Hubby added tomatoes to his.
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| Frying potatoes in olive oil. |
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| Boiling two ears of corn. |
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| Preparing the filling- garlic and peppers. |
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| Frying the corn, garlic, peppers, salt, pepper, and lime juice. |
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| I warmed the tortillas in a crepe pan. |
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| While the filling was frying and the tortillas were warming, hubby chopped up the toppings- avocados, cilantro, scallions, and tomatoes. |
Changes We Made to the Recipe
- We were out of onions, so we added some onion powder instead.
- We had jalepeno peppers so used that instead of poblano chiles.
- Also did not have celery, now to think of it I should have added celery salt/seed.
- I could not find corn tortillas so we used whole wheat tortillas. Also, I'm sad because every brand that I found has way too many ingredients :o( I should try making my own!
- We used russet potatoes and left the skins on instead of peeling as called for.
Overall Impressions
- The site suggests that if you do not like cilantro, to sprinkle the potatoes with cumin instead. I think cumin or coriander would be great on the potatoes no matter what because they did not offer much flavor.
- Made 6 tacos.
- Hearty and filling and satisfied this wary-of-Mexican-food girl! Pregnant at that.
Here is the finished product!
