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Title: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: SmokinKat on October 10, 2016, 03:12:57 PM

James and I have been cutting out carbs, so I've been busy trying to come up with fresh meals to keep things interesting.

I found a teeny little pork shoulder in the discounted meat bin at Safeway, so figured doing some pulled pork would be a good place to start.  Rubbed it with a little olive oil and dusted with some rub, and put it on the MAK at 225°. 

Isn't it just the cutest little thing?

(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/SmokinKat/20161008_194107_zpsdu4jv8a1.jpg) (http://s649.photobucket.com/user/SmokinKat/media/20161008_194107_zpsdu4jv8a1.jpg.html)

Shredded up nicely

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I remembered the last time we went low carb, we both enjoyed making 'cheese chips'.  They're nothing more than little piles of shredded cheese that you bake until they're crispy.  I figured, hey maybe we could make some taco shells out of cheese, too!     They turned out HUGE, but worked great for the pulled pork tacos! 

Here's what they looked like finished:

(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/SmokinKat/20161008_183056_zpsmohaovkl.jpg) (http://s649.photobucket.com/user/SmokinKat/media/20161008_183056_zpsmohaovkl.jpg.html)

Basically just put parchment paper down on a cookie sheet and sprinkled out a big circle of shredded cheese, then put on the MAK at 375° for about 15 minutes until they were starting to brown. 

Then while they were still flexible, I draped them over a couple spoons so it would make a little valley for the ingredients when it cooled and solidified.

(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/SmokinKat/20161008_181104_zpsimvygsg1.jpg) (http://s649.photobucket.com/user/SmokinKat/media/20161008_181104_zpsimvygsg1.jpg.html)

Worked out pretty darn good!

(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/SmokinKat/20161008_181112_zpsnk6sirz6.jpg) (http://s649.photobucket.com/user/SmokinKat/media/20161008_181112_zpsnk6sirz6.jpg.html)

 Loaded up with some pork:

(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/SmokinKat/20161008_194602_zpswgsrx7tk.jpg) (http://s649.photobucket.com/user/SmokinKat/media/20161008_194602_zpswgsrx7tk.jpg.html)

And then topped with some fresh made mango salsa (YUMMMMM)

(http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/SmokinKat/20161008_194708_zpszmtsnukf.jpg) (http://s649.photobucket.com/user/SmokinKat/media/20161008_194708_zpszmtsnukf.jpg.html)

These were a huge hit with James, who didn't mind a bit that the shells were three times the size of normal taco shells. :) 

Salsa was:
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup frozen mango chunks (thawed and diced)
1 medium sweet onion
3 little jalapenos from our garden
an ungodly amount of cilantro, since that's just how we roll

The shells were just about perfect, actually, they gave it some crunch, but had a little 'give' to them, so when you bit into it, the whole thing didn't shatter into a million pieces like the store bought corn ones usually do. 

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: hikerman on October 10, 2016, 03:23:59 PM

That looks awesome Kat! Great idea!

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: Smokin Don on October 10, 2016, 03:44:53 PM

Great idea using the cheese Kat!!! Looks good!!! Don

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: tomcrete1 on October 10, 2016, 03:54:22 PM

Thats Genius! What a great idea!

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: Wingman on October 10, 2016, 03:55:57 PM

Bookmarked.  Gonna try this.  What kind of cheese did you use, Kat?

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: Smokerjunky on October 10, 2016, 03:58:26 PM

WOW - that's creative and looks excellent.   I don't know about the meat being "cute" but is sure looks good  :P

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: SmokinKat on October 10, 2016, 05:08:55 PM

Quote from: Wingman on October 10, 2016, 03:55:57 PM

Bookmarked.  Gonna try this.  What kind of cheese did you use, Kat?

I did two with cheddar, and two with a 'Mexican blend' shredded cheese, which was shredded finer.   I liked the Mexican blend better, myself.  Thought it was a bit crispier.   Let them hang there for just a minute or two and they set up quickly.

Oh, and a word to the wise--- USE A FORK to lift them off the parchment paper!!!   That oil from the cheese is bloody HOT!!! The swear jar overfloweth after James jumped in to help!  :)

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: ACW3 on October 10, 2016, 05:37:10 PM

No low-carb Margaritas to go along with the great looking tacos?

Art

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: teesquare on October 10, 2016, 08:16:20 PM

What GREAT idea! Can I please get you to copy this to the recipe section for Healthy Alternatives? I hope we can build that section with lots of good recipes from you as you and James are learning and - hopefully sharing with us - ways to reduce carbs that we can all benefit from.
THANKS KAT!

Title: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: Pappymn on October 10, 2016, 08:28:10 PM

Very creative. Looks awesome

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: akruckus on October 11, 2016, 03:27:13 AM

Looking really good!  Nothing like baked cheese, but that salsa with the beautiful pork!

Title: Re: Low carb PP tacos
Post by: muebe on October 11, 2016, 10:22:53 AM

Love the idea!

They look great Kat!