VeganMoFo day #6 - taco time - well better than that

I knew there was a reason I wasn't supposed to make tacos tonight, but I forgot. Then I remembered it was because the avacado wasn't ripe. oh well...

These are very simple, but consistently good tacos. I use refried black beans, tomatoes, fake cheese, onions, red peppers, lettuce and whatever else I can think of. oh yeah, avacado. ha ha.

The shells are nice because they are cheap and easy to make. Plus you get to eat them nice and warm. Their softness sort of reminds me of polenta. You want to eat all of them the same day - though leftovers have never been a problem with these. Who can you thank for these? The 1970's Betty Crocker, that's who. the pics look better if you don't have your monitor turned up super bright. otherwise they look like a big pasty disc.


Here's the recipe. makes 12 small/medium shells. if you're a huge taco lover, you can easily eat 6 on your own. plus you're going to ruin the first one.

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup corn meal - i use the kind that is like flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 egg replacers - I use Ener'G
• 3 cups water
  
• oil for frying

1. mix all of your dry ingredients


2. add water and whisk together


3. mix up your egg replacer (If it's Ener'G, whip w/ a fork until frothy/thick), then add it to the batter


4. cook them in a pan like you would a pancake - not too much oil. wipe any excess out w/ a napkin. I move the pan around in a circle to spread out the batter. you want it to be thin. When it's dry on one side, then flip it. The first one will come out sort of gross, just like pancakes. the pan is just getting ready ;-).


5. after that you're in business. don't add more oil to the pan after you do the first one.


6. you can make them all at once and keep them warm in the oven. or do what we sometimes do. 1 person cooks one, fills it, eats it while the next person is cooking theirs. fancy, huh?


7. eat while warm. that's it.

not ready to flip. you want the whole thing to be dry, like the edges are in this pic. If you flip too soon, you can always flip again. They are semi forgiving.

this is what it looks like when it's flipped.
This is what it looks like if you flipped it again. Just showing you so you know what it should look like.
I also had this drink w/ dinner. Thai dragon tonic by Heartsong pepper brews. It is sort of like a peppery lemonade. Not sure where I stand on it. But I'm still drinking it.