Tonight's dinner seemed like a confused contestant from The Amazing Race trying to reach one place but ending up in another. Let me explain, after looking in the fridge this morning and seeing some pork left from the weekend smoke I planned to have that for dinner in some form. When I reached the store I saw some corn tortillas and thought instead of making pork sandwiches I would make some taquitos, great idea!
Confused menu item #1 - pulled pork taquitos with apple sauce and romano cheese, served with a spicy mayo and barbecue sauce.
I was still wandering around the store trying to think of another item as I didn't really have a lot of pork left and In keeping with the theme (?) I thought I'd make some tacos. As I browsed through the meat case initially looking for ground beef, I was drawn to some really nice looking ground lamb so I grabbed a chunk of it.
Confused menu item #2 - Lamb tacos with a Greek yogurt sauce and romano cheese.
Yes dinner did seem a little multi-cultural but It was actually really tasty and making your own taquitos is a great way to use up leftovers.
The pulled pork with apple sauce.
The spicy dressing was just a couple tbsp of mayo, add some hot sauce and a dash of ancho chili powder.
My lamb taco, the meat was sauteed with a shallot and oregano, garlic, salt, pepper and coriander.
The sauce was 1 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 of a lime
1 tomato, seeded and diced
a dash of cumin
salt and pepper
a dash of red pepper flakes
1 tbsp oregano
Those both sound like excellent dinners - very quick and flavorful and delicious too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat that would be to find ground lamb, I have to special request (order). Our favorite meat presently seems to be lamb, but boy is it expensive. Thanks for the taco idea.
ReplyDeleteI like mixing different ingredients from different kitchens. They sound pretty tasty to me!
ReplyDeleteI can truthfully say that I've never had a pork taquito with qpplesauce:) Interesting combination. Come join me for What's On the Menu Wednesday whenever you can.
ReplyDeleteSo this would be the ultimate in fusion cuisine, right!? ;) Everything looks delicious to me!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by my blog. I love your recipes and posts, especially the one where you are cooking with your adorable daughter. My daughter is now at uni and trying to play catch up in the kitchen since she never really wanted to cook with me while growing up. She'll be fine but it could have been so much easier. Your pork and applesauce look amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow! Great ideas Gerry. Like what you've done w/ the blog and really like the recipes. The pulled pork with apple sauce sounds A1 (you lost me on the lamb ... not a big lamb fan)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck on this and look forward to future posts.
I never knock what works. This sounds like a delicious meal to me. I am new to your blog so I took some time to poke through your earlier entries. I'm really glad I did that. I like the food and recipes you share with your readers and I definitely plan to be back. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the inspiring comments, I appreciate them all :)
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog on facebook. I made pulled pork taquitos for us and Beatriz tonight and they were a hit! The kids ate them without complaining!
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