So this past Tuesday I was craving tacos, but my craving could not be satisfied by Taco Bell or traditional tacos, so I decided to get creative.Home made Tacos my way!
Fish tacos and Beef tacos!
Ingredients
The quantities of the ingredients depend on how many people are eating. For two people I used two tilapia fillets and two thin sliced steaks cut into strips.
- Fish of your choice - I chose Tilapia fillets -
- Flour to lightly coat the fish
- Thin sliced beef
- Corn or flower tortillas- your choice
- Tomatoes
- Lime juice
- Vinegar
- Lettucce- Any type you like
- Cilantro
- Onions- your choice
- Bell pepper- combination of colors
- Grated white cheese, there are many types of white cheeses to choose. I used Cojita cheese for this recipe.
- Green Salsa
Directions
Preparing the fish
1. Slice the tilapia fillets in 2 inch strips
2. Mix flour with dry seasonings of your choice and lightly flour the fish strips
3. Fry the fish strips and set aside
Preparing the beef
1. slice the thinly sliced steaks into strips
2. season with your seasonings of choice, but you can use packets of taco seasonings to flavor the mear.
3. Saute the beef with strips of onions and peppers
Preparing Pico de Gallo
1. Chop the desired amount of cilantro
2. Cube 2 large tomatoes
3. Chop 1/2 of the onion as small as possible
4. Mix all three, add the juice of one lime, a sprinkle of white vinegar and salt to your taste.
Preparing the tacos
1. Lightly pan toast the tortillas on a skillet
2. Choose fish or beef and place it in the center of the tortilla
3. Add some chopped lettuce
4. Add tsp of pico de gallo
5 . Add green salsa
6. Top with grated cheese and enjoy.
This is my personal recipe, but be creative, add other ingredients, some hot sauce for some kick. Play with different types of cheeses. Its up to you how creative you want to be, but if you want to enjoy a light and fresh meal try my recipe, it was really delicious!
