Last taco Tuesday I did a basic american veggie taco recipe. This Tuesday I wanted to share a vegan carnitas street taco recipe. Some of my favorite memories is grabbing tacos in Santa Ana at 2 am with friends. We went to this family owned shop that was open from like 5pm to 5am and one of my friend groups went so often they’d expect us and have our usual ready. Some of the best street tacos and quesadillas my friend would always get the carnitas (mexican pulled pork) tacos and drink the salsa verde like shots. Even thinking of the food puts a smile on my face with fond memories. When I saw Sorted Food post a video with their version of a pulled mushroom taco I knew I had to put my own twist on it. As always let’s stop talking about it and just get too it.
Ingredients:
- 2 Onions
- both red and regular (white, yellow??)
- 1 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Honey
- King Oyster Mushrooms
- You can use almost any type of mushrooms oyster mushrooms has the most comparable texture to pulled pork.
- Avocado Oil
- Garlic
- Fresh Coriander
- Tomato Paste
- Chili Paste
- If I do not have chili paste I will use chili powder, I have never noticed a huge difference.
- Vegetable Stock
- Avo- Salsa Verde
- Lime
- Corn Tortillas
- Seasoning
- Salt, Black Pepper, ground cumin, dried oregano, ground coriander, smoked paprika
Let’s Get Cookin’! :
- Pickled Onions: On the stove or in the microwaves warm up apple cider vinegar, salt and honey. Cut up red onion into thin slices put in a mason jar, add boiling liquid and close. Let sit in fridge for at least 30 mins.
- Dice up onion, fresh coriander and garlic. Cut the tops off the mushrooms and cut into thin strips, then use a fork to shred the stems.
- Saute onion in the pan until soft and lightly browned. Once browned add in seasoning, tomato and chili paste.
- Stir in the mushrooms coating them thoroughly and then add in about 1/4th cup of vegetable stock. Let cook until the majority of the liquid is absorbed.
- Let the mixture cool down.
- I would suggest cooking doing all the previous steps the night prior. But if not it is okay just give the mushrooms about 5 mins to cool down and they will still be so delicious!
- Bake mushrooms in oven for about 15 mins or until it is browned to your preference.
- Put mushrooms in tortillas. Dress with pickled onions fresh coriander salsa and lime. Serve and Enjoy!
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