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O'Tacos-Style French Tacos

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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Author: Marc Winer

Ingredients

Belgian-Style Fries

  • Beef tallow or rendered beef fat substitute frying oil or sunflower oil if needed
  • Potatoes for fries regular potatoes will also work

Chicken Tenders

Marinade

  • 500 ml buttermilk or cultured milk
  • 500 g chicken, cut into thick strips
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground thyme
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon salt

Breading

  • 300 g flour
  • 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons ground thyme
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon salt

Other

  • Frying oil
  • 3 eggs

French Taco Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 tablespoons mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 sliced pickles
  • A handful of finely chopped fresh chives
  • 115 g mayonnaise
  • 115 g ketchup
  • 1 very small pinch of baking soda

Ground Beef

  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • half a tablespoon of chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons additional salt
  • 500 g ground beef
  • 2 minced onions
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Procédé

Belgian-Style Fries

  • Peel the potatoes and cut them into fries.
    Potatoes for fries
  • Heat the oil to 190-200°C.
    Beef tallow or rendered beef fat, Frying oil
  • Give the fries their first fry for about 7 minutes.
  • Remove them from the oil and let them cool for 5 minutes.
  • Fry them again until crisp and golden, about 5 minutes.

Chicken Tenders

  • Marinate the chicken in the buttermilk and marinade spices for at least one hour and up to 24 hours.
    500 ml buttermilk, 500 g chicken, cut into thick strips, 1 tablespoon sweet paprika, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon ground thyme, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon salt
  • Prepare the breading by mixing the flour with the breading spices.
    300 g flour, 2 tablespoons sweet paprika, 2 teaspoons black pepper, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 2 tablespoons ground thyme, 2 tablespoons garlic powder, 1 tablespoon salt
  • Beat the eggs in a shallow dish.
    3 eggs
  • Heat the frying oil to 180°C.
  • Coat the chicken first in the flour, then in the egg, and then in the flour again before frying.
  • Fry the chicken for about 7-8 minutes, until the breading is golden.

O'Marcos French Taco Sauce

  • Sauté the onions with the butter and baking soda over medium heat until caramelized, about 15 minutes.
    2 tablespoons butter, 1 large onion, diced, 1 very small pinch of baking soda
  • Mix the caramelized onions with the remaining sauce ingredients in a bowl.
    2 tablespoons mustard, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 3 sliced pickles, A handful of finely chopped fresh chives, 115 g mayonnaise, 115 g ketchup

Ground Beef

  • Sauté the minced onions over medium-high heat until translucent.
    2 minced onions
  • Add the ground beef and mix well, breaking up any lumps.
    500 g ground beef
  • Add the spices and continue cooking until the juices have evaporated.
    1 tablespoon cumin, 1 tablespoon sweet paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, half a tablespoon of chili powder, 2 teaspoons additional salt
  • Assemble and fold the tacos.
  • Spread sauce over a tortilla, add the ground beef, chicken tenders, and fries, then sprinkle with cheddar.

Cheese Topping

  • Preheat the oven to 130°C in convection mode.
  • Shave thin slices of cheddar and arrange them over the taco.
  • Bake for about 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and lightly browned.
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