Meatless Tacos
Rice (Long grain) cooked, season the water with salt, chili powder, cumin, and granulated garlic
Onions sliced
Green peppers sliced
Cheese (Mexican variety is always good. Queso Quesadilla, Chihuahua, and Manchego are a few of my favorites)
Sour Cream
Romaine lettuce or any other variety
Tomatoes
Rice: measure your rice out at a 2:1 ratio, 2 parts water or stock to 1 part rice. Season the water and bring to a boil, when boiling add the rice. Let it come back to a slight boil the turn down to simmer and cover. my rule of thumb is when your rice begins to form holes you are just about there, you don't want to cook it till the liquid is all the way evaporated because you will over cook it. Try a little bit and if it still has a little bite left but not crunchy you're done. If it seems to be getting a little on the mushy side take it a spread it out on a pan to cool.
While your rice is cooking you will take the Onions and Green Peppers and saute them in olive oil. Take a pan and heat it to medium high heat and add enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Remember the olive oil will spread as it heats up so don't go over board. once added to the pan season with a little salt and a little pepper. Cook it for about 7 minutes and taste to make sure its seasoned enough add salt if needed.
Build your Taco as you desire! I start with the cheese, topped with the rice, and then the veggies. Then take your tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream and cap your great meatless creation. You can also top this taco with guacamole, pico de gallo, or a nice chili sauce.
This is a great idea for those trying to get a nice filling taco without the meat!
You just take a nice grade of olive oil and two heads of garlic and bring it to a simmer or soft boil. Let it cook for about 30 minutes then turn it off. Let it cool then strain the oil from the garlic and there you have it. DON'T THROW THE GARLIC AWAY. You can use that for anything you like to add garlic to, just mash it up and you are good to go!
