Homemade Street Tacos

Homemade Street Tacos with tortillas made by hand are a fantastic party food or appetizer. Enjoy these tacos any way you want with your favorite fillings and toppings. We recommend trying our Veggie Fajitas with Beans & Rice as your filling, but you can try barbacoa, steak, or fish and top with cilantro, lime, salsa, or fruit such as mango or pineapple!

This recipe calls for a tortilla press, but if you don’t have one, you can use a surface like a cutting board and a large, flat-bottomed skillet such as a cast iron.

Ingredients

Serves: 4-5 Time: 45-50 minutes

Homemade Street Tacos

Tortillas

• 1 cup instant yellow corn masa (corn flour)
• 3/4 cup water

Veggies Fajitas With Rice & Beans (taco filling)

Optional toppings: chopped mango, avocado, cilantro, lime juice, salsa

Directions

1. Begin by preparing your taco toppings and fillings, such as our veggie fajitas with rice and beans. You may also try other toppings such as barbacoa, steak, or fish.
2. Then, after your prep is done, combine the corn flour with water in a large bowl.
3. Mix thoroughly for 2 minutes until a soft dough is formed. The dough shouldn’t feel dry, it should come together and be easy to mold by hand. If it is dry, add one teaspoon of water at a time.
4. Once your dough balls have been formed, cover the pan with a lightly damp towel to keep your dough balls moist.
5. Then, take out a sheet pan and begin to divide the dough into equal size balls, a little bit bigger than a ping pon ball for street taco size.
6. Next, line a tortilla press (or other surfaces) with two sheets of plastic wrap or non-stick parchment paper. Place each ball between the plastic on the press until the tortilla takes its flat form.
7. Carefully peel the tortilla from plastic wrap, place it on the baking sheet, and repeat this step until all the dough has been pressed.
8. Next, heat a skillet or griddle to medium-high.
9. Cook each tortilla for about 30 seconds on each side, turning the tortilla 3 times.
10. Once the tortillas are cooked, cover with a cloth napkin to keep them warm and soft, and repeat until all the tortillas have been cooked.
11. Top with taco toppings, serve and enjoy!

Leftover tacos may be stored in the refrigerator but do not microwave to reheat them otherwise they will crack, simply reheat them on a skillet or small pan.

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