These sweet potato and potato tacos are the simplest thing you can imagine, but they are one of the recipes that solve your life. In 15 minutes, you will have dinner, breakfast, or even delicious food.
About this recipe
To make them you need 3 ingredients, potatoes, sweet potato, and onion. Simple as that. You really don’t need to have a meal on the table. This recipe solves those moments of panic when you don’t know what to eat, and hunger attacks everyone.
The secret is to serve them with a good sauce and good tortillas.
ingredients for the potato sweet potato tacos
- Potatoes, use yellow potatoes or new potatoes, so they cook faster.
- Sweet potatoes, like potatoes, look for tender or small sweet potatoes. Chop them about the same size as the potatoes.
- Diced onion, here I tell you how to chop the onion quickly.
- Vegetable oil
- Corn tortillas
- Salsa
Salsa verde, an authentic recipe
Salsa verde, two ways
Enchilada sauce, the best sauce
Salsa molcajeteada
2-ingredient Mexican Salsa
Creamy avocado salsa verde
How to make the sweet potato tacos
- Wash and peel the potatoes and sweet potatoes. Cut the ingredients into small cubes to facilitate cooking and obtain a uniform texture.
- Preheat a skillet and add the oil, potatoes, and diced sweet potatoes with a pinch of salt. Leave them uncovered for about 5-10 minutes until you see them begin to brown.
- Add the onion and stir until all is cooked and browned.
- Heat the corn tortillas in a skillet or comal ( affiliate link ) until soft and pliable.
- Place a spoonful of the potato and sweet potato mixture in the center of each tortilla. Top with a spoonful of salsa.
- Add garnishes of your choice.
Benefits of sweet potatoes
They are delicious in every way they are prepared; I even put them in raw juices, and they taste great. They are full of vitamin C, B6, and many more vitamins, minerals, etc. They are full of benefits that make us look good, slow our aging process, help us prevent getting sick very often, etc.
TIPS TO MAKE THE BEST POTATO TACOS
- Choose fresh, firm potatoes and sweet potatoes.
- Use freshly made corn tortillas, or make your own with masa ( affiliate link ) or masa harina ( affiliate link ).
- Make sure you have the necessary ingredients for the sauce.
- Prepare a sauce based on tomato, chilies, garlic, and cilantro, or choose your favorite sauce from the list above.
- You can finish the potato and sweet potato taquitos with chopped onion, cilantro, avocado, and crema.
- If you want to make them more substantial, add black beans or another legume. With tofu ( affiliate link ) or tempeh, they would also be perfect.
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Sweet potato and potato tacos with salsa
Equipment
- 1 Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 potatoes diced
- 2 sweet potatoes diced
- 1/3 cup diced onion
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
For serving
- Corn tortillas
- salsa
Instructions
- Wash and peel the potatoes and sweet potatoes. Cut the ingredients into small cubes to facilitate cooking and obtain a uniform texture.
- Preheat a skillet and add the oil, potatoes, and diced sweet potatoes with a pinch of salt. Leave them uncovered for about 5-10 minutes until you see them begin to brown.
- Add the onion and stir until all is cooked and browned.
- Heat the corn tortillas in a skillet or comal until soft and pliable.
- Place a spoonful of the potato and sweet potato mixture in the center of each tortilla. Top with a spoonful of salsa.
- Add garnishes of your choice.
Nutrition
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