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    Whole Grain Vegetarian Penang Curry Street Tacos and Tostadas (ทาโก้พะแนงไก่งวงสับ)

    October 24, 2020 By Adam Leave a Comment

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    Street tacos are one of the best things about living in the Southern United States.  These Whole Grain Vegetarian Penang Curry Street Tacos and Tostadas combine my favorite elements of my wife’s Thai culture with my favorite parts of Texas.   You can, of course, adapt the ingredients however you like.

    Penang street tacos

    Penang street tacos

    Typically, you get street tacos from a food truck for about a dollar ea.  You can just eat them outside on a picnic bench, enjoying the mild climate of the south.  There's something super charming about eating for so cheap and easy.  They're also one of those foods that almost everyone can agree on.  I had my first experience with them when I was on a date with a fancy, wealthy lady in Los Angeles and she wanted to pull her convertible Porshe over to pick up street tacos really fast.  We went back to her million-dollar condo and it didn't feel inappropriate at all.  It felt wonderful, in fact.

    Using Healthier Ingredients

    Typical street tacos are made with flour or corn tortillas.  There are usually really small ones or regular sized ones but the smallest ones have almost exclusively used for street tacos.  Now, Of course, they are way popular so you see them at trendy restaurants and everywhere else too.

    Using Whole Grains for the Tortilla

    You can argue that a corn tortilla is whole grain and go for that.  I could research it more too and dissect its nutritional info but I won’t today.  I also found these cool carb watch, whole grain tortillas at Target.  Either way was delicious, the little corn tortillas are way cheaper.

    Using a Healthier Protein

    You can use whatever you want for this but I chose a ground beef substitute that happened to be on sale at Kroger for 2 bucks.  I used a pound basically to keep it simple.  If you use something else, make sure it’s ground or cut into small enough pieces to accommodate a small tortilla.

    Other Ingredients For Street Tacos

    Street tacos often come with cilantro and onions, sometimes some tomato, tomatillo sauce, lime and sauce to top.   I used some diced up organic red peppers I got from farm box direct as well in my first version for some color.   In the picture below I show the ingredients I used for the phase two trial with the carb watch tortillas.

    Penang Curry Street Taco Ingredients

    Penang Curry Street Taco Ingredients

    Penang street tacos

    Penang Curry Street Tacos (ทาโก้พะแนงไก่งวงสับ)

    Penang Curry Street Tacos are a delicious way to combine Thai food and Street tacos.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine fusion
    Servings 4
    Calories 466 kcal

    Equipment

    • Wok
    • Skillet

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Pound Ground Turkey Fake Ground beef, chicken, turkey, tofurky, whatevs
    • 8 Corn Tortillas Small
    • ½ Cup Cilantro
    • ½ Cup Onions Sliced
    • ½ Cup Curry paste Penang, nutrition calculator doesn’t recognize so I just put curry paste
    • 1 tablespoon Canola Oil Or Coconut Oil Or whatever lol
    • ½ Cup Bell Peppers Chopped
    • 1 Cup Light Coconut Milk
    • 8 Lime Leaves Kaffir If possible
    • ½ Cup Peanuts Chopped

    Instructions
     

    • Heat the oil in the wok or skillet on medium high.
    • Stir-Fry the meat and onions until cooked through.
    • Add in the penang paste and lime leaves and chopped peanuts and stir-fry until fragrant.
    • Add in the coconut milk and mix it well.
    • Plate with the toppings added or on the side.

    Notes

    Nutrition facts based on an API nutrition calculator and are a rough estimate. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 466kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 35gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 130mgPotassium: 646mgFiber: 7gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 5404IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 111mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword street tacos, fusion, Thai fusion, penang curry
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