Guest guest Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 These are the absolute bomb, and they're super-easy. Pagans, they'd be great to make for a crowd at Litha as as long as you're not doing all the party and ritual prep by yourself. But please remember. . .a sizable minority of people HATE cilantro because they have a physical trait, apparently inherited, that causes it to taste like soap to them. There really are other herbs to use in something like this, honest. -Begin Recipe Export- QBook version 1.00.12 Title: Potato-Cheese Tacos w/Three Chiles 3 lg. baking potatoes 1/3 pound SHARP cheddar, finely grated 1 lg. or 2 sm. Anaheim or Big Jim chiles, finely chopped 3 red jalapeños, finely chopped 2 to 10 serranos, cayennes, Super Chiles or Thai Dragons, minced 1 Cubanelle or other flavorful frying pepper, minced 1 egg, lightly beaten 3 to 5 green onions, white and light green parts, finely chopped 3 Tbsp fresh parsley, basil or (if you must) cilantro, minced 10 to 12 6-inch corn tortillas 1/2 to 2/3 cup canola or similar oil for frying (not olive) Preheat oven to 400° F. Bake potatoes in center of oven 45 to 50 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. DO NOT bake in foil! Slice in half and scrape the flesh into a large bowl; gently crumble with a fork. (Do not mash the potatoes or they will be gummy.) To the potatoes add the cheese, chiles, egg, onions and herbs; mix gently with a fork until thoroughly combined. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours. To prepare tacos: Lay tortillas on a flat surface. Using about 2 rounded Tablespoons per tortilla, spoon the mixture onto one half of each tortilla. Fold over the second half and press gently to secure. In a very large, nonstick sauté pan, heat about 1/4 " of oil over moderate heat until hot. Add as many tacos as will comfortably fit in the pan without crowding. Cook each side about 2 minutes, or until they're light golden brown and the filling is heated through. Remove with a slotted spatula and drain on paper towels. Cook the remaining tacos in this fashion, adding more oil as needed and letting oil get hot each time. Serve immediately, garnished with herb sprigs. Serve canned or fresh tomatoes alongside, or pickled green tomatoes. (Or, heck, both. ) Source: _Hot!_, by Janet Hazen, adapted by Rain -End Recipe Export- Rain @@@@ \\\\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Oh dear Rain, whenever I see your recipes I'm always sad about the very few varieties of chiles I have available to me These tacos look wonderful! And how nice to use potatoes - more and more ways for potato-lovers to indulge themselves! I've filed your welcome recipe away in the file that is for Sandwiches, Wraps and so on Fantastic! Love, Pat - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 drpatsant wrote: > Oh dear Rain, whenever I see your recipes I'm always sad about the very few varieties of chiles I have available to me These tacos look wonderful! And how nice to use potatoes - more and more ways for potato-lovers to indulge themselves! > Well, but I'm approximately as Irish as Paddy's pig, so 'taters are not so much a culinary preference as an addiction. " Step One: Admitted we were powerless over potatoes, and that our waistlines had become unmanageable. " : ) But actually, what's gotten me back into suing potatoes to fill other stuff with has been re-connecting with Indian food recently. Hmmm. . .let me dig out some of those recipes and see if I can whip 'em into postable shape. > > I've filed your welcome recipe away in the file that is for Sandwiches, Wraps and so on Fantastic! > Thanks for the kind words, m'dear! Rain @@@@ \\\\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Ya don't have to be Irish to love potatoes (although I agree it does help - my dh's father's family were from County Clare) - and yes there are some great Indian recipes. I usually make 'Potatoes and . . . '. Also have a couple of Moroccan-style potato recipes in there. Anyway, potatoes have a folder of their own in our Files, in honour of, well, potato lovers? (Can't quite get to 'potato-heads'!) Let's try to fill it up!!! Love, Pat --- http://www.vegandonelight.com/spice http://beanvegan.blogspot.com http://river-rambles.blogspot.com " As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. " Mahatma Gandhi. ________________________________ Well, but I'm approximately as Irish as Paddy's pig, so 'taters are not so much a culinary preference as an addiction. . . . ________________ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads./ca/internetexplorer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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