Red Curry Tacos!

So, what really needs to be made into a quick and easily consumable every evening?  If you answered pizza, see the last post.  Obviously, the other answer is “Red Curry”.

Ingredients needed:

For chicken:

Boneless skinless chicken whatevs
Soy Sauce
Fish Sauce
Lime Juice
Black Pepper
1 Onion

For curry sauce:
Red Curry Paste
Sour Cream
Small can (half of normal can) of coconut milk

Garnish:
2 medium carrots grated
1/2 cup bean sprouts

I used regular corn tortillas for this recipes.  The heavier taste of the regular corn tortilla balances nicely against the strong curry flavor. First I marinated some chicken in (gluten-free) soy sauce, fish sauce, black pepper and lime juice.  For the curry first I took some sour cream, a half can of coconut milk and red curry paste (to taste- I added quite a bit because I like spicy food).   Then I started half an onion in a pan with some olive oil on medium high.  When the onion had start to turn clear, I added the chicken and when it had browned and started to char on one side I flipped it.  When the second side started to char, I put some of the marinade in.  I did that a couple of times co concentrate the flavor.  After it had cooked down about twice, I added it a third time and made sure to thoroughly scraped the pan.  Once that had cooked down, I scraped once more and added the curry sauce.

Once that had cooked down to be thick enough to put in a taco.  I heated some corn tortillas for 30 seconds, put in some of the red curry chicken and sauce and topped with the grated carrots and bean sprouts.

These tacos had a nice spicy bite, but also a very nice mouthfeel with the creaminess of the sauce.   The garnishes added a nice fresh taste.  Even my roommate gave these his seal of approval.

Pair with a Dry Riesling (2007 Walla Walla River Winery Dry Riesling) or a Tawny Port (Warre’s Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Porto).

Pizza Tacos!

You know those days when you really want some pizza, but the thought of having to preheat an oven is so exhausting that you just give up in frustration and end up eating peanuts in the shell?  Yeah, I don’t do that either, most of the time.

Pizza Tacos are the answer to your problem!   Make them with some pizza sauce, cheese and then some basic toppings.  As always, for better corn tortillas heat them up in between two paper towels in the microwave for 20-30 seconds.  I used pepperoni and black olives.  Both added extra richness, but really added some nice texture to the tacos.

Pair with your favorite Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah based red table wine.  I recommend the 2008 Russell Creek Tributary.

The Fat Kid, Redux

Seriously, these will change your gluten-free life.

I like to chop up the banana, because, unlike cake, I am sloppy and tend to spill stuff.  The chopped up pieces are less likely to escape from the tortilla and stain my clothing (I use oxyclean often enough as it is!)

I also like to put the banana on before I microwave it so that the banana caramelizes a little bit.

Pair with a Late Harvest Viognier or any sweet white wine with a high acidity content. I recommend the 2009 Cougar Crest Late Harvest Viognier.

Fat Kid

The fat kid, invented by Fat Kid, involves putting Nutella (and by “nutella” we both mean Trader Joe’s Cocoa Almond Spread) onto a corn tortilla and microwaving it for 20 seconds

Mine is almost unique-I microwaved for THIRTY seconds (because my microwave confuses me and doing things that aren’t in 30 second intervals involve a lot of buttons. Which is lame) and added some banana, post microwaving

Gourmet snacking my friends. Gourmet.

Breakfast Tacos

I don’t get how breakfast burritos are a thing, and yet breakfast tacos aren’t. Doesn’t make sense.

Scrambled egg, bacon, sautéed mushrooms, avocado, raw onion, olives, refried beans, and of course corn tortillas

I don’t think a better breakfast is possible.

Yo Dog

Corn tortilla with bacon, chickpeas, hummus, and red cabbage.

I know putting chickpeas and hummus on the same thing is totally yo dog-ish, but I’m ok with that.

 

All Worth It

This blog would be worth it, if only because I learned to put Nutella on corn tortillas and heat them in the microwave for 20 seconds.  Until now, I have lived an incomplete life.