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A hand drizzles dark soy sauce over crispy smashed dumpling tacos

Smash Dumpling Tacos

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Enjoy the flavor of savory dumplings, without the fuss of the wrapper! These smash dumpling tacos are crispy, juicy, and a fun way to change up taco night.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Servings: 8 tacos
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Ingredients
  

For the Smash Tacos

For Topping:

  • Thinly sliced cabbage
  • Shredded carrots
  • Chopped green onion
  • Cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Place the pork in a medium bowl. Top with the vinegar, soy sauce, green onion, garlic, ginger, and salt. With a fork or your hands, mix gently to combine.
    A glass bowl filled with a mixture of ground meat, chopped green onions, and seasonings, with a metal spoon resting in the mixture. The bowl is on a white countertop.
  • Place a tortilla on a work surface. Scoop one-eight of the filling into the center, then with the back of a spoon or your fingers, spread it into a thin, even layer. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
    Four tortillas topped with a raw ground meat mixture and chopped green herbs are arranged on a wooden cutting board.
  • Heat a cast iron or nonstick skillet over medium high. Place a tortilla in the skillet meat-side down, then with the back of a very sturdy spatula or a burger press, smash the tortilla into the meat, twisting back and forth a bit, so the meat spreads even more thinly. Cook on the first side until the meat is browned and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. If your skillet is large, you can cook multiple tacos at a time, just make sure the tortillas don't overlap.
    A round tortilla is being heated in a nonstick frying pan on a stovetop.
  • Flip and cook on the other side until the tortilla is golden, about 1 to 2 minutes more. Serve with your toppings of choice.
    tortilla topped with crispy dumpling meat

Notes

  • TO STORE. Refrigerate leftover filling for up to 1 day. Restir before adding to fresh tortillas and cooking.
  • We love to eat these right as they come out of the pan, but if you like, you can set them on a wire rack placed on top of a baking sheet and keep them warm in a 250°F oven while you finish the remaining tacos. Add toppings just before serving.
  • Adapted from my Pork Dumplings

Nutrition

Serving: 1tacoCalories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 41mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 64IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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