Taco Flowers
Overview
Tacos with a new shape and delightful look.
Equipment
- skillet
- muffin pan
- on oven large enough for the muffin pan with >2" top clearance
Components
- 1lb ground meat
- seasoning mix for meat
- .25lb shredded cheese (mexican blend recommended)
- 8-12 flour tortillas
- 1 jalapeno
Compile
- slice the jalapeno into an equal number of slices as you have tortillas
- preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Build
- heat/steam the tortillas
- place the warmed tortillas in the muffin pan so each forms a bowl
- brown the meat in the skillet
- add seasoning to meat
- spoon the meat into the tortillas
- distribute the cheese atop the meat
- place a jalapeno slice in the center of each flower
- bake for ~10 minutes until the tortillas harden slightly and begin to brown
Deploy
Lift eahc flower out gently and plate.
Variants
- add chopped onion and/or peppers of various kinds to the meat
- seasoning mixes can vary from off-the-shelf to something more custom made
- add refried beans to each flower before the meat