Tacos

I normally buy taco wraps in the supermarket but I'm not always sure about the quality of mass-produced food items. With preservatives and additives in so many things I do not always trust the ingredients in them. So I decided to try homemade tacos. This way I know what I’m eating. In Guyana we might not always get the original ingredients, but then finding a suitable substitute might create a new recipe.This particular dish can be had as a snack or a meal. It is healthy and filling (like my pies) and easy to prepare. I've sometimes prepared it for my son’s lunch.  You can exclude the meat if you are vegetarian and add in any other ingredient for your taste.

Recipe
Makes about 6 taco wraps

Ingredients for the Wraps:

• 1 cup self raising flour
• ½ cup Cornmeal
• 1/3 cup wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• A pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons low fat margarine
• Warm water

Directions

• Mix self raising flour, cornmeal, wheat germ, salt and sugar in a bowl.
• Mix in the  margarine and garlic.
• Add warm water slowly and knead until smooth.
• Cover with cloth and leave for about 15 mins.
• Break the dough into 6 equal pieces and make them into a round ball.
• Roll out as thin as possible.
• Bake on tawah. (it's thin so it cooks very quickly)

Ingredients for the Filling

• 3/4 lb - Seasoned finely diced or minced chicken (chicken can be seasoned with your favourite seasonings or you can even use leftover cooked chicken)
• Chopped: Carrots, tomatoes, sweet peppers, celery, fine leaf thyme and onions
• Sweet corn
• Salt
• Chinese spice
• Tomato Sauce
• Grated cheese

Directions

• Preheat your pan and add oil of your choice.  
• Add seasoned chicken and let it fry until cooked.
• Add tomato sauce (I use Prego sauce)
• Add vegetables, starting with the hardest vegetables first.  Add the softer vegetables in later so that they can be done at the same time. 
• Add salt and Chinese spice and let cook for about 3 mins.
• Let it cool for a few minutes.

Making the Tacos

• Lay one wrap in a plate.
• Place lettuce on wrap if desired.
• Add filling.
• Add some tomato sauce
• Add grated cheese on top
• Fold wrap and ready to serve.