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Taco placero
Tacos with chicharrón and nopal salad
Taco placero: Mexico City market tacos filled at the table with chicharrón, panela, avocado and nopal salad
Taco placero is what Mexico City market workers and families put together for a quick supper or a lazy weekend lunch: no cooking, just warm tortillas and a spread of market foods, everyone filling their own. Typical fillings are chicharrón (crisp fried pork skin), fresh panela cheese, avocado, a quick nopal salad and salsa. Chicharrón is pork, so leave it out or swap in fried pumpkin seeds for a meat-free version. The common mistake is serving cold, stiff tortillas, which crack around the fillings. Chef's tip: buy ready-cooked nopales in a jar, rinse them well to get rid of the slime, and dress them with lime and onion so they taste freshly made.
- Total time
- 12 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 ⅛ oz chicharrón (fried pork skin)broken into pieces
- 4 oz panela cheese or fetasliced
- 1 avocadosliced
- 7 oz cooked nopalesfrom a jar, rinsed and drained
- ½ white onionfinely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh corianderchopped
- 1 limejuiced
- 4 tbsp red or green salsa
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Toss 7 oz cooked nopales with ½ white onion, 2 tbsp fresh coriander, 1 lime and a pinch of salt to make a quick salad.
Step 2: Lay 2 ⅛ oz chicharrón (fried pork skin), 4 oz panela cheese or feta and 1 avocado on a board with the salad and 4 tbsp red or green salsa.
Step 3: Warm 8 corn tortillas one at a time in a dry pan over a high heat for about 20 seconds a side, until soft and spotted, and stack them in a tea towel to keep warm.
2 minStep 4: Let everyone fill two tortillas stacked together with a bit of everything and fold.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fibre
- 13 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does taco placero take?
- About 12 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of corn tortillas?
- Small flour tortillas (not gluten free).
- What can I use instead of panela cheese or feta?
- Goat's cheese or ricotta salata, same amount.
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