Soft tapioca tacos

Rehydrated tapioca flour (or in Portuguese, ‘farinha de tapioca hidratada’), originates from Brazil and can be found at online Brazilian food stockists. When adding rehydrated tapioca flour to a dry pan, a magical process occurs and it slowly melts into a gluten-free, plant-based soft taco, perfect for sweet or savoury fillings.

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  5 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• vegetable oil, for drizzling
• 500 g plant-based chicken pieces (see Note)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• salt and black pepper
• 1 ⅓ cups rehydrated tapioca flour
• 2 tbsp toum (garlic dip)
• ⅓ cup grated tasty cheese
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Kewpie mayo, for drizzling
• 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced
• ½ cup flat-leaf parsley sprigs

Instructions

1. Heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of oil and add the plant-based chicken pieces with the paprika, onion and garlic powder and a generous pinch of salt and pepper and toss well to combine. Cover and cook until lightly charred, then remove from the heat and set aside.

2. Heat a small dry frying pan over low heat, and evenly spread over 4 tbsp rehydrated tapioca flour on the base of the pan. Allow the mixture to sit for 1-2 minutes, or until it melts and forms into a taco. Do not flip.

3. Transfer the taco to a serving plate and repeat until you have 4 tacos. Divide the seasoned plant-based chicken, toum, cheese, avocado, lemon juice, a drizzle of kewpie mayonnaise, chilli and parsley between the tacos and serve.

Note

This recipe uses the brand Sayur plant-based ‘shredded chicken’.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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