These yummy taco's were invented by my Grandpa Frank Fish sometime around the 1940's. They are different from any other taco in the world...anyway, I haven't seen any like them....
I don't have a written recipe for this, so I'll walk you through it. First cook up some hamburger. About two lbs, (85% lean) add salt and pepper.
While it's cooking, cut up one head of iceburg lettuce, 2 or 3 tomatoes, and a half an onion and put it all in a large metal or glass bowl, then add the cooked ground beef.
Trust me, it's going to be good!
Then make some chili gravy by melting about 1/3 cup shortening, 1/3 cup flour, 2 teaspoons chili powder and 1 teaspoon salt. let it cook for a couple of minutes....
Then have a big glass (about 3 cups) water ready. Turn down the heat and add the water a little at a time stirring with a whisk till it's the consistency of thick gravy (mine is a little thick here, but it's all good)
Then dump it in the bowl with the veggies and meat...again, trust me...
A note on Tabasco. I have at least two recipe's that HAVE to have Tabasco...no substitutions! It wouldn't be the same with out it. I shake the bottle about 10 times, but you can adjust it to your ability to handle heat.
Mix it all up, cover it with tin foil and put it in the oven at 325 while you fry the tortilla's (about 20 minutes)
Get a stack of corn tortilla's and spread one side with shortening, then stack them back up. (this way a little gets on the back too)
fry them about 10 seconds on each side. You want them a tiny bit crisp but still soft enough to fold. put them on a plate with paper towels between to soak up the grease.
Take the yummy stuff out of the oven....put in to tortilla's, add cheese and of course extra Tabasco, and ENJOY!
I hope you give this a try. Once you do, I think it will be a regular at your dinner table!
Oh, and don't forget...this is a 4 napkin meal ;-)
