Victor's Taco
•Posted on September 01 2023
Preparation: 40 minutes | Cooking: 1 5 minutes | Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients:
Taco
½ lb (250 g) beef striploin
½ lb (250 g) chorizo, diced
Virgin camelina oil Signé Caméline , for cooking
Salt, to taste
8 corn tortillas
1 recipe for sweet potato puree
1 pico de gallo recipe
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
2 cups (500 ml) cooked sweet potato flesh
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
2 tbsp. tbsp (30 ml) finely chopped jalapeno pepper
3 tbsp. tablespoon (45 ml) of virgin camelina oil Signé Caméline
Salt, to taste
Pico de gallo
1 cup (250 ml) chopped onion
1 cup (250 ml) chopped tomato
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
½ cup (125 ml) fresh cilantro, chopped
¼ cup (60 ml) sea buckthorn berries
3 tbsp. tablespoon (45 ml) of virgin camelina oil Signé Caméline
Salt, to taste
Preparation:
- Mashed sweet potatoes: In a pan heated over medium-high heat, brown the garlic and chili pepper in the camelina oil.
- Add the sweet potato puree, salt, incorporate well and set aside.
- Pico de gallo: Mix all the ingredients and set aside to cool.
- Taco: Heat a plancha or cast iron pan over high heat, brown the chorizo in the camelina oil until slightly crispy. Remove and reserve.
- In the same pan, sear the sirloin steak until nicely browned on both sides. Remove, cut into strips and lightly salt.
- Quickly reheat the tortillas in a pan heated over medium heat.
- Spread each tortilla with mashed sweet potatoes, add the beef strips and chorizo, then garnish with a generous spoonful of pico de gallo. Serve immediately.
Recipe credit: Curieux Bégin