nurk_fred2000 wrote:
> On Jul 13, 11:49 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "nurk_fred2000" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> As posted earlier I'll be trying to duplicate Jack in the Box Tacos
>>> for my taco/margarita party at the end of the month...currently
>>> experimenting on the Jack recipe (bean/meat "paste" filling) and the
>>> closest thing I've found (or come up with) is the filling inside
>>> canned Hormel Tamales...I pulled out all of the tamale filling and
>>> added a few ingredients, ran it all through a fine mesh sieve
>>> several times and piped it into the taco shells (not quite Jacks
>>> taco shells but close enough), froze, then deep fried in smoking
>>> hot lard and filled them with a bit of lettuce and chili catsup
>>> (just like Jack in the Box) ~ viola` I'm in the ball park...I'll
>>> need to refine it a bit but at least I'm on the right track...Now
>>> the question is can I produce 300 of them in a cost effective
>>> manner?
>>
>>> Thanks to all those posters that offered up thoughts or
>>> solutions...As
>>
>> Why don't you just buy a ton of frozen ones from Jack In The Box and
>> fry them as needed.
>
> ***As I stated in an earlier thread I sort of wanted to "get the
> credit" from our guests for putting on a great party without going out
> and "buying it" if you know what I mean...The meal tastes so much
> better when you know the host put in the work to put on the
> spread...Anyone can get it catered, I just wanted to prepare it
> myself...Sure, in the long run its probably cheaper to order it from
> JitB but that's not how I roll...That's how that idiot Clown-tard
> rolls...But like I said, I need to try to do 300 tacos cost
> effectively...:-)

Well, it sounds as though Sandra Lee would approve.

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Dave
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