Showing posts with label Alton Brown Taco Seasoning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alton Brown Taco Seasoning. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

Tacos!


Ingredients
One recipe for taco seasoning
Ground Lamb or Beef
Taco shells or tortillas
Raiyu (optional)
Sichuan Peppercorn Oil (optional)
Tomatoes
Avocados
Onions
Cilantro
Fresh Lemon
Guacamole






Dice the tomatoes, avocados and onions. Chop the cilantro. Rub the lemons really hard for a few minutes and then cut them into wedges (rubbing the lemons with soften up the flesh inside, making it easier to squeeze out their juice). Add the vegetables to a plate or place into separate bowls.

Generously sprinkle the lamb or beef with taco seasoning. Add a little oil to the meat and mix the seasoning into the ground meat with a fork. If you have Raiyu or sichuan peppercorn oil and want to give the meat a little more spice, add a spoonful or so. 

Heat Sichuan peppercorn oil or regular oil in a wok until hot and beginning to smoke. 

Add the meat and stir fry for several minutes.

Remove from heat and plate.

Add the meat to the taco and place your vegetables on top!

Simple and delicious!






























Taco Seasoning

This is an awesome recipe for taco seasoning, that I got from Alton Brown. It really works great with ground beef and lamb! I changed it slightly replacing regular chili powder with korean kimchi powder, and added Harissa. The cornstarch really adds something to this seasoning!


Ingredients
2 tablespoons Korean kimchi powder or chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1.5 teaspoons hot smoked paprika
1 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon Harissa

Pour all the ingredients into a glass jar and give it a good shake.

Store in a airtight container for a month (or place some wax paper over the container). If you have one of those glass dispensers, that would be cool!