Tacones - Tempura Yam (vegetarian) Recipe

Name: Red Fish Blue Fishs Tacones - Tempura Yam (vegetarian) Recipe
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 units Flour Tortillas; 2 cups Yam; 2 cups Green Cabbage, shredded; 1 cup Carrot, shredded; 2 tbs Vinegar; 1 tbs Olive Oil; 1 tsp Salt; to taste Pepper; 1 medium Red Onion, thinly sliced; 1 cup Lemon Juice; 1 tsp Salt; 3 tbs Soy Sauce; 1 tbs Sesame Oil; 1 tbs Honey or Maple Syrup; to taste Sriracha; 1 cup Pea Shoots

Inspired by Red Fish Blue Fish

Time1h

Serves4

Hand-roll style taco. Grilled flour tortilla with coleslaw, pea shoots, sauce, lemon-pickled onions

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Ingredients

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Taco Components

4 units Flour tortillas

2 cups Yam

Coleslaw

2 cups Green Cabbage, shredded

1 cup Carrot, shredded

2 tbs Vinegar

1 tbs olive oil

1 tsp Celtic sea salt

to taste white, green, and black pepper

Lemon-Pickled Onions

1 medium Red onion, thinly sliced

1 cup ReaLemon lemon juice

1 tsp Celtic sea salt

Sauce

3 tbs Aged soy sauce

1 tbs Toasted sesame oil

1 tbs Honey or Maple Syrup

to taste Sriracha

Garnish

1 cup Pea Shoots

Method

Preparation

Pickling the Onions

In a bowl, combine the thinly sliced red onion, lemon juice, and salt. Let it marinate for at least 30 minutes.

Making the Coleslaw

In a large bowl, combine shredded cabbage, shredded carrot, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss well and set aside.

Preparing the Yam

Peel and cut the yam into thick sticks. Steam or boil until tender, about 10-15 minutes. Let it cool and set aside.

Making the Sauce

In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, and Sriracha. Adjust the spice level to your taste.

Assembly

Grilling the Tortillas

Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Grill the flour tortillas for about 1 minute on each side until warm and slightly toasted.

Assembling the Tacones

On each tortilla, layer a portion of coleslaw, yam sticks, pea shoots, and pickled onions. Drizzle with the sauce.

Rolling and Serving

Carefully roll the tortilla into a hand-held taco shape. Serve immediately with extra sauce on the side.