I love the idea of fusion cuisine: Taking 2 cultures and smooshing them together to create something delicious. I also, incidentally, love food trucks. My favorite food truck is a little place called “traveling kitchen” in Louisville, Ky. They serve korean street tacos. A beautiful mix up of korean and mexican cultures, and they are delicious. That’s where I drew inspiration for this one. That, and a recipe for a low carb dish that people call “crack slaw”… These are yummy. You can adjust the chili paste if you like things spicy!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb of lean ground beef
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 TBSP sesame oil
- 2 TBSP of minced garlic
- 16 oz bag of coleslaw mix (cabbage, carrots, etc from the produce aisle)
- 3 TBSP Soy Sauce
- 1/2 tsp asian chili paste
- 1 packet of splenda no-calorie sweetener
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 12 small (6 in) flour tortillas (mine were 110 calories each)
- Pickled Onions
- Sriracha to taste
Instructions:
1. Season ground beef with salt and pepper, and brown in a large skillet. Remove beef from the skillet and set aside.
2. Heat sesame oil in the same pan you used to cook the beef. Add the garlic and slaw mix, and cook on low-medium heat, stirring frequently. Cook until slaw mix is cooked through and cabbage becomes almost transparent.
3. Add beef back to the skillet, along with: Soy sauce, chili paste, splenda, ginger, and vinegar.
4. Cook all together, stirring regularly, for about 3-5 minutes. Taste before serving, and salt/pepper according to taste.
Garnish with pickled onion and sriracha if desired. (Sriracha sparingly–it’s super spicy)
*picture below does not show pickled onions or sriracha- not reflected in calorie count (though the calories are minimal)
Makes 12 generously stuffed tacos (2 per serving)
1 serving= 390 Calories
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