Smash Dumpling Tacos
These smash dumpling tacos are your favorite pork dumplings simplified—no rolling and tucking—by spreading the filling on flour tortillas, then cooking them smash-style. You get all the flavor, and then, because you’ve used a tortilla, you call it a taco.
These smash dumpling tacos are your favorite pork dumplings simplified—no rolling and tucking—by spreading the filling on flour tortillas, then cooking them smash-style. You get all the flavor, and then, because you’ve used a tortilla, you call it a taco.
Ingredients
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1 cucumber, chopped
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1 tablespoon rice vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
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1 pound ground pork
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
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1 tablespoon lower-sodium soy sauce
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2 teaspoons rice vinegar
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1 teaspoon ginger paste
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2 green onions, chopped
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12 street taco-size flour tortillas
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chopped cilantro, toasted sesame seeds, and Sriracha for garnish (optional)
Method
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Combine cucumber, rice vinegar, salt, and chili flakes in a small bowl. Set aside.
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For taco filling, combine pork, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger paste, and green onions in a bowl; mix gently with your hands or a fork.
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spread 2 tablespoons filling over a tortilla in a flat, even layer.
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Place tortilla in the skillet filling side down. Using a spatula, press and cook for 3 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
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Top with pickles; garnish with cilantro, sesame seeds, and Sriracha.
