The Food Truck That Ate Los Angeles; Kimchi Tacos
- 1 pound rib eye or skirt steak sliced very thin, or substitute pork scallops
- 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons shao xing wine
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 knob of ginger, peeled and shaved thinly as possible
- 1 or 2 scallions, thinly sliced, from the pale green part to the dark green part
- 1/2 of one asian pear, pealed, cored and chopped. Go ahead and eat the other half while no one is looking
- Ground black pepper
- 2 cups green cabbage, slivered and then chopped
- 1 jar/package kimchi (at least 8 to 12 ounces), chop socky sliced
- 12 small flour tortillas
- Peanut oil for frying
- Condiments for the snack table include: Chinese chili garlic sauce or Sriracha, more chopped scallions, toasted sesame seeds, hot pepper flakes or whatever you want to add
- Begin by cutting the beef into taco sized portions.
- In a large bowl combine the soy sauce (see note to cook), shao xing, sesame oil, garlic, slivered ginger, asian pear, scallion, pepper and mix together
- Add the beef to this marinade and refrigerate for two hours. After this point assembly is quick and efficient and you can keep the tacos coming
- Heat up a wok and cover the bottom with peanut oil. When the oil begins to shimmer but not smoke cook your beef in individual serving portions
- Meanwhile have another dry pan hot and ready for you tortillas. Heat those through, and turn once. They should still be soft
- To plate; overlap two tortillas and top with beef, kimchi, and raw cabbage. Your guests can add their own preferred condiments
- Watch the movie
- Note to cook: depending on the brand, dark soy sauce can be very salty..almost to the point of overpowering the other flavors. So get in touch with your inner soy sauce to know what you are serving. This is important, Panda.
thin, soy sauce, shao xing wine, sesame oil, garlic, knob of ginger, scallions, asian pear, ground black pepper, green cabbage, flour tortillas, peanut oil, condiments
Taken from food52.com/recipes/3130-the-food-truck-that-ate-los-angeles-kimchi-tacos (may not work)