Friday, November 28, 2014

Friday's Turkey Tacos

It's Friday afternoon.  Kitchen activities of the previous day have made you cooking-weary. Black Friday shopping has made you exhausted. But it's not enough to be tired, you're also hungry. What do you do?


The keys to this day's eating activities are simplicity, quickness, and turkey. The solution is El Tacólico's Friday Turkey Tacos.

You'll need:
Turkey (about three-four handfuls, deboned.  Enough to cover the bottom of the pan.  Who wants to look for a measuring cup on Friday after Thanksgiving?  Not us.)
Vegetable oil
1 can of chopped tomato and green chiles (hopefully you bought it before Thursday and you have it on hand. Don't have one?  That's ok. You can use any cheap salsa you might have on hand or if you want to be fancy - and complicated, thus defying two of our keys to success - cut up a medium tomato, about half of an onion, and one chile of your preference.)
Tortillas (I prefer corn, but it's your world - do as you wish)
Garlic powder (enough to lightly dust the turkey)
Salt and pepper to taste

Coat the bottom of the pan with the vegetable oil and warm it up.  Add the turkey. Add salt and pepper and garlic powder. I've been known to also add a touch of cayenne at this point, but you don't have to. Let it fry for a bit to your personal level of crispness on medium high. Add the can of tomatoes and reduce the heat. Simmer for about five minutes while you warm the tortillas. When the tortillas are warm enough, fill them up. 

There you have it. Simple. Quick. Turkey. Tacos. 

Buen provecho!