Costa Rican Tacos Recipe

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Costa Rican Tacos
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  1. Brown the roast in a roasting pan using the 2 tbls. of oil. When browned, sprinkle liberally with the abodo seasoning. Use more if you really like your meat flavorful.
  2. Cook roast in low oven until it's falling apart. Usually about 2 hours.
  3. While roast is cooking, shred cabbage and put in bowl. Squeeze lemons over cabbage and add salt. Cover with cling film and put in fridge. The lemon and salt with wilt the cabbage slightly, which is exactly what you want. Add more salt to taste, just before serving.
  4. Now cut up the tomatoes and add the mayonnaise to the tomatoes. As you mix the mayo in, the juice from the tomatoes will begin to make a pink sauce in the bowl. You want it to be the consistency of a thin sour cream. Add more mayo or tomatoes as needed. Cover with cling film and refrigerate.
  5. When roast is done, let it cool and then shredd beef. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  6. Prepare deep pot of oil for deep frying. Add desired amount of meat to the bottom of a tortilla, fold in half like a taco and submerge in hot oil, using tongs to hold taco together as it fries. Fry each taco until crisp, about 15 seconds. Drain well by tipping to side and letting extra oil drip out onto paper towels. Set tacos aside until all are done frying.
  7. To serve, slightly open mouth of taco and add tomato/mayo sauce first and then top with cabbage.
  8. This recipe is supposed to feed 4 people, but most people end up eating more than you think is humanly possible, so be prepared to make extra.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 358.24 Kcal (1500 kJ)
Calories from fat 123.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.72g 21%
Cholesterol 1.93mg 1%
Sodium 2559.36mg 107%
Potassium 609.18mg 13%
Total Carbs 52.36g 17%
Sugars 8.35g 33%
Dietary Fiber 8.3g 33%
Protein 8.64g 17%
Vitamin C 84.5mg 141%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 110.6mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 101.35 Kcal (424 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.88g 21%
Cholesterol 0.55mg 1%
Sodium 724.07mg 107%
Potassium 172.34mg 13%
Total Carbs 14.81g 17%
Sugars 2.36g 33%
Dietary Fiber 2.35g 33%
Protein 2.44g 17%
Vitamin C 23.9mg 141%
Iron 0.7mg 13%
Calcium 31.3mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.5
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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