hazelchaz | Taco Party at Anime Conji 2013, part 2

Detailed notes and recipe links.

Small round 1.5 qt (Black), Soyrizo, 3 packages, divided. Need to use a larger size next time.
Small round 1.5 qt (Black), Cuban Black Beans, 2 cans. Need to use a larger size and fill it.
Small round 2 qt (White), Velveeta (2 lb.) and jar of salsa. If we ever do it again we need to stir it several times during the prep time. Better would be larger crock with nacho cheese sauce.
Medium oval 4.5 qt (Geoff's), Velveeta (2 lb.) and a can of chili. See above.
XL Oval 6 qt (silver), Carnitas, 9 lbs. of meat. Need more next time!
XL Oval 5.5 qt (black), Tex Mex Shredded Beef, 8 lbs.
XL Oblong 5 qt (white), Chicken, 8 lbs. This was too much meat, and the large amount of garlic powder and cumin actually caused it to cement together. Need to re-tool this recipe for large crockpots.
Large round 4.5 qt (blue), Ground Beef, 6 lb., using 3 packets of the Trader Joe's taco seasonings and 3 cans of diced tomatos.
Large round 4.5 qt (old blue), Chicken Mole, 7 lbs. of meat, 3 boxes of Rogelio Bueno brand Mole Poblano sauce. Probably should have used 2 boxes, and no more than 6 lbs. of cut-up chicken breasts. (Got a good price at "Sprouts" on the chicken.)
Large round 4.5 qt (green), Spicy Pork with Peanut Sauce, 3 lbs. of meat. Should have made a bigger batch, or just have lots of Carnitas on hand.
Medium round 3.5 qt (brown), BBQ Pork, 3 lbs. Used a bottle of barbecue sauce. It got too hot and melted through the slow cooker liner. I don't plan to repeat this next year.
Medium round 3.5 qt (orange), Teriyaki Chicken, 6 lbs. This was pushing the capacity of the pot, should have kept it to 5 lbs. Used the Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce/Marinade. Might use a different sauce if I repeat this one.
Shredded lettuce/salad -- got two bags at Sprouts of mostly-lettuce.
Also got a bag of shredded carrots.
Sour cream, 2 pints. Could have used another.
Green onions (Scallions), chopped.
Onion, chopped.
Tortilla shells, corn, 12.
Tortillas, 6-inch flour "fajita size," 192. I was using a rough guide of 4 tacos per lb. of meat. Next time I want to try a ratio of 6 to 1.
Tortilla chips, big bag from Costco. When we ran out of tortillas, these were handy. We had three serving dishes, so generally only one ended up empty at a time.
Cheese, shredded, 3 lbs. Used one serving dish, should have had two.
Rice, one batch from a 2-lb. bag. Should have bought more rice, should have had two rice cookers going.
Salsa, jar from Trader Joe's. Perhaps have more than one bottle.
Tapatio hot sauce. Actually went through half a bottle!
Guacamole. About 4 or 5 packages of prepared guacamole. We served it in a dish, but perhaps we should have just served it directly from the package it came in. And we needed more.
Freeze-Dried Jalapeños. I saw a jar of these at Sprouts, and was surprised how popular they were.
Moon Pies, box of assorted mini. Could easily have gone through two boxes.
Limes, 4, cut in wedges. Probably could have gone through twice as many.
Oranges, cut in wedges. Not popular.

Things we forgot to serve: chopped tomato, cilantro.

Should have had signs outside the room explaining what they would find inside the room. You can come back in line for seconds. Due to limited space, we ask you to move outside with your tacos and coffee. Yes it's all free, sponsored by Animé Los Angeles and Costume Camp; tips are gratefully accepted. If we've run out of something let us know, we have more taco fillings to bring out later. We'll be closed from time to time for cleaning and re-stocking, please bear with us...