TACO THE GLORY
Import some Mexican muscle with this fast, fiery alternative to good old steak night. Pile the toppings on this bison taco to grab a better body by the horns
Upgrade steak night with a lean beef taco that requires nothing but a pan and a plan
i/ MAN
This meal-prep purist wants to squeeze the maximum nutrition into each mouthful. Adopting the principle of marginal gains in the kitchen as well as in the gym, he has even ditched quinoa for bulgur wheat, which contains 30% fewer calories. But the perfect protein has proved elusive because, though it’s undeniably healthy, he is now sick of the sight of chicken.
Flavoursome fitness food may sound oxymoronic, but bison bucks the trend. High in muscle-supporting protein and zinc, it’s leaner than steak and contains 29% of your daily fix of energy-boosting vitamin B12. And, because its farming methods are far less intensive, the meat is often tastier than beef. Cover it in punchy spices and salsa and you’ll serve up a nutritional powerhouse that doesn’t sacrifice taste. Bullseye.
ii/ PAN SERVES 4
• KCAL 393 • PROTEIN 23G • CARBS 26G • FAT 21G
INGREDIENTS
• CORN TORTILLAS, 8 • VEGETABLE OIL, 1TSP • GROUND BISON, 460G • CHILLI POWDER, 1TBSP • SMOKED PAPRIKA, 1TSP • CINNAMON, PINCH • RADISHES, 2, SLICED • CORIANDER, 2TBSP • SALSA VERDE
iii/ PLAN
i/ Preheat the oven to 90°C and warm the tortillas in a cast-iron pan on a medium heat. Wrap them in foil and park them in the oven.
ii/ Heat the oil in the pan, add the bison* and cook for five minutes. Stir in the spices, plus a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook for a further minute.
iii/ Fill each tortilla with the meat, radishes, coriander and salsa verde until they’re bursting at the seams. Napkins at the ready.