Buford Highway saves the day again
Tonight, I chose the carnitas. You can pick and choose which pieces you want from the meat counter. There are ribs, fat and large chunks of meat. I usually get a little of each, shred it a bit and then slowly heat in an iron skillet covered with foil so they don’t dry out.
I don’t normally serve a side dish because the tacos are very filling. But some roasted/grilled baby onions (already prepped and packaged) from the produce section make a light addition to the meal. Just toss them with olive oil, salt and slowly roast at 350 or until they are soft in the middle and slightly charred. Serve with a squirt of lime and crunchy salt.
To the left of the meat counter is a small fridge with 3-4 prepared salsas. I always go for the salsa made with avocado. It has some nice heat and I prefer green salsa with pork. I also grab a few limes, onions and cilantro which I chop up when the onions and pork are cooking. I also like to use a little avocado (pictured above) for a little more texture and creaminess.
The last step before composing the tacos is heating the tortillas. If you have a gas stove, I recommend heating them on the fire until they have some black spots. You can also steam them in the microwave for about 30 seconds (just until they are warm and pliable) after wrapping them in a clean dish towel. The tortilla is the most important ingredient since a shoddy version will ruin a great taco. I normally use El Milagro all natural tortillas. They have the best flavor and hold up well. You can find them at most stores.
The only remaining steps are to assemble your taco, crack open a beer and wolf it down. No utensils required but licking your fingers is encouraged.

Yum – looks great! I’ll have to try those tortillas; they look scrumptious!
Jennifer–Off-topic, but do you have any idea where in Atlanta I can buy duck demi-glace? I live in Midtown.
Sally,
I would assume the best place to get it would be Star Provisions’ meat counter. They can order such things if they don’t carry them in stock.
Jen
Great–thanks. 🙂
Similarly, Sawicki's Meat & Seafood in Decatur can also get anything.
I strenously object to the European-style date recently implemented here. This is America, where we put the month first!
LOL, Sudhir. I had not even noticed that. I must have messed up the date on comments when I did my last blog update. Lemme see if I can fix it.