Smoked corn beef and Irish tacos :)

Irish Tacos

SAM SIFTON YIELD6 to 8 servings TIME30 minutes

Melina Hammer for The New York Times

INGREDIENTS

• 2 to 2 ½ pounds corned beef (see recipe)

• 1 small head of green cabbage, cored and thinly sliced

• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced into julienne

• 1 cup mayonnaise

• 3 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt or sour cream

• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar

• Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste

• 1 ½ tablespoons hot pepper sauce, or to taste

• 12 to 16 flour tortillas, warmed

• Sliced fresh or pickled jalapeños

PREPARATION

1 Warm the corned beef in its cooking liquid, or wrap it in foil and set on a sheet pan in a 350-degree oven for 20 minutes or so.

2 Make the coleslaw: Mix cabbage and carrots together in a large bowl.

3 In a separate bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt or sour cream, cider vinegar, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce to taste.

4 Pour half the sauce over the cabbage and carrots and toss to coat thoroughly. Season to taste. Reserve remaining sauce.

5 When the corned beef is hot, remove from liquid or foil and use two forks to shred it. Serve with the warmed tortillas, sliced jalapeños, the slaw, remaining white sauce and some hot pepper sauce.

COOKING NOTES

…adorn each taco with a few pickled jalapeños and, perhaps, an additional swipe of mayonnaise

…a dollop or two of creamed horseradish sauce is the best!!!!