Tacos

The heart of a great taco is its filling, and TACOS brims with fillingrecipes for chicken, fowl, pork, beef, lamb, game, seafood, vegetable, and breakfast tacos. Miller's recipes are a satisfying balance between impeccably rendered classics like Carnitas (crusty fried pork shoulder), Rajasand Cheese (strips of roasted poblano chiles with melting queso Oaxaca), and Beef Ranchero (with its smoky-spicy sauce), and fresh, sophisticated riffs like Chicken with Apples and Goat Cheese, Baja-Style Tempura Fish, and Roasted Tomatoes and Pumpkin Seed Pesto.

Rounding out the book are luscious photographs; thorough instructions for making soft tortillas from scratch and craftingthem into crispy variations; recipes for salsas and accompaniments such as Guacamole and Refritos (refried beans); and a suite of essential techniques, like roasting chiles and blackening tomatoes. Each filling recipeprovides suggestions for the best tortilla choices, salsas and sides, and beverages to complement the tacos--giving you all you need to make your next taco experience as authentic, inspired, and downrightdelicious as even the most well-seasoned taquero could make it.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Art of the Taco - 3

Vegetables - 20

Chicken and Fowl - 38

Seafood - 56

Pork - 74

Beef, Lamb, and Game - 88

Breakfast - 110

Salsas - 124

Sides and Drinks - 136

Ingredients and Techniques - 149

Sources - 167

Index - 169