Taco Night

I've gotten used to having my mom cook dinner for us. Well, it's been almost a week now since my mom left for davao...and it sure sucks going home without food on the table. Anyway, for some weird reason i decided to do some cooking. Yah i know this is scary! hehehe! Well, it's been awhile since i last cooked "real" food...and i somehow miss doing it so i got off my butt and decided to wear the mommy hat just until my mom gets back.

Tuesday night i cooked daing na bangus and sinigang na hipon. My guinea pigs were very much willing to taste my cooking. Hehehe! Ahem ahem...my sinigang was a hit! To think i was just working with whatever was left in our fridge. A little more practice and I'll finally have something to brag about. Sean suggested that we make tacos next time. Well, I'll keep that in mind.

Wednesday night i cooked crispy friend chicken and tortang talong. Uhhhmmm...i used this pillsbury ready mix fried chicken coating and it wasn't what i wanted for my fried chicken...but not that bad. I'll make my own coating next time! Tortang talong is one of my faves and it's not difficult to cook. Hehehe.

Thursday night is taco night. Due to insistent public demand. hehehe! Yah right! This was my brothers idea...it did sound like a good idea to begin with. I consulted with my friend ryan, who runs a resto in cebu, on how make tacos.

You need the following:
Taco Shells
Garlic - diced
Onions - diced
Ground Beef
Salt & Pepper to taste
Soy Sauce
Tomato Sauce
Cummin (1/2 tsp per 1kg of beef)
Red Bell Pepper - diced
Tomatoes - diced (take out the seeds)
Cheese - grated
Lettuce - shredded
Hot Sauce

First, heat some oil in a pan. Saute the garlic until golden brown and then add the onions. Next, add the beef until it turns brown. Add soy sauce, salt, pepper, tomato sauce and cummin to taste. Then add the Red bell peppers. Saute until beef is cooked. Set aside.

For the salsa, in a bowl mix the diced tomatoes and onions. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Now it's time to assemble your taco! Get your taco shell, then put lettuce followed by your cooked ground beef. Add the Salsa you prepared earlier. Add some cheese and hot sauce.

Here's a pic of the taco we prepared.