Tacos Dorados or "Golden Tacos" are very popular in Mexico. Their name is because of the mouthwatering golden color they get when fried in oil. They are made with corn tortillas and are commonly filled with chicken, although they can also be made with pig, beef or mashed potatos with cheese, or even with salad.

 

The Tortilla is rolled and held with a toothspick and then fried. Make sure they are crunchy. Top them with lettuce, "queso blanco" or white cheese and any salsa that you like.

 

Ingredients:

 

2 tablespoons oil

1 pound, 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 can (28 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes with juice

2 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon ground coriander

3-1/2 cups (12 ounces) grated queso blanco

10 flour tortillas

Salsa of your choice

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

 

Preparation:

 

1. In a large skillet over high heat, heat oil until hot; add chicken and cook, stirring frequently, until no longer pink in center. Remove from skillet; set aside.

 

2. Reduce heat to medium-high; add onion and cook, stirring, until translucent. With your hands, squeeze tomatoes to break up and add them to onion in pan along with tomato juices. Add chili powder, cumin, salt, garlic powder, oregano and coriander; stir to mix. Cook, stirring frequently, until very thick, about 15 minutes. Add chicken; stir to coat in the tomato sauce.

 

3. Preheat oven to 450°F. Spoon some chicken mixture onto a tortilla and roll up tightly. Place seam side down in 9X13-inch baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling, rolling tightly and fitting the tacos in the dish. Bake 15 minutes or until tortillas are crisp and brown. Sprinkle with queso blanco; bake 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with salsa and cilantro before serving.

 

Crujientes Tacos Dorados

 

Los Tacos dorados son unos antojitos muy populares, su nombre se debe a que al freír en aceite las tortillas de maíz, toman un color dorado muy apetecible; se hacen con las tortillas de maíz y llevan un relleno de pollo desenhebrado, aunque también puede hacerse con relleno de cerdo, carne de res o papa con queso y también con ensalada. La tortilla se rellena, se enrolla y se sujeta con un palillo, luego de fríe en aceite para dorar, tiene que quedar firmes y crujientes; se acompaña de crema, queso rallado, lechuga picada y alguna salsa a gusto como de jitomates o salsa verde.

 

Ingredientes

 

1 cebolla rebanada

3 jitomates picados

3 chiles chipotles adobados picados

2 pechugas de pollo cocidas y deshuesadas

18 tortillas

lechuga la suficiente, lavada, desinfectada y picada finamente

rebanadas de jitomate al gusto

aguacate rebanado al gusto

salsa mexicana

½ litro de crema

 

 

Preparación

 

En un poco de aceite acitrone la cebolla, incorpore el jitomate picado, los chiles chipotles y deje que se cocinen y reduzca el liquido de los jitomates.

 

Agregue el pollo y sazone con sal o consomé en polvo al gusto, forme los tacos y fríalos en aceite hasta que doren, acomódelos en un platón con la lechuga rebanada, los jitomates y el aguacate alrededor, sirva adornando con la salsa y un poco de crema.