More Tacos - Quick & Delicious

I’ve been on a roll lately fixing tacos (see Tacos Extraordinaire post). Tonight I came up with a winning and very easy taco filling and have found some tantalizing new tortillas.

Fred Meyer is selling a delicious tortilla hybrid, a blend of corn and wheat. They are La Tortilla Factory Hand Made Style Corn Tortillas. They give you a corn tortilla taste with a texture of a flour tortilla and they are yummy.

Trader Joes sells chunks of ready-cooked pork called Carnitas that we love and keep on hand. For tacos tonight I fried up a package of it with onion, green pepper and some Mexican seasoning. Wow, a great taste.

Fast & Easy Pork Tacos

Ingredients:
1 package Trader Joes Pork Carnitas
1 med. sweet onion
1 green bell pepper
2 teaspoons Mexican Seasoning
Tortillas

Instructions:
Chop the onion and green pepper and fry in some oil until nearly caramelized. Stir in Mexican seasonings. Roughly cut up the pork and add to the seasoned onion and pepper; heat through.

Fry or microwave the tortillas and top with meat filling, fresh cilantro leaves, salsa and some sour cream.

(I even had some filling, cilantro, salsa and sour cream with out a tortilla and it was yummy.)

Cranberry Carrot Slaw

I’ve made this salad often lately. I’ve discovered my “not so fond of vegetables” husband loves it and can’t stop taking bites of it. We don’t care for raisins so I use cranberries. I’ve made it with a chopped apple added and chopped nuts are a nice addition.

Cranberry Carrot Slaw
This slaw is so easy. What improves it is pickling the carrots “Vietnamese style” before adding the dressing. It adds and sustains a nice tang.

5 medium carrots, peeled and grated
¼ cup dried cranberries

Pickling step:
½ cup cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
Stir until sugar and salt are dissolved.
Soak grated carrots in pickling brine for ½ hour then drain well.

Dressing step:
4 heaping Tablespoons Best Foods Mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
Stir together until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the dressing and dried cranberries to the drained carrots. Mix thoroughly.

Salad Finger Food

Vietnamese spring rolls are certainly more complex but they do often use pickled carrots so I had some tapioca sheets and made some rolls.

Soak the tapioca sheet in a dish of water until it is soft. Lay on cutting board and put a tablespoon of the salad in the middle. Fold the sides up roll it. Makes the salad finger food.