Accidental Low Carb Tortilla

I'm not gonna lie. Last night's dinner started out as a fail. I offered to make my husband mexican pizza (to which he delighted, because who doesn't love mexican pizza?) only to realize, damn I can't enjoy the goodness of crispy tortillas. Back when I used to eat Taco Bell, mexican pizza was my favorite thing on the menu. So I thought to myself, well maybe I can whip up some suitable substitute using these flours I have. Then I remembered I tried a keto friendly tortilla a while back with disastrous results. But you know, after that pizza crust I was feeling a little cocky. So I'm like, I'm a low carb genius, I'll just add some of this and some of this and hit it with a little of this....and....and....FAIL FAIL FAIL. I said fine. I'll just have meat and some avocado or whatever. No biggie.

So as i'm sauteing my meat with some cilantro (because i'm a cilantro whore. cilantro and green onions are basically in all of my dishes) and seeing the leftover little bits of cheese crust up in the pan  I got an idea. I got a perfectly awful idea (the Grinch. anyone?). I removed the meat from the pan and took a handful of shredded cheese and placed it in the center of the pan. It started to melt and bubble but it stayed together. I flipped it and let it do the same on the other side. The first one I placed on the plate. I figured I could use it for some plating and place it leaning over the meat or something. Like some kind of gourmet shit. Because let's face it, 90% of my cooking is to post a picture on instagram. #foodporn Then I topped it with avocados and green onions and a heaping dollop of chipotle mayo. I love that shit. And yeah, its aight. Kinda sloppy, but I was too hungry to care.

Since this was my base "tortilla" I decided to make another to place on top. Only this time as I took it out of the pan and placed it on the plate I used a spatula to fold it in half. I was surprised at how pliable it was. And just like that it stayed in that shape. So I made a taco out of it!! Some meat, taco sauce (i felt more cheese would have been redundant but don't let that stop you) and topped it with a piece of lettuce. And guess what? It tasted like a real taco!!!!

I was so excited!!! A tortilla made from cheese? Really? You can't get anymore keto than that shit. But I was sure as soon as I took a bite it would crackle and fall apart. Only, it didn't. It kept its shape the entire time. It was a little more chewy than crispy. But it got the job done.

Will I be making this again? You bet your sweet aunt bippy!! Only next time I'll make a bigger "tortilla" and hit it with some mexican spices to up the ante.

And there you have it folks. A suitable (cheap and easy) alternative to real tortillas.  If your venture into low-carb-tortilla-making fails, you can always use this bad boy. I'm still gonna try other recipes because I love that shit. Experimenting and weeding out the good from the bad and sharing it with my peoples. I do the work so you don't have to! ;)