Alezandra's Taquitos Dorados

 

Taquitos Dorados has always been around in my family's background whether it was from my dad’s side or my mother’s.  My dad is from Culican, and my mother was originally from Durango, but she grew up in Sinaloa. My mom was the one who actually started making this dish. There wasn’t really any special occasion for her to make taquitos; it's just an everyday weekday dish she likes to cook sometimes. It’s still special to me though because I get to spend time with mom, and get hands-on prepping the food with her, like frying up the meat, cutting up and cooking the potatoes, cutting up the toppings that go on top of the taquitos. This definitely helped me bond with my mom more, and it made me grow an appreciation for being in the kitchen and cooking with my mom. Another reason this recipe is also special to me is because it brings my family together when it isn’t needed, just being there all together brings happiness and laughs at the dining table.

Meat Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef 

• 2 medium/large gold brown potatoes (peeled & cubed)

• ½ diced onion  

• 1 diced roma tomato 

• ½ tsp. Garlic powder 

• ½ tsp. Onion powder

• ½ tsp. Ground Cumin powder

• ¼ black pepper (optional)

• 1 large minced garlic clove

• Salt to your liking

• 1 tbsp. Vegetable oil

Extra ingredients and Toppings

• Chopped lettuce

• Queso Fresco

• Radish

• Cucumber

• Pickled Onion

• Guacamole

• Salsa

• Crema as NEEDED