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Tacos Arabes for Easter

March 20, 2018 by Laura Scott 10 Comments

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Have you heard of Tacos Arabes? Me neither. How about Tacos Arabes for Easter? How many of us eat lamb over Easter weekend – mostly slow roasted (shoulder) or rosemary and garlic studded leg? Well Tacos Arabes could be your new go-to leftover lamb recipe. But, you might find yourself cooking the lamb JUST to eat these wraps of joy.

The Tacos Arabes are my latest food discovery thanks to a TV food show addiction to Ugly Delicious, hosted by David Chang founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. This show is a food focussed education into food cultures that I didn’t know an awful lot about. The show is fast paced, slick and modern. It features interesting, knowledgeable, witty food writers, chefs and actors sitting around a table with David chatting/debating the merits of several popular food cultures over a number of shows.

The impact on how food today has been influenced by people travelling and settling in pastures new – often immigrants escaping war-torn countries bringing their recipes with them –  is immeasurable. Britain would be a poorer place, as would America, without the introduction of the spices, noodles, rice, pasta, garlic, fruits and vegetables that other cultures have introduced to us over time. And in the case of Ugly Delicious – where would we be without fried chicken, pizza, egg fried rice and tacos?

Tacos Arabes were brought over to Mexico, eventually settling in Puebla, by Middle Eastern immigrants (possibly Lebanese) escaping the war due to the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War One. The food culture of the Middle East is filled with so many delights. The shawarma is where the origins of the Tacos Arabes started it’s life. Spit roast lamb wrapped in a pitta bread evolved into spit roasted pork – loved by Mexicans – wrapped in hand-made tacos/tortillas, the Mexican national bread made with maize flour.

Food critics and chefs will always seek out the street food stalls that make their own tacos, sniffing at those that use ready-made wraps. The tacos will probably be topped with a splash of chilli sauce, perhaps some yoghurt, but really it’s all about the slow cooked meat wrapped in a soft, freshly baked flat bread. Simple. But often, the simple dishes are the hardest to get right as there’s no place to hide.

Make sure you save some Easter lamb. Tacos Arabes are the business.

If you are looking for more Easter lamb recipe inspiration I have some ideas for you:

Spiced lamb pie

Slow cooked shoulder of lamb with apricot & chestnut stuffing

Tandoori leg of lamb

Slow cooked lamb Ras el Hanout 

7 hour spiced pulled leg of lamb

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Tacos Arabes for Easter

A Middle Eastern influenced dish -Tacos Arabes - taken to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants and adapted over time, by Mexican locals, to include pork and home-made tortillas. I love the lamb version!
Course Lunch, Main Course, Meat
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword tacos arabes for easter
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2
Author Laura Scott

Ingredients

  • Large round pitta breads/flatbreads warmed up and split into two (if using pitta bread)
  • Leftover slow roast/leg of lamb warmed up
  • Onions sliced and fried until golden with cumin seeds & oregano
  • Home-made chilli sauce
  • Large pickled gherkins yoghurt and/or pickled chillies
  • Coriander leaves

Instructions

  1. Warm the pitta breads then split into two halves which makes two tacos Arabes
  2. Fry the onions with the cumin & oregano until soft and golden
  3. Warm up the leftover lamb
  4. Place a generous amount of lamb, onions, coriander, pickles, yoghurt and as much chilli sauce as you like
  5. Wrap up the pita/flatbread and serve immediately

Recipe Notes

Tacos Arabes are the best way to enjoy any leftover Easter weekend lamb. Try it out yourself and see!

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Filed Under: Family food, Main dishes, Meat dishes Tagged With: Chilli sauce, coriander., cumin, Easter recipe, Lamb, Middle Eastern flatbreads, Oregano, pickles, pitta bread, shoulder of lamb, Tacos Arabes, yoghurt

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Comments

  1. Helen @ family-friends-food.com says

    March 21, 2018 at 1:31 pm

    My husband and daughter ADORE lamb and these would be right up their street.

    Reply
    • Laura Scott says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:57 pm

      Great news, hope they try it!

      Reply
  2. Camilla Hawkins says

    March 21, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    A wonderful way to use up leftover roast lamb, I know the meat eaters in my family would love these:-) Thanks for linking to my lamb recipe:-)

    Reply
    • Laura Scott says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:57 pm

      They definitely would enjoy their leftover lamb tacos!

      Reply
  3. Emma says

    March 21, 2018 at 7:37 pm

    I am a huge huge huge taco fan and can totally see myself cooking lamb just to eat these. They look epic!

    Reply
    • Laura Scott says

      March 21, 2018 at 7:44 pm

      Great thanks Emma, me too I love tacos!

      Reply
  4. Kavita Favelle says

    March 22, 2018 at 6:35 am

    I watched that episode and was very taken by Tacos Arabes too, I love the way immigration gives birth to this kind of fusion food!

    Reply
    • Laura Scott says

      March 22, 2018 at 10:19 am

      Yes immigration is so important. Our food and culture would be so boring without it!

      Reply
  5. Jack @ BBQRecipez.com says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:55 am

    This was delicious! It was so easy and we all loved it so much. A keeper for sure.

    Reply

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