SLAB-BACON TACOS WITH BURNED-SCALLION CREMA
This is candied bacon, essentially, on corn tortillas with a creamy, smoke-flecked sauce that tastes of scallion and lime. I like it with pineapple salsa as well, and a salad of cilantro, mint and soft lettuce. You could make it with your standard sliced bacon from the market, but it's far superior with the thick-cut variety or, best of all, with a chunk of uncut bacon that you can slice as thick as you like.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories tacos, main course
Time 45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450 degrees. Mix the chile powder, ground cumin, brown sugar and black pepper together in a large bowl, and then add the bacon slices, tossing to coat them with the spice mixture.
- Arrange the coated bacon slices on a sheet pan, ideally one fitted with a wire rack. Roast in the oven until they are caramelized and starting to crisp at the edges, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven, chop the bacon into large dice and keep warm. Reserve the bacon fat for another use.
- While the bacon cooks, make the crema. Put the scallions and jalapeño in a large dry sauté pan and cook over high heat, tossing occasionally, until the scallions and jalapeño have blackened at the edges, approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
- Put the scallions and jalapeño in the bowl of a food processor, and blitz them with the juice of 1 lime, then add the sour cream and mayonnaise, and blitz the mixture until it is smooth and flecked with blackened bits. Season to taste with the salt and, if you'd like the mixture thinner, the juice of the second lime. Scrape into a bowl, and reserve.
- To serve, warm the tortillas in the dry pan, one or two at a time, and reserve them in a tortilla warmer or clean dish towel. Fill them with the diced bacon and a slash of the crema, along with quartered limes and, if you like, salsa, cilantro, mint and hot sauce.
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Mostafa Mordy
m_mordy@hotmail.co.ukI would not recommend this recipe.
YOUNES ABDI
younes97@hotmail.comThese tacos were not what I expected.
Mokgadi Patricia
mp@aol.comThe bacon was overcooked.
Blueberry_ cow
b_cow1@yahoo.comI didn't like the crema.
Shaleeza Singh
shaleeza_singh@yahoo.comThese tacos were a bit too salty for my taste.
Josh Stoller
s.josh@gmail.comI would definitely recommend this recipe.
Matovu Dan
d_m20@gmail.comThese tacos were easy to make and turned out great!
Jermaine Barrett
barrett15@gmail.comThe bacon was perfectly cooked.
Halalisani S'yabonga Ndebele
h-n@yahoo.comI loved the crema!
Nadeem Mookadam
mookadam_nadeem63@aol.comThese tacos were a hit!
Idreeskhan Khan
i_khan@aol.comI'll definitely be making these again!
Camryn Dunn
dc@hotmail.frDelicious!
Baqir Shamsi
baqir-s35@gmail.comThe tacos were easy to make and turned out great! The bacon was crispy and the crema was flavorful. I will definitely be making these again.
Kevin Lancaster
k.lancaster83@hotmail.co.ukThe tacos were a bit too salty for my taste, but the crema was delicious. I would try this recipe again with less salt.
faustina hagan
hf31@gmail.comThese tacos were easy to make and very tasty. The bacon was crispy and the crema was delicious. I would definitely make these again.
Abdullah Malik
malik_abdullah@gmail.comI followed the recipe exactly and the tacos turned out great! The bacon was crispy and the crema was flavorful. I will definitely be making these again.
james boateng
j-boateng@gmail.comThese tacos were delicious! The bacon was crispy and the crema was creamy and flavorful. I would definitely make these again.
Mirza Ali543
mirzaali54315@hotmail.comI've made these tacos several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. The bacon is crispy and the crema is the perfect topping. I highly recommend this recipe!
Tanjir hussain Farjin
f_t96@yahoo.comThese tacos were a hit at my last party! The bacon was perfectly cooked and the crema was so flavorful. I'll definitely be making these again.