Tacos

We were expecting a potential amount of company last night that never arrived. Therefore we are left with an excessive amount of leftovers than normal and I had to come up with a way to make use of them. So, Mexican gets a relapse and gives me an excuse to drink more graciously donated Coronas.

Since I don't normally deep fry anything and happened to have a pan full of oil and corn tortillas, I figured I'd try to make my own taco shells. This proved to be far greasier than I had hoped since determining the right amount of doneness before the tortilla starts to crisp so you can actually fold it without it breaking, but also so that it will cool and hold place so you can fill it with stuff. Still, since I haven't had a Beef Taco in years, it was still pretty good. I can't imagine any practical purpose of making your own taco shells unless you also happen to have a bag of masa and made your own tortillas in an effort to save money, but it's still fun to know that it's possible and easy.

I fried some other things, such as sprouting potatoes and broken tortillas, but really for no other purpose than to have fun with hot oil and see how long they'd take to cook. I also used some of the remaining Stewed Romano Beans to make a Bean Chimichanga. This time I fried it instead of baked it like the Chicken Chimichangas and I actually think I prefer the baked version because it's flakier rather than crispy.