Midget Tacos Recipe
Ingredients
| Ripe avocado -1 small, firm | ||
| Tomato | 1 Small | |
| Onion | 1 Small | |
| Clove of garlic - 1 small, minced | ||
| Lemon juice | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Liquid red pepper seasoning - 1/4 teaspoon | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Chili powder | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Tortillas - 9 (from an 11-ounce can) | ||
| Vegetable oil or shortening for frying | ||
| Iceberg lettuce | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), shredded | |
| Egg yolk - 1 hard-cooked, sieved | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Halve avocados, skin and pit.
2) Halve tomatoes and peel. Deseed and chop finely.
3) Halve remaining tomato and cut into tiny triangles for garnish.
4) Quarter each tortilla.
MAKING
5) In a medium-size bowl put avocado and mash with a fork.
6) Add tomatoes to avocado with onion, garlic, lemon juice, liquid red pepper seasoning, salt, and chili powder. Stir the mixture well.
7) Chill for half hour.
8) In a small saucepan pour vegetable oil or melt enough shortening to make a 1-inch depth and heat.
9) Hold tortilla quarters with tongs to form U shapes and fry in hot oil one at a time for few seconds.
10) Lift and place on paper towel to drain out excess well.
FINALIZING
11) Put a thin layer of shredded lettuce in each tortilla.
12) Mound with rounded teaspoonful avocado mixture.
13) Sprinkle sieved egg yolk over it.
14) Insert a tiny tomato triangle into each end.
SERVING
15) Serve immediately.
1) Halve avocados, skin and pit.
2) Halve tomatoes and peel. Deseed and chop finely.
3) Halve remaining tomato and cut into tiny triangles for garnish.
4) Quarter each tortilla.
MAKING
5) In a medium-size bowl put avocado and mash with a fork.
6) Add tomatoes to avocado with onion, garlic, lemon juice, liquid red pepper seasoning, salt, and chili powder. Stir the mixture well.
7) Chill for half hour.
8) In a small saucepan pour vegetable oil or melt enough shortening to make a 1-inch depth and heat.
9) Hold tortilla quarters with tongs to form U shapes and fry in hot oil one at a time for few seconds.
10) Lift and place on paper towel to drain out excess well.
FINALIZING
11) Put a thin layer of shredded lettuce in each tortilla.
12) Mound with rounded teaspoonful avocado mixture.
13) Sprinkle sieved egg yolk over it.
14) Insert a tiny tomato triangle into each end.
SERVING
15) Serve immediately.
Chef
