“It’s a completely vegan dish, and it sells like CRAZY.” – Chris Zielinski, Culinary Director for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), which manages Scotiabank Arena and the restaurant e11even, where this item is served. Here is their taquitos recipe. You can read our two-part interview here.
Makes 12 taquitos
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
Filling:
2 lb sweet potatoes
¼ cup red onion (diced)
1 can black beans
1 tsp chili powder
½ tsp ground cumin
1 large tomato (diced)
½ tsp light olive oil
Guacamole:
2 avocados (diced)
2 limes (juice)
1 Large tomato (Diced)
1 tsp fresh coriander
Salt
Tabasco
BBQ Sauce:
3 tbsp ketchup
1 tsp cider vinegar
1 tsp yellow mustard
2 tsp brown sugar
1 oz canned chipotle pepper
Salt
½ tsp onion powder
Pinch granulated garlic
Corn and Pepper Relish:
½ red onion (small dice)
1 red pepper (small dice)
1 yellow pepper (small dice)
1 jalapeño seeds removed (small dice)
1 clove garlic (chopped)
1 tsp chopped coriander
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
Finishing:
12 x corn tortillas
1 cup canola oil
RECIPE PREPARATION
Filling:
Peel and cut sweet potato into ½” pieces. Boil half in salted water. Season with salt and pepper and mash while hot. Toss remaining pieces of sweet potato in olive oil, season with salt and roast in a preheated oven at 375 until brown on the edges and tender (about 20 – 25 mins).
Add remaining ingredients for black beans in 1 cup of water and simmer until all moisture is evaporated (about 25 minutes).
Once all is cooled, mix sweet potatoes and black beans together gently and season to taste.
Guacamole:
Mix all ingredients together until fully incorporated. Season to taste.
BBQ sauce:
Mix all in ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer for 20 minutes until thickened.
Corn and Pepper Relish:
Saute all ingredients except the coriander over medium heat until soft, finish with salt and pepper and coriander. Keep warm until ready to serve.
To Finish:
Heat canola oil in a shallow fry pan to 300 degrees. Quickly dunk each tortilla in the oil for 2 seconds and submerge, then lay on paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Lay tortillas out on a table. Divide the filling equally. Roll up each piece and insert a toothpick to seal tortillas for frying. Fry each one until crispy on both sides.
Place 2 oz of the corn and pepper relish directly on each plate. Stack hot taquitos on top. Top with a drizzle of BBQ sauce. Serve one dollop of guacamole on the side. Enjoy!!
* Recipe and image provided by Chris Zielinski, Culinary Director for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE),
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