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Try out these Japanese-flavored tacos with sambal oelek sauce and red cabbage salad. I made this recipe to have food for the week but I strongly suggest only doing half of the meat-part of this recipe if you are only 2-3 people who are dining for the night. These tacos have a really fresh flavor to them thanks to the coriander. And even though it has a lot of sambal oelek in them it’s not that spicy, actually.

I cook a lot of food but this was the best I’ve eaten in a while. I actually got mad at myself when I felt full because I really wanted to down more tacos. Better luck to you, if you try out this venture. Check out the Youtube-video for this one!

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Ingredients

ingredients for japanese flavored tacos

For the meat:

  • 2 lb minute steak
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 tbsp sambal oelek (chili paste)
  • 2 tbsp japanese soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • rapeseed oil for frying

Red cabbage salad

red cabbage salad
  • ¾ lb red cabbage
  • 2 green onions
  • 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • salt & pepper

Sambal oelek sauce

Japanese flavored tacos with red cabbage salad, chili paste sauce. Served with lime and coriander.

How to:

Check my Youtube video out if you prefer watching.

  • Cut the meat into appropriate sizes. Mix all the ingredients with the meat.
  • Let the meat marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
  • Cut the cabbage and mix all the ingredients for the salad. Put in fridge.
  • For the dressing, mix mayo with sambal oelek. Put in fridge.
  • When meat is done marinating, fry on high heat for a couple of minutes.
  • Serve meat in taco bread together with salad, dressing, lime & coriander.
Japanese flavored tacos with coriander and lime

Japanese flavored tacos

Japanese flavored tacos served with sambal oelek sauce and red cabbage sallad.
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese, Mexican
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Meat prep

  • 2 lb minute steak
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 tbsp sambal oelek
  • 2 tbsp japanese soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • rapeseed oil for frying

Red cabbage salad

  • ¾ lb red cabbage
  • 2 green onions
  • 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • salt & pepper

Sambal oelek dressing

Side dish

  • taco bread
  • lime
  • coriander

Instructions
 

  • Cut the meat into approriate sizes. Mix all the ingredients with the meat.
  • Let the meat marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
  • Cut the cabbage and mix all the ingredients for the salad. Put in fridge.
  • For the dressing, mix mayo with sambal oelek. Put in fridge.
  • When meat is done marinating, fry on high heat for a couple of minutes.
  • Serve meat in taco bread together with salad, dressing, lime & coriander.

Video

Notes

I made this recipe to have food for the entire week. If you’re only a couple of peeps who want to eat for the night, cut the amount of meat in half.
Keyword coriander, dressing, lime, salad, sambal oelek, tacos
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