California Soft Tacos Food

CALIFORNIA TACOS

Steps:

• Mix tomatoes, avocados, onion, 1/4 cup cilantro, and garlic together in a bowl. Drizzle lime juice over tomato mixture; toss to coat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Arrange tortillas, 2 at a time, in hot oil; cook until crisp, about 1 minute per side. Remove tortillas using tongs and repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons black beans and 2 tablespoons cooked rice onto each crisp tortilla; top with tomato mixture. Garnish tacos using remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro and green pepper sauce.

BEEF SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the beef with the flour, salt, minced onion, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder Use your hands to mix evenly.
• Heat skillet to med/low heat.
• Add beef mixture and water to the pan.
• Brown the beef, breaking it up as it cooks.
• Heat the tortillas in the microwave, wrapped in damp paper towels.
• Spread meat into tortillas, top with cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.

CALIFORNIA SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Heat up the tortillas so that they are firm enough to hold all of the above ingredients. Throwing them in the skillet for about 6 minutes should do the trick.
• Take about a quarter cup of cheddar and place it down the center of the tortilla.
• Add about 3 oz of kidney beans.
• Add a quarter of the chopped tomato.
• Add lettuce.
• Add a quarter sliced avocado.
• Pour as much ranch dressing as desired.
• Enjoy your salad in a tortilla!

PORK SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Add the mushrooms and onion. Cook until tender, about 6 minutes, transfer to a bowl.
• Sprinkle the pork with salt and add to the skillet; sprinkle with cumin seeds.
• Cook over high heat, stirring until the pork is browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in the salsa and mushroom mixture. Cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl and wipe the skillet clean with a paper towel.
• Spray the skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium heat.
• Cook tortillas, one at a time, just until golden on the bottom, about 1 ½ minutes. Place the tortillas, toasted side up on a work surface.
• Spread the pork mixture ( about 2/3 cup) over half of each tortilla and sprinkle with one third cheese.
• Fold the unfilled tortilla half over the filling.
• Spray the skillet with the nonstick spray and set over medium heat.
• Add the tacos to the skillet and cook, turning once with a large spatula, until golden, about 1 minute on each side.

SOFT CHEESE TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat butter in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook and stir onion and jalapeno pepper in the hot butter until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic to onion mixture and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Whisk chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; pour into the onion mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until broth thickens, about 2 minutes. Reduce temperature to low and slowly stir American cheese, 1/4 cup at a time, into broth mixture until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, green chile peppers, cumin, and cayenne pepper into cheese sauce and keep pot over low heat. Divide cheese sauce in half, reserving 1/2 of the sauce for another use.
• Sprinkle about 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese down the center of 1 tortilla and roll tortilla around cheese. Place rolled tortilla, seam-side down, in a baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and Cheddar cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove foil and pour the reserved 1/2 of the cheese sauce over tacos.

CARNE ASADA SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Additional toppings to taste (I use jalapenos, pepperoncinis, tomato, spinach/lettuce).
• Preheat grill.
• Sprinkle lime juice over steak and season both sides with salt and pepper.
• Grease rack with olive oil before placing steak on grill.
• Grill until desired doneness is reached.
• Transfer to a cutting board to rest.
• Thinly slice across the grain.
• Quickly warm tortillas on grill, about 5 seconds per side.
• Serve meat in tortillas with salsa, avocado, onion and cilantro.
• Note: these can easily be done on the stove top!

CHORIZO CILANTRO SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Combine chorizo, onions, garlic and jalapeno in skillet and sautee over medium heat, breaking up chorizo. Cook for 7-10 minutes until meat is cooked.
• Remove from heat, mix in green onions and cilantro.
• Place tortilla shells between two moist paper towels and microwave for 50 seconds.
• Top with sour cream, lettuce, salsa, cheese. or whatever else you like to top with. If entertaining, serve toppings buffet style and allow guests to make their own tacos.