Tacos de Papa and Salsa Cruda

Recipe by: Chef David V. of Vida Cantina in Portsmouth

Tacos de Papa yields 4 Tacos

  • 1 Large Local Potato (we use Maine green thumb) washed
  • 4 each 6in Corn Tortilla (we like Cinco de Mayo)
  • 2 tablsp Olive Oil
  • 2 tablsp Canola Oil
  • ½ Lemon thinly sliced and Marinated in Lemon Juice
  • ½ c Local green leaf lettuce shredded
  • ¼ c Salsa cruda
  • 4 each Avocado Slices

  • Boil potato with skin on till fork tender
  • Peel potato and mash with back of fork and season with Olive Oil and salt to taste
  • Warm corn tortillas in dry pan till soft
  • Fill each tortilla with equal amounts of mashed potatoes
  • fold over to form taco
  • in a pan on med hi heat Canola Oil and let come up to temp and pan fry 2 tacos at a time letting the shells  get dark brown but being careful not to burn them
  • place each done taco on a paper towel to damp away excess grease
  • garnish each taco first with Salsa, then lettuce, then onion and then avocado
  • enjoy ?

Salsa Cruda

  • 2 each tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ ea White onion
  • 3 ea Chile de Arbol (toasted and stem removed)

  • puree all ingredients together
  • season with salt to taste


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