Tacos make everything better! What makes a street taco a street taco? According to Uncle Julio’s, street tacos are a Mexican dish that is made up of a corn tortilla filled with meat and topped with salsa, cilantro, and onions. With its humble beginning starting in a garage in 2009, 4 Rivers Smokehouse puts the street in taco.
Courtesy of John Rivers, CEO of 4 Rivers Smokehouse
INGREDIENTS:
- 12 (4-inch) corn or flour tortillas
- 1 ½ pounds smoked beef brisket, chicken, or pork, shredded
- ½ cup queso blando, crumbled
- Fresh jalapeños and cilantro for garnish, chopped
- Pico de Gallo
- Cilantro
- Guasacaca Sauce (recipe below)
- Habanero Sauce (recipe below)
GUASACACA SAUCE INGREDIENTS:
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
- 2 green peppers, seeded, deveined, and roughly chopped
- 2 avocados, peeled and seeded
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- ½ bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
- ½ bunch cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar 1
- ½ tablespoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 jalapeño, seeded, devined, and chopped
- 1 cup olive oil
GUASACACA PREPARATION:
- Put all ingredients except olive oil into a food processor and blend until smooth, working in batches if necessary.
- Add olive oil in a stream with processor running and combine until smooth.
- Let stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
HABANERO SAUCE INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ½ pounds red habanero peppers, seeded, devined, and roughly chopped
- 2 large onions, roughly chopped
- 2 green peppers, roughly chopped
- 1 ¾ cups white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
MAKE HABANERO SAUCE PREPARATION:
- Preheat oven to 300℉.
- Coat peppers and onions in olive oil, spread on sheet tray, and roast until soft,
- 20 to 30 minutes. In a blender or food processor, puree roasted vegetables, adding vinegar and salt. Set aside until ready to use.
TACOS PREPARATION:
- Heat tortillas in a dry skillet or on the grill,
- 30 seconds each side.
- Evenly divide shredded meat in each tortilla.
- Top with pico de gallo, queso blanco, Guasacaca Sauce and Habanero Sauce
- Garnish with chopped jalapeños and cilantro.
Servings: 12 Tacos
