Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Bugalow Tacos
I have been making these quite often over the past few weeks, with most of the prep work done ahead of time (ie the weekend), it is a badass meal after work without much time. Some things to prepare ahead of time include brown rice, a crock pot of black beans, and chopped vegetables. The vegetables have included red and white onions, bell pepper, portabello mushroom, and salted and rinsed zucchini (technique). Toss in oil and a little spicy vinegar, store in fridge.
Grilled Veggies
At meal time, get your iron skillet pretty hot. Drizzle in a little oil and mix in some vegetables. The goal is to get all sides of the veggies in contact with the skillet. Spread them out so they are in one layer after each time you toss or stir them. I like to use high heat to get a slight char and to cook the vegtables quickly, leaving them crunchy.
The Extras
Any or all of these extras can be included in your meal depending on what you have on hand and something like beans or egg can be used as the main attraction. Heat the beans and/or rice in a pan with a little water, ideally the water the beans cooked in. Wash some large leaves of romaine lettuce. The lettuce lines the tortilla, providing some extra crunch and keeping the tortilla dry. Egg is nice with this from time to time, beat one or just have it ready.
Assembly
The veggies can be pushed to the edges of the skillet while other things can be quickly cooked in the middle like the egg and the tortilla. Cook each side of the tortilla on the grill until slightly puffed up. Cook the egg if you are using one. Cover the tortilla with a lettuce leaf, add the rest of the ingredients.
Recently I made a chimicurri sauce to go with it, I'll blog that next. The next experimental step for this recipe is to make my own flatbread instead of using tortilla.
Grilled Veggies
At meal time, get your iron skillet pretty hot. Drizzle in a little oil and mix in some vegetables. The goal is to get all sides of the veggies in contact with the skillet. Spread them out so they are in one layer after each time you toss or stir them. I like to use high heat to get a slight char and to cook the vegtables quickly, leaving them crunchy.
The Extras
Any or all of these extras can be included in your meal depending on what you have on hand and something like beans or egg can be used as the main attraction. Heat the beans and/or rice in a pan with a little water, ideally the water the beans cooked in. Wash some large leaves of romaine lettuce. The lettuce lines the tortilla, providing some extra crunch and keeping the tortilla dry. Egg is nice with this from time to time, beat one or just have it ready.
Assembly
The veggies can be pushed to the edges of the skillet while other things can be quickly cooked in the middle like the egg and the tortilla. Cook each side of the tortilla on the grill until slightly puffed up. Cook the egg if you are using one. Cover the tortilla with a lettuce leaf, add the rest of the ingredients.
Recently I made a chimicurri sauce to go with it, I'll blog that next. The next experimental step for this recipe is to make my own flatbread instead of using tortilla.
Labels: grilled, iron_skillet, recipe, vegetables
