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[Sub_Topical]

So...I did a family thing the other night and a relative proceeded to load a pan with vegetable oil, get it good and smoking, and then drop in the corn tortillas one by one to fry them all crispy before making up a standard beef/cheese/salsa/tomato/lettuce taco.

I stopped at one because of the oil quotient, YOW!

I'll tend to dry pan heat a whole wheat tortilla and slap in some shredded cabbage and carrot along with cilantro, salsa verde, lime, pepper and a piece of grilled giraffe.

So how do y'all attack Taco Mountain?

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Man, that filter makes me sound exotic as hell!

[Choop]

if you fry the tortilla it's not a taco it's a tostada, don't matter if it's folded or not. at least, according to the mexicans i've chatted with about it.

dos soft corn tortillas, guacamole, shredded lettuce, queso fresco, diced tomato, touch of minced onion, smack it with some green tabasco. that's a damned fine taco.

i like your second combo there with tilapia or grouper, any heavier meat of the pisces variety just doesn't taste right.

also good is carnitas with caramelized onions, cholula, and crema (which has supplanted sour cream in our house)

[CortJstr]

My typical lazy taco night is ground chicken, Penzey's taco seasoning, lettuce, store-bought shredded cheese, and store bought guac. Diced tomatoes if in season.

[Carlos del Vaca]

I like frying up them corn tortillas too, but deep-frying at home is such a monster.  Better left to the professionals.  I have found, however, that putting your tortillas on the grill and letting them get a little browned & crispy is almost as good.

This here recipe for tacos al pastor is frikkin' awesome.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Tacos-al-Pastor-242132

[pmcd9]

A lot of people are calling bullshit on that taco.

[side_show]

I had a sad time where I tried to make tostados with ground deer meat.  It was not successful.  The meat was extremely gamey to begin with, and no amount of spice or sauce could correct the balance.  Decision - mild meat only for tacos from now on.

[jay-ell]

We do ground beef, shredded lettuce, prepackaged shredded queso, and sour cream rolled up in a soft flour tortilla. I like some sauteed onions on top, but Pedro leaves those off because he loves me.

Taco night = a night off from "real" cooking up in this piece.

[Choop]

if i were to make a venison taco i would add some ground pork to the meat. the fat and mildness really cuts the gamey flavor.

i also add beef steak to my venison chili so SUCK IT HATERS

[theinevitable]

oh my god carlos TACOS AL PASTOR ARE ALL I HAVE EVER WANTED.

I go eat these way too often.

[AugustWest]

An awful lot of people do exactly that, choop, because it works. White tail deer you have a chance of getting a sweet taster, but the mule deer out here are all eating scrub oak acorns and manzanita brush and taste like it.

This must be true, because all the venison we get doesn't taste very gamey at all.  Less gamey than lamb or mutton for sure.  It's all whitetail here, goddam garden eatin' road-hazards. 

And I like gamey.

[side_show]

I have no idea where this deer came from, and was most definitely not the cause of it's demise.  My husband's friend brought us a sack of meat from his hunt, all proud of himself.  Meantime, I found bits of bone in the ground meat and it tasted like crap.  Still have the steaks in the fridge and am thinking of feeding them to the dog.

In the land of good-ass tacos, I make what must be the most bastardized Canadian version ever, but I love them.  Hard shells, ground beef browned with with President's Choice taco seasoning and ketchup, in a shell with sharp cheddar, shredded lettuce and sour cream.  Is so wrong.  Is so good.

[Choop]

my dogs would die from happiness if i ever gave them venison. they don't get table food, ever. EVER. please try a chili with one of those steaks and a beef steak (flank or sirloin, not ribeye).

[greenkoolayd]

deer: all the venison i have ever had was average, if not better.  they eat really good around here with all the farms and orchards around.  also, the last two jobs i had, there was some good-assed deer balogna brought in to share several times a season.  thank goodness for generous rednecks.

tacoooooooooos!  one thing i dislike not having around is a taco vendor-person.  i like mine simple.  some beef.  some shredded cheese.  some pico de gallo.  maybe some lettuce, but not necessary.

also, taco is one of my favorite euphemisms for a ladys no-no area.

[side_show]

The venison would not be table food.  It would be a raw slab of meat.  Our dog also doesn't get table food.  He would most definitely look at me with "thank you" eyes.

I grew up on lots of venison.  This stuff is funky and gross in comparison.  The place my family hunted was very different from where this dude would have hunted regardless.  Plus he didn't freeze it properly, and it's hella' freezer burnt to boot.    

As for my lady area, I have never like the taco reference.  We did get my 16 yr old sister in law a change purse shaped like a taco for Xmas.  Now that is creeping me out.