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Tacos with Homemade Rice Flour Tortillas

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These rice flour tortillas stay moist and do not tear apart easily when they cool off. Fill the soft tortillas with taco meat and a variety of fillings and toppings for a fun party!

Tips:
  • The batter made of rice flour and potato prevents the tortillas from hardening, and maintains its moisture until they are cool and ready to be served.

  • All rice flour is naturally gluten-free. Make this dish completely gluten-free by using gluten-free substitutes for other ingredients as needed.

Yield:

4 servings

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Ingredients

For the batter

½ (100g) potato (about ⅔ cup)

⅔ cup (100g) rice flour
Pinch of salt

For the taco meat

½ teaspoon (2g) baking powder
Leafy lettuce, as needed

For the salsa

2½ teaspoons (10g) sugar
Sliced lemon, as needed

½ cup (130ml) milk
Shredded cheese, as needed

Olive oil, as needed

1 teaspoon (5g) garlic, minced
Tabasco, as needed

10oz/300g ground pork

½ (70g) onion, minced (about ½ cup)

1½ teaspoons (6g) diced tomato (about 1 cup)

½ (14.5oz/411g) can Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons (9ml) soy sauce

1½ tablespoons (27ml) ketchup

2 tablespoons (30g) sake Japanese rice wine

1½ tablespoons (22ml) chili powder

1 teaspoon (3g) Roma tomatoes, diced (about 2 cups)

7-8 (450g) green pepper, diced (or 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, about ¼ cup)

¼ (40g) red bell pepper, diced (about ¼ cup)

¼ (40g) onion, minced (about ¼ cup)

⅓ (50g) salt

¾ teaspoon (4.5g) lemon or lime juice

1 tablespoon (15ml)

Directions

  1. For the batter

    Peel and finely grate the potato in a medium bowl. Add rice flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and milk. Mix well.

  2. In a non-stick skillet over medium-heat, pour 1 ladle-full batter, spread evenly and cook. When the bubbles start to show on the surface, flip and cook both sides until parts turn lightly brown. 2Repeat and set aside.

  3. For the taco meat

    In a skillet over medium-high heat, add olive oil and garlic. When fragrant, add ground pork and onions and cook. Add salt and sugar to taste.

  4. For the salsa

    Combine the rest of the ingredients to the mixture and cook over low heat, until the liquid evaporates and the mixture thickens.

  5. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Store in an airtight container and leave in the refrigerator for 1 hour or up to overnight, to let the flavor blends in.

  6. When ready to serve, fill the tortillas with lettuce, the taco meat, and salsa. Garnish with sliced lemon and shredded cheese. Serve.

Note

  • This recipe uses US customary units. Measurement equivalents include: 1 teaspoon = 5ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, and 1 US cup = 237ml or 8fl oz. (1 metric cup = 250ml or 8.5fl oz.)
  • The cooking time using microwave oven in this recipe is based on 1,000W in the US.
  • The temperature and baking time may be different depending on the oven used. Please adjust accordingly.
  • All rice flour is naturally gluten-free. Make this dish completely gluten-free by using gluten-free substitutes for other ingredients as needed.