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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For filling: | 2. Sprinkle gelatin over tequilla and liqueur in small sauce pan; let stand one minute. Cook over low heat, stirring until gelatin dissolves. Stir in lime rind, juice, food coloring. Cool. | 3. Beat whipping cream until foamy then gradually sugar and gelatin mixture beating until soft peaks form. Cover and chill. | 4. Pecan Lace Shells:. | 5. Cook first three ingredients in sauce pan over high heat stirring constantly until mixture boils. Remove from heat. | 6. Add flour, pecans, vanilla and blend well. | 7. Drop batter by level teaspoons onto well greased baking sheets, spacing about three inches apart, baking only three at a time. (I attempted these using Silpat and it does not work using this material!). | 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pan for one minute. Grease handle of long wooden spoon and lay across two mugs. Working quickly place cookies over handle of spoon, allowing ends to drape and resemble taco shells-cool. Remove. Repeat with remaining batter. | 9. Shells may be made up to three days in advance and stored in airtight container. Remember however they are very delicate. | 10. To assemble tacos:. | 11. Spoon or pipe filling into individual taco shells. Garnish with lime rind to resemble lettuce. To simplify can just make filling and serve in parfait glasses. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
gelatin	1	teaspoon	unflavored	-	-	-	-
tequila	2	tablespoons		19.3513	1.9879	0.0528	0.0176
orange liqueur	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
lime juice	1/4	cup		15.125	5.0941	0.2541	0.0424
green food coloring	1	drop		-	-	-	-
whipping cream	1 1/2	cups		525.6	5.327999999999999	3.906	55.638000000000005
sugar	3/4	cup		604.485	151.197	0.0	0.0
lime	2	teaspoons	grated rind	-	-	-	-
brown sugar	2	tablespoons		68.4	17.6562	0.0216	0.0
butter	2	tablespoons	melted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
corn syrup	2	tablespoons		124.52	33.7876	0.0	0.08800000000000001
flour	1/4	cup		144.57	31.6514	2.3502	0.5609
pecan	1/4		chopped	71.5867	13.415999999999999	1.4733	1.508
vanilla	3/4	teaspoon		9.072000000000001	0.3985	0.0019	0.0019
lime			grated rind	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.