Crispy Caribbean Cauliflower Tacos

Crispy Caribbean Cauliflower Tacos with Candied Jalapeño Pineapple Salsa. Spicy chipotle cauliflower with a tropical Caribbean-inspired spice mix, all stuffed into exhausting shell tacos. Then oven baked till crispy and till all that yummy cheese melts. Prime every taco with spicy-sweet pineapple salsa and avocado. These tacos are fast, vibrant, wholesome, and so scrumptious! Chips and guacamole on the aspect will transport you to the Caribbean.

I simply love a crispy taco greater than you realize. I do know many desire comfortable, however for many everybody in my household, extra-crispy tacky tacos are the secret. With Creighton right here in Colorado and Asher, who’s a reasonably choosy eater, each round, my dad’s tacos are on repeat each single week. So principally, it’s again to the times once I was a child, consuming tacos each different night time. Tacos are such a Gerard staple.

In fact, by now you all know me, nonetheless. I like to modify it up and throw everybody a curveball. Though, full disclosure, Creighton and Asher wished nothing to do with a vegetarian taco.

However everybody else (my cousin Maggie, her husband Tom, and child Walker are nonetheless right here) liked these. My dad mentioned, other than perhaps a extremely good fish taco, these is perhaps a prime 5 favourite meal for him. My mother mentioned the identical…however no fish tacos for her.

Promise these are so yummy. And what you’ll take pleasure in much more, they’re straightforward too.

The small print

All you want for these tacos is a skillet, a baking dish, and a reducing board. Begin cooking the cauliflower, poblano, and onion collectively in an excellent scorching skillet. You’ll wish to get a char on the cauliflower, however go away it tender, not mushy. As soon as the cauliflower begins to melt, add the spice combine. It’s a tropical-inspired mix of chipotle chili powder, all-spice, ginger, and cinnamon.

Then, pour over the enchilada sauce. As soon as the cauliflower simmers within the sauce for a bit, it’s prepared. It shouldn’t take greater than 5o 10 minutes, then you’ll be able to assemble the tacos!

For the taco shells, you should use store-bought or do what I do and bake do-it-yourself shells. I at all times make my very own, the flavour is much superior, and naturally, they’re a more healthy possibility too.

Simply heat corn tortillas within the microwave, then place them on prime of a sheet pan and rub them with olive oil. Use tin foil to make a “mildew” for the shell to take a seat on. Merely mildew the foil right into a cylinder form and drape the tortillas over the foil. Bake till crispy. I normally bake them at 425° for 8-10 minutes.

Lastly, put the tacos collectively. Stuff the shells with cauliflower and a sprinkling of cheese. I throw them within the oven to bake till the tortillas are crispy.

This technique is my GO-TO. It’s change into a staple in so lots of my taco recipes. I like the crispy oven “fried” shells. Nothing beats them!

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