Taco Stack

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 8 small tortillas, corn or flour
  • 3 cups shredded Pork Carnitas
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups grated cheese
  • Salsa:
  • 1 1/4 cups corn kernels
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 2 shallots, sliced
  • 1/2 lime, juice only
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Garnish:
  • Sour cream
  • Cilantro
  • Jalapenos, finely chopped
  • Avocado, diced

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Place the corn tortillas on the oven shelf and bake for 3-5 minutes to stiffen, not brown.

  2. Defrost pork carnitas, then heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large fry pan over high heat. Add pork and cook until the underside is golden brown-do not flip. Remove from pan and set aside.

  3. Place a tortillas on a baking try. Scatter 1/6 of the pork carnitas on the tortillas and top with some salsa then cheese. Place another tortilla on top and repeat twice. Place 4th tortilla on top.

  4. Repeat with remaining 4 tortillas. Bake for 10 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted. Top with remaining salsa and toppings and cheese.

  5. Salsa:

  6. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan over high heat. Add the corn and saute for a couple of minutes until charred to your liking.

  7. Allow to cool slightly, then toss with remaining ingredients.

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