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Neil Perry's chicken adobo taco with aromatic salad.

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25 taco fillings for a DIY Mexican fiesta

Just add guacamole, salsa and cerveza.

26 recipes
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Chicken adobo for tacos

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Sexy Mexy: Chicken tinga with tortillas.

Chicken tinga with tortillas

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Carne asada beef tacos.

Carne asada beef tacos

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Olivia Andrews' slow- cooker recipe: Smoky black-eye pea and corn tacos.
EASY

Slow-cooker smoky black eye pea and corn tacos

  • 2 hrs +
  • Olivia Andrews
Grilled flathead fillet for tacos
EASY

Grilled flathead for tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Grilled skirt steak for tacos
EASY

Grilled skirt steak for tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
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Lip-smacking beer braised ribs wrapped in a soft flour tortillas.
EASY

Stout-braised short rib tacos with red onion salsa recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Pork and pineapple filling for tacos.

Tacos al pastor (pork and pineapple tacos)

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Neil Perry's adobo-marinated chicken tacos.
EASY

Adobo-marinated chicken tacos

  • Neil Perry
King prawns in green salsa.
EASY

King prawns in green salsa

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Chipotle chicken and cauliflower tacos.
EASY

Chipotle chicken and cauliflower tacos

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Donna Hay
Soft tacos with smoky shredded pork.

Soft tacos with smoky shredded pork

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Caroline Velik
Perfect for entertaining: Braised chopped chicken with soft tortillas.

Spiced chicken tortillas

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Slow-cooked beef brisket for tacos.

Slow-cooked brisket tacos with grilled spring onion and tomatillo salsa

  • 2 hrs +
  • Hagen's Organics
Fish cooked in Veracruz-style sauce.

Fish fillets with Veracruz-style sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
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CARNITAS (BRAISED AND ROASTED PORK)

Carnitas (Braised and roasted pork)

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Avocado and prawn taco.
EASY

Avocado, prawn and chilli tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Justin North
Slow-cooked pulled pork

Slow-cooked pulled pork

  • 2 hrs +
  • Frank Camorra
Fish Tacos

Fish tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Kristy Komadina
Neil Perry's duck carnitos taco.

Duck carnitas tacos

  • 2 hrs +
Jamie Oliver's crispy salmon tacos.
EASY

Jamie Oliver's crispy salmon tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Jamie Oliver
Neil Perry's braised short ribs

Neil Perry's braised short ribs

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
This bean salad with lime and haloumi also works as a vegetarian taco filling.
EASY

Mexican cannellini bean salad with lime and haloumi recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Souvlaki-meets-taco: Lamb and feta wraps with mint salsa.
EASY

Lamb and feta tacos with mint salsa

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Asian tacos
EASY

Salmon and kimchi tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Moussaka, meet tacos.
EASY

Moussacos (moussaka tacos)

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/25-taco-fillings-for-a-diy-mexican-fiesta-20210805-h1xpfb.html