Ingredients:
- A tablespoon or so of oil - I like olive oil or that fancy garlicky kind Mike made you would be great! But veg. oil is fine too.
- 1 package of ground turkey. There's one kind that's 90% lean. That's good enough. The 98% lean kind tastes like cardboard. It comes in packages of about 20 oz. That's good for 6 people or so.
- I greed bell pepper (diced into little pieces - like how I described in the salad recipe).
- 1 big yellow or white onion (diced into little pieces. Like how they do it here. Note: You need a good knife to do this.
- seasonings: You can buy packaged "taco" seasonings, and that's fine. But really, you should have ground cumin, chili powder and garlic on hand all the time. A jar of "minced garlic" is a totally reasonable alternative to having to cut up fresh garlic and make your hands smell stinky.
- tomato paste: I really recommend investing in a "tube" of tomato paste. Usually, you only want a tablespoon or two, and the cans are way too much. I don't know why they sell it in cans!
- A small (12 oz) can of tomato sauce. Not spaghetti sauce ... CANNED tomato sauce!
- 1 avocado diced (I already described how to do this in my salad recipe ...) Here's a good video of how to dice an avocado
- soft tortillas - the smaller ones are best
- 2 roma (plum) tomatoes diced (I already described how to do this in my salad recipe ...)
- Some people like sour cream. I think it's gross.
- Cheese - shredded Monterrey jack is good. You can buy a block and shred it, or buy it in a bag.
- Some salsa - from a jar is fine.
DIRECTIONS
- Dice your onion.
- Heat a skillet on medium high with about a tablespoon of oil.
- After about a minute, toss in a small spoonfull of minced garlic. Stir it around with a wooden spoon for a minute or so, until it smells awesome.
- Then toss in your diced onion. Stir it around for 2 minutes. Add your diced green pepper.
- Then add a tablespoon of ground cumin and slightly less chili powder. Or a packet of taco seasoning. Stir it around for 2 minutes.
- Then add a Tablespoon of tomato paste (one good squirt from a tube!) Stir that around for a minute. Doesn't it smell AWESOME?
- Now dump in your package of ground turkey. You'll need to break it up a lot with your wooden spoon. Try to incorporate the veggies with the meat. Let it go on medium high for about 5 minutes until the meat looks less pink.
- Sometimes the meat lets off a lot of liquid (fat.) Ewww. If it does, gently pour the fat off into a can (or down the drain if your landlord's not looking) holding a spoon against the good stuff to prevent it from falling into the sink.
- Now add your can of tomato sauce. If your pan has a cover, put it on and leave it alone on low after stirring it all up. If not, stir it up and leave it alone on lower heat. Let it all simmer together for 15 minutes or so.
- Taste it! You might want to add salt, or to make it more spicy, add more chili powder. My secret spicy recipe is jarred chipotle salsa that you can find in the Latin foods aisle. It's wicket strong, so a spoonfull will do! I add it with the tomato paste in the beginning
SERVE
- Here's what's cool: If you have a gas stove, you can heat tortillas directly over the flame! It's awesome - but a little dangerous! if you're going to do it, PAY ATTENTION! Do them one at a time. Turn on the flame. Place the tortilla directly on the flame. After about thirty seconds, flip it over. Tongs are a MUST. You'll see little bubbles forming, that's when it's time to flip! It should get a little singed on the edges. If you can - disarming smoke detectors is a good idea!
- if you can't - you can heat tortialls in the microwave too!
- Put your diced avocado, diced tomato, salsa, cheese and sour cream in separate bowls.
- Serve the taco meat from the stove or in a big bowl and let everyone assemble their own!
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