Crispy Potato and Chorizo Tacos

Crispy potato and chorizo are a classic taco combination—one that taco trucks usually get wrong. The ideal potato and chorizo taco should be deeply browned and flavorful, each crisp cube of potato coated in a thin layer of bright red fat packed with spicy, meaty flavor. The chorizo itself should have a range of textures from tender and moist to crisp.

Papas Chorreadas (Colombian Potatoes with Cheese and Tomato Sauce)

A traditional dish from the mountainous region near Bogotá, boiled potatoes are covered in a creamy, cheesy, tomato and onion-based hogao.

Guerrilla Tacos' Sweet Potato Tacos

Hailing from Los Angeles's popular Guerrilla Tacos, these creative Sweet Potato Tacos pack tons of flavor into each vegetarian bite. Sweet potatoes are boiled, then seared in butter, topped with homemade almond salsa, salty feta, and crunchy corn nuts.

Breakfast Tacos With Crispy Potatoes, Chorizo, and Fried Egg

Breakfast tacos with crispy potatoes fried in chorizo fat and a soft fried egg on top.

Fried Papas Criollas (Colombian-style Creamy Fried Potatoes)

Fried creamy yellow potatoes with a fresh and hot ají are one of my wife's favorite appetizers, and incredibly simple to make.

Sweet Potato, Sage, and Fried Egg Tacos

With a large stash of really great tortillas in my fridge at all times, I wind up making a lot of tacos. My favorite in recent memory are these sweet potato tacos flavored with sage and topped with sliced radish, cilantro, crema, and a fried egg. Great for breakfast, but really good any time of day.

Nacho-Style Baked Potatoes

Reinvent the meaning of "loaded baked potatoes" with this nacho-style version, which includes sour cream, refried beans, seasonings, pico de gallo, avocado, and an easy, creamy cheese sauce.

Picadillo (Ground Beef & Potato) Tostada — Ethan

Lone Star Breakfast Taco From 'Tacolicious'

This breakfast (or lunch, or dinner, or midnight snack) taco from Sara Deseran and Joe Hargrave's new book, Tacolicious, is a spot-on version of the Texan tradition, with strips of roasted poblano peppers, good-sized bites of bacon, and tiny cubes of potatoes cooked with onion in that bacon fat, all scrambled with eggs and just the right amount of cheese.

Tacos Adobado

Los Tacos No. 1 in NYC is me and my guest today, Kelsey Cook's, favorite taco and today we make it after the release of her new comedy speci