Tacos de Cazon

My pulga ways are not limited to clothing and accessories - I also love entertaining. Doing so with some semblance of personal style and flare is a constant challenge on a budget!

I want to try something new and share a surprisingly easy, delicious, impress-your-guests recipe that is perfect for summer bbq's - at a pulga price of course!

Ingredients *

• 1-2 lbs shark cut into 1 inch cubes (don't be intimidated - during the summer even Albertson's has shark, at $6-7 / lb! 1lb will feed 3-4 people with this recipe.)
• 1 white onion
• A few cloves garlic
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 can chipotle peppers (find these at any "international aisle" of regular grocery stores, or a Latino grocery store, for $1.99 / can. Chiopotle is dried smoked jalapeno - canned, it's in a liquid called "adobo." If you can't find canned chipotles, get 3 dried chipotle peppers and boil them. You can buy the liquid adobo separately.)
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 16 corn tortillas
• a few limes

* ALL these items are cheapest at local Latino grocery stores! If you live in TX, CA, FL, NY, NJ, CO you have no excuse to go to Whole Foods for this stuff. Pulga Honey and I bought everything (minus the oil, garlic, and tortillas, which we already had) for less than $10.

To Make

• Blend 1/2 cup oil, 1/2 onion, garlic, a small handful of cilantro, zest of 1 lime, 2 chipotle peppers, and 2 spoonfuls of adobo.
• Marinate and refridgerate the shark in the blended mixture for 1 hour.
• At this point, Pulga Honey fires up the grill. If you don't grill, you could also used a grill plate, or maybe even a Foreman grill. Whatever works.
• Chop up the other onion half, some more cilantro, and limes (into wedges) for garnish.
• Heat up the tortillas (microwave or in oiled pan, 30 seconds on each side)
• Skewer marinated shark pieces. If you use wooden skewers, soak them in water while the shark is marinating so that they won't catch on fire!!!
• Grill shark a few minutes on each side.
• Voila! Shark tacos! Stuff tortillas with onions, cilantro, and lime juice. Pulga Honey also mashes up an avocado with salt for extra garnish. Yum.

Pulga Honey insisted on taking a pic of my outfit - we were only bumming around the house, but just because I'm at home doesn't mean I don't like wearing fun pieces, like this reconstructed tunic:

Tunic: Ebay, $8

Mini: Target, $7