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Chicken tacos and Mexican slaw. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/cooking@lemmy.world
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She wanted half a rotisserie chicken. I wanted tacos. Slaw: cabbage, carrot, cilantro, lime juice, and just the tiniest amount of mayo.

Cost per person, $3.75.

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[–] [S] 3 points 4 months ago (6 children)

If I wanted to go full Mex I would have wilted the veg and cilantro for a few minutes before adding the lime juice. But decided against it.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    The wilting only happens because you're also busy making margaritas for Beth & Jim, who are already 3 margaritas deep and asking for more chips (in Spanglish)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    That definitely happens but I was thinking about intentional wilting. You take a few cups of boiling water and pour it into the cut veg. You let it sit for a few minutes and then you drain it off. It's the style used in every Mexican restaurant I found on the east coast of the United States. You'll never find it on the west coast. Over there they want their cabbage is crispy as can be to add crunch to their fish tacos. It's more of a condiment there and more of a side dish on the East Coast.

    But it is Margarita season. I just bought some lime Gatorade. I might have to buy some tequila.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    ..and some other guy named "Jeff" or "Chris" or whatever is yelling about the music & demanding for it to be changed to Jimmy Buffet.

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