Puffy Tacos (7 pics)

Howdy_Doody · March 2012

Who is this Village People guy that goes around wokking everything? (Is he the Indian or the Construction Worker?). Don't he know that the only TRUE Amurican cuisine is Tex Mex?

So, to teach him a thang or two, I'm going to show him tonight's cook - Puffy Tacos. The taco meat is hamburger, garlic, jalapeño, onion, cayenne, cilantro, chili powder, salsa, Mexican oregano, cumin, and a couple of other things. Taco shells are Masa Harina, water and salt.

travisstrick · March 2012

Whatever! I bet that salsa was made in New York City! SO THERE!!!!!!!!

Howdy_Doody · March 2012

Whatever! I bet that salsa was made in New York City! SO THERE!!!!!!!!

Careful, Drill Sergeant !

ChokeOnSmoke · March 2012

Nice lookin'! I use the same stuff for my shells but have always cooked them on cast iron "dry".

Gonna give that a try. Thanks for posting.

Don't Egg me on · March 2012

Well done!!!

travisstrick · March 2012

My wife worked at Taco Bell for 8 years through high school and college. I'll give you a pass on the salsa.

Howdy_Doody · March 2012

pssst. Travis. It's me ! Your next door neighbor at Salado.

The salsa brand is "On The Border", made in Dallas TX.

travisstrick · March 2012

Shhhhhhhh! I thought it was run for the border. As in, Taco Bell. I like the puppet reference :D

Howdy_Doody · March 2012

Well, Travis. There's one thing I hate worse than a trainee, and that's my ;............didn't join the.WACS.

NightwingXP · March 2012

Very good HD. Great lookin tacos!! Show that Village person a thang or two about the true American cuisine!! I still love to Wok it though!

;)

WarrGo · March 2012

Have you ever had Indian tacos? I had them in OK

Mickey · March 2012

HD your food and your pictures are truly outstanding. I used to have a friend who could do a post like that but he stopped posting. I guess my friend was an idiot. I will miss him. You want to be best buds?

yzzi · March 2012

Does that happen to be a Griswold skillet?

JerkChicken · March 2012

Awesome. Gonna have to try this one.... Thanks for sharing.

cazzy · March 2012

Looks great HD! Props to you for a awesome looking meal!!

Howdy_Doody · March 2012

Does that happen to be a Griswold skillet?

Yzzi. The one that we cooked the shells in is a Griswold, and it's my wife's grandmother's skillet. The other one doesn't have a brand name on the back and I don't remember it's origin. The weights feel the same, so it might be very old also. Two of my other skillets have "Lodge" imprinted on the back, so I'm guessing the others are old too.

Howdy_Doody · March 2012

HD your food and your pictures are truly outstanding. I used to have a friend who could do a post like that but he stopped posting. I guess my friend was an idiot. I will miss him. You want to be best buds?

Sure, Mickey. We can be BFF. :x

horseflesh · March 2012

That lineup of cast iron is a family treasure.

thebtls · March 2012

awesome cook.

yzzi · March 2012

Wow, that skillet collection looks even better than the tacos. I was introduced to cast iron when I got an emril one for our wedding (it actually has been a great skillet after many seasonings) . I realized have found several wagners and griswold at antique markets and flea markets that were in awful condition and spent time restoring them. Glad to see them in use once again instead of being trashed. Now I give them away as gifts as I think I have enough. Hopefully my kids will enjoy them as much as I have.

Village Idiot · March 2012

Yzzi,

Cast iron skillets not only are fantastic cookware that have, usually, been seasoned for many decades to being nonstick, but also are historic artwork that contain many secrets of years gone by. Skillets and dutch ovens accompanied the pioneers in their journey west, and are cherished by many families for the history they hold.

I can't think of any other item that binds us to our past as much as these cast iron cookware, because we can still use them just as they did a century and more ago.

onedbguru · March 2012

I want one of those tortilla makers....

Village Idiot · March 2012

I want one of those tortilla makers....

We were at a wedding in San Miguel de Allende about 5 years ago. I bought it at a market and schlepped it all over town. It works soooooo much better than those cheap metal presses. You can buy one on the internet.

tazcrash · March 2012

We were at a wedding in San Miguel de Allende about 5 years ago. I bought it at a market and schlepped it all over town. It works soooooo much better than those cheap metal presses. You can buy one on the internet.

Hey........

This is an HD thread!

VI, if you have a tortilla press, maybe you should post a pic.

;)

Village Idiot · March 2012

Taz,

It's in the second picture. As far as HD, my wife was no more impressed with that name than VI, so I thought I'd return to the name my mama gave me when she first looked into my eyes.

:D

tazcrash · March 2012

My mother had one (as iron pan) that was given to her from her great aunt, It made the trip to the U.S. from Italy all encrusted on the outside. The last time I saw it, the bottom was so smooth it looked like a piece of obsidian. There was a lot of great food cooked on that thing.

Village Idiot · March 2012

Wow. I didn't know the Italians had such a machine. I guess they use it to make flat pastas like cannelloni, lasagna, etc.

Village Idiot · March 2012

For my new toy, I bought a molcajete yesterday. It's dawned on me that I like old cooking methods the most ... cast iron skillets, molcajetes (hundreds of years old from the Aztecs), woks, and even the Big Green Egg (3,000 year old technology).

You can make the best guacamole and salsa, using a molcajete. It will take a very long time to properly season it though.

tazcrash · March 2012

My mother had one that was given to her from her great aunt, It made the trip to the U.S. from Italy all encrusted on the outside. The last time I saw it, the bottom was so smooth it looked like a piece of obsidian. There was a lot of great food cooked on that thing.

Wow. I didn't know the Italians had such a machine. I guess they use it to make flat pastas like cannelloni, lasagna, etc.

LOL, boy did mess that one up!!!!! I meant a cast iron fry pan.

Village Idiot · March 2012

=))

Now, it all comes clear. I was wondering why a tortilla press would have a smooth bottom, and why you would want to cook on a tortilla press.

bariccardi · March 2012

Looks amazing!

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