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Crispy Potato & Sausage Tacos With Quick Curtido Slaw

Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds Idaho russets (roughly 4-5 potatoes) peeled and boiled then set aside into a large mixing bowl
  • 1 pound sausage
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 12 medium sized soft tacos
  • 1 quart of oil for frying

Quick curtido-style slaw 

  • 5 cups shredded cabbage
  • 2 carrots shredded
  • ¼ white onion thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup white vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Instructions:

  1. Boil the peeled russets until fork tender in a large pot of salted water.
  2. Brown up the sausage and set aside.  
  3. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain and add to a large mixing bowl, add the cooked sausage, season with salt pepper and add the raw garlic mix well.
  4. Heat the oil in a large skillet with tall sides to 350 degrees.
  5. Hold the corn tortilla gently in your hand and add 3 heap tablespoons of the mixture to one side of the tortilla, do not fold or it will crack.
  6. Gently slide the tortilla into the hot oil and after 3-5 second use a metal spatula to fold the tortillas in half over the potato mixture, fry until golden brown on both sides.  
  7. Drain the cooked crispy tacos on a paper towel and season the shell with a little salt.
  8. Repeat this process frying 3-4 tacos at a time until finished.  
  9. While the tacos fry, make the slaw.
  10. In a large bowl combine all the slaw Ingredients and mix well.
  11. To serve open the crispy taco slightly and stuff with slaw.   
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Prep Time
20 minutes
Serving Size
4-6
Author
Danielle Kartes
Food Blogger
Rustic Joyful Food
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