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Korean Taco

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Korean Taco

Serves: Serves 20 (3 tacos per serving)
Ingredients
4 C Garlic Sesame Sauce
3 C Spicy Red Hunan Sauce
1 C Sugar
4 lbs Beef, or pork, cooked, shredded
1 each English cucumber, sliced thin rounds
2 Tbsp Rice vinegar (cucumber marinade)
1 Tbsp Sugar (cucumber marinade)
2 lbs Cabbage, shredded (salad)
1 lb Carrot, shredded (salad)
1 lb Tomatoes, diced (salad)
1 C Ponzu Citrus Soy Sauce (for dressing)
2 Tbsp Roasted sesame seed oil (for dressing)
2 Tbsp Rice vinegar (for dressing)
2 Tbsp Toasted sesame seeds (garnish)
60 Tortillas 6”
Instructions
    1. Heat pan on medium high heat; add ¼ C. Korean Taco Sauce and 3 oz. cooked shredded beef, sauté until hot.
    2. Put about 1 oz. salad (dressed) on each tortilla.
    3. Place hot meat (1 oz. per taco) on top of salad.
    4. Garnish with pickled cucumber, dressing, lime wedges, chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds.
Toppings:

Salad: Mix cabbage, carrots and tomatoes (3 oz.). Squirt about 1 Tbsp. dressing on salad just before serving.

Pickled Cucumber: Mix sliced cucumber with 2 Tbsp. rice vinegar and 1 Tbsp. sugar, set aside.

  Korean Taco Sauce:
    1. Mix Garlic Sesame Sauce, Spicy Red Hunan Sauce and sugar in a pot and slowly heat to 190°F.
    2. Let cool, and store in covered container.
One serving:
  • 3 ea.   Corn tortillas
  • ¼ C.    Korean Taco Sauce
  • 3 oz.   Shredded beef (1 oz. per taco)
  • 1 oz.   Pickled cucumber (see below)
  • 3 oz.   Salad mix (1 oz. for each Taco), dressed with 1 Tbsp. dressing. (see below)
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For home cooks:

You can order products online from
Starport Gourmet, Walmart and Amazon.