{"id":94,"date":"2018-04-05T21:11:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T21:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simmerandslice.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/05\/2018-3-28-korean-tacos-with-mango-slaw\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T23:38:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T23:38:54","slug":"2018-3-28-korean-tacos-with-mango-slaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simmerandslice.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/05\/2018-3-28-korean-tacos-with-mango-slaw\/","title":{"rendered":"KOREAN TACOS WITH MANGO SLAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon another time, I lived in New York City for a summer with my family while I interned at a company downtown. It was basically the most boring job in the world, so the best days were those in which I got to get out and find something yummy for lunch with my dad, the king of all things food. One of our favorite haunts was a food truck called Korilla, where they served these <em>massive<\/em>\u00a0Korean-fusion burritos. You&#8217;d choose your meat, rice, and pickle variety, and they&#8217;d wrap it all up in a burrito bigger than my arm. Those babies are <em>so soooo <\/em>good. I got sad every single time when I couldn&#8217;t quite finish the whole thing.<\/p>\n<p>Aaaaanyway, this recipe is inspired by my beloved Korilla burritos. And it&#8217;s probably my very favorite recipe that I&#8217;ve ever developed. The bulgogi-flavored beef combined with the zippy kimchi fried rice and then topped with my favorite crunchy mango slaw? All wrapped up in a chewy, crunchy tortilla covered in melty cheese?!\u00a0Fuhgetaboutit! Seriously, if you only try ONE of my recipes, let it be this one! These tacos are perfect for feeding a crowd, and a crowd you&#8217;re hoping to impress at that. And they&#8217;re really not hard at all! Doooo ittttt! Ugh, now I&#8217;m craving these again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n\n        \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5a58c601aeb625214fc6d727\/1522279011035-0BTNPCAWS3RZ01IF54FL\/IMG_8016.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8016.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5a58c601aeb625214fc6d727\/1522279011035-0BTNPCAWS3RZ01IF54FL\/IMG_8016.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x2443\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5abc225f575d1fb78ef3e51e\" data-type=\"image\" \/><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Korean Tacos with Mango Slaw<br \/>\n<\/strong><em style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">serves 6-8<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">, adapted from Nine and Sixteen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>For the Beef:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nIngredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3-4 lb chuck roast, large pieces of fat trimmed<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 c light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 c low sodium soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 head of garlic, peeled<\/li>\n<li>1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced<\/li>\n<li>1 small yellow onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp sesame oil<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2-1 c chicken broth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Method<\/p>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Combine all ingredients except meat and chicken broth in crockpot and whisk together. Add meat. Pour enough chicken broth into the crockpot to cover the meat about 2\/3 of the way.<\/li>\n<li>Cook on low 8-10 hours. When meat is fork-tender, remove from crockpot and shred. Return meat to crockpot set to low until ready to serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>For the Slaw:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIngredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 14-oz. bags pre-shredded slaw mix<\/li>\n<li>1 ripe mango, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>1 large handful cilantro, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 jalape\u00f1o, seeded and sliced into very thin matchsticks (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 small shallot, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 c mayo<\/li>\n<li>the juice of 1 small lime, or 1\/2 of a large lime (you want about 3 tbsp juice)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp kosher salt, 1\/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper (possibly more to taste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Method<\/p>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>In a medium bowl, combine slaw mix, mango, cilantro, and jalape\u00f1o.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk together shallot, mayo, lime juice, sugar, rice vinegar, salt, and pepper until completely combined. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Pour mayo mixture over slaw mixture and toss to combine.<\/li>\n<li>Make slaw up to 8 hours ahead of time, and store in the fridge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>For the Kimchi Fried Rice<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nIngredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 c brown or white rice, pre-cooked a day in advance and refrigerated (or buy pre-cooked frozen rice, it&#8217;s so easy and delicious! Trader Joe&#8217;s sells this)<\/li>\n<li>1 c kimchi, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c kimchi juice (the liquid in the jar)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c water<\/li>\n<li>2-3 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp sesame oil<\/li>\n<li>1 green onion, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Method:<\/p>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Heat deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Add enough olive or vegetable oil to cover the bottom of the pan. When pan is hot, add kimchi and garlic and stir fry 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Add rice, kimchi juice, water, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, and fry about 5 minutes, stirring often.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat and add green onion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>Assembly<\/em><\/strong>:<br \/>\nAdditional Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12+ flour tortillas (Trader Joes&#8217; Truly Handmade Flour tortillas are my favorite for this)<\/li>\n<li>1 bag shredded Mexican cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Heat a griddle or pan over medium-low heat. Place tortillas on griddle, and sprinkle cheese down the middle of each tortilla. 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