Taco Sauce

Taco Tuesday!

Of course, tacos are a regular feature around here, but tonight we did something different. We made our own taco sauce.

Tonight’s focus is on making a custom taco sauce. Use it on any taco you like. This was a first for me.

I ground up about 10 Japones peppers in my food processor, then added a 14 oz can of fire roasted tomatoes and pureed it. These went into a sauce pan with a TBS of chili powder, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and about half a TBS on cayenne and cumin. About a TBS of fresh ground black pepper. Stir in a couple TBS of honey and about a quarter cup of apple cider vinegar.

Heat all this up to a low simmer. That’s it. Put it on your taco fillings. Crazy good!

Tonight’s taco was an air-fried chicken leg, shredded. A flour tortilla was placed with a black bean mix (onions sauteed with garlic, cumin and turmeric) topped with sauteed onions and yellow bell peppers. This was topped with Mexican cheese, the diced chicken, salad and a drizzle of ranch dressing.

And it was delightful! But don’t loose track that this post is all about the Taco Sauce. Make your own. It is easy, and it adds a fantastic BLAST of flavor to your taco.