Doritos Locos Tacos Recreation Attempt

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Not sure who will give a shit about this, i happen to like the doritos locos tacos from Taco Bell.
I don't eat them very often, since they are not particularly healthy. The only thing special about them is the taco shell itself.
Did a bit of a dive on how they were created, and i guess it took a couple of years to get it right according to TB.
We have tacos fairly often here, breakfast, lunch, dinner doesn't matter. For beef i braise either short ribs or chuck, usually chuck because it's cheaper. We use soft tortillas, i like white corn, wife likes flour, we never buy the crunchy style for home cooking.

Just looking to mix it up a little and make tacos a little more interesting. Found a copycat recipe for the nacho cheese powder which i'll prob make later today. I'm somewhat curious as to how the shells will come out, TB version has the cheese baked into the shell itself.
Recipe says to fry the tortillas and then sprinkle with powder. But i feel like then the powder will get all over our hands?
Then i thought about putting the powder on the inside of the tortillas only?
Or do you think i should try and make my own tortillas and incorporate the seasoning into the masa dough? I don't even have a tortilla press but would get one, they are cheap.

Just a long shot wondering if anyone here has any advice on this? TIA
 
I mixed up some of the powder. Will need to tweak it a little
 
I was able to get some masa, and am going to try and make some homemade tortillas.
 
Last night I attempted to make my own nacho cheese flavored tortillas from scratch, and failed spectacularly.
I'll try again, i was wailing on the tortilla press and i think i squeezed them too much.
I was able to make a couple edible tortillas but the rest were all fucked up.
Come to find out, 1oz balls of masa is supposed to make 5" tortillas, i was pressing them out to 8" which made them more like crepes than tortillas. Live and learn i guess.
If i can't get them to work, i'll switch gears and try and make some chalupa shells instead lmao
 
I heard these are gluten free? Been a minute since I've been to TB once diagnosed w celiac :(
 
311boogieman said:
I heard these are gluten free? Been a minute since I've been to TB once diagnosed w celiac :(
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Celiac is a bummer, my cousin's wife had it for years. I used to use almond flour in stuff i baked for them to make it gluten free and it always came out pretty good.
Do you use any alternative flours or anything like that?
 
Robostyle said:
Celiac is a bummer, my cousin's wife had it for years. I used to use almond flour in stuff i baked for them to make it gluten free and it always came out pretty good.
Do you use any alternative flours or anything like that?
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Tried them all. Corn and potato preferred over rice or almond or others
 
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