Taco taco taco taco time

I just love me some tacos :). In this month's issue of Food and Drink there is a tasty recipe for avocado and tomato relish. They top this on a burger, but since I was craving tacos, thought this would go well.


Tacos have to be THE best dinner idea for a split menu. All the fixings are the same, only different fillings. I'm normally a hard shell kinda gal, but tried the soft shells tonight.

• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tbsp of vegetable oil
• 1 package of ground soy ( I love the PC version over Yves)
• 1 1/4 lbs of ground chicken or ground beef
• 1 can of mexican red beans, black beans or whatever beans you like
• 1/2 cup of corn kernels (optional)

Prepare the seasoning in separate bowls (one goes for the meat dish, the other for the veggie dish). This is also great if you want to control the heat/spicyness.

• 1 Tbsp of chili powder
• 1/2 Tbsp of cayenne pepper
• 1 Tbsp of oregano
• 1 Tbsp of cumin
• 1/2 Tbsp of coriander
• 1/2 Tbsp of salt

1. Get yourself 2 large fry pans, one for the veggie, one for the meat.
2. In each pan, heat up 1 Tbsp of oil over medium heat
3. In veggie pan, add half of chopped onion and one minced garlic clove. Cook until soft (5 minutes)
4. Add soy veggie beef and continue cooking over low heat. Add half the can of beans.
5. In meat pan, add chicken/beef and cook until done. Take out meat and drain out any fat. In empty pan, add 1 Tbsp of oil and cook other half of onion and 1 minced garlic clove for 5 minutes on medium heat. Return meat to pan and add remaining beans.
6. At this point, you should have 2 pans, one filled with soymeat/beans, the other with real meat/beans :)
7. Add seasonings to each pan and 1/4 cup of water. Continue simmering on medium low heat. At this point you can add the 1/4 cup of corn to each pan.
8. For relish: Combine avocado, tomato, lime juice, chopped coriander, salt and pepper and mix well. The flavours will blend much better if everything is at room temperature.
   

This is my vegetarian taco. I smeared on some low fat sour cream, cheddar cheese, lettuce, my veggie filling and topped with the relish. Deeelish!