How To Make Great Homemade Tacos #118


 

 How To Make Great Homemade Tacos Show #118

Homemade Tacos are the perfect busy weeknight dinner.  These Easy Ground Beef Tacos are better than take-out and ready in minutes.


Homemade Tacos are the perfect busy weeknight dinner. These Easy Ground Beef Tacos are better than take-out and ready in minutes.


Real MEXICAN TACOS

Homemade tacos with traditional toppings

Traditional Mexican beef tacos are made with marinated sliced or shredded beef on soft corn tortillas.  Those are great!  But, that’s not what most Americans think of when we think of classic tacos.


Use The BEST 92% GROUND BEEF TACO RECIPE

Most of us grew up eating ground beef tacos in a crispy corn shell or a soft flour tortilla, with lots of toppings.  That’s the traditional taco we’re making in this recipe.  But, we’re not using a pre-packaged taco seasoning mix.  This recipe uses a flavorful homemade taco seasoning.


Lean ground beef is the best beef to use for making tacos because you don’t need to drain off any fat after cooking it. There is just enough fat in the beef to make it super flavorful, but not so much to make it greasy.  Skipping the step to drain the fat makes this a quick and easy taco recipe.


If you have ground beef with more fat, you can still use it in this recipe.  Just cook the beef and drain off the fat before you add the taco seasonings.


HOW TO MAKE TACOS 

The full printable recipe is on my website. 

https://jamestdds.blogspot.com


Cook and Break-up lean ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat.

Add chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper.

Cook until the beef is browned.

Add tomato sauce to the meat.

Cook until some liquid has evaporated, but the meat is still saucy.

Spoon 2 tablespoons of the taco meat into hard taco shells or small soft tortillas.

Top the tacos with your favorite traditional taco toppings.

You can find bags of taco cheese in the dairy section at the grocery store.

TACO TOPPINGS

Shredded cheese

Shredded lettuce

Chopped tomatoes

Diced onion

Sliced avocado

Sour cream

Guacamole

use 1 pound of taco meat feeds 4 people.


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Ingredients

1 lb. 90% to 93% lean ground beef

1 Tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1/4 cup water

12 taco shells - either hard shells or small 6-inch soft flour tortillas will work

Optional Taco Toppings: shredded cheese shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, diced red onion, taco sauce, sour cream, guacamole, etc.


Instructions

Add the beef to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break the meat apart with a wooden spoon. Add the chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper to the meat. Stir well. Cook until the meat is cooked through, about 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Reduce the heat to medium. Add the tomato sauce and water. Stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 7-8 minutes, until some of the liquid evaporates but the meat mixture is still a little saucy. Remove from the heat.

Warm the taco shells according to their package directions.

Fill the taco shells with 2 heaping tablespoons of taco meat. Top with desired taco toppings: shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, diced red onion, taco sauce, sour cream, guacamole, etc



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