5 Easy Beef Taco Recipes
About this recipe
If you're craving tacos but want to spice up your usual routine, this video from Nicole at Allrecipes has you covered with five easy beef taco recipes. From crispy tacos to viral-inspired Big Mac tacos, there's a delicious option for everyone. Plus, Nicole shares her homemade taco seasoning recipe, ensuring you can ditch those pre-packaged mixes for something fresher and tastier.
The star of the show is the taco meat, which is saucy and finely crumbled—perfect for filling your tortillas. With a straightforward method and some handy tips, you'll be making these tacos again and again.
Ingredient notes
- You can adjust the amount of crushed red pepper in the taco seasoning to your liking.
Tips from Allrecipes’s video
- For small crumbles of taco meat, use a potato masher while cooking the beef.
- Cook the onion until softened before adding the taco seasoning for better flavor integration.
- Fry the tortillas in a thin layer of oil until they start to bubble before adding the filling for crispy tacos.
Good to know
- How many tacos does this recipe yield?
- This recipe serves 4, which typically allows for about 8 tacos depending on how much filling you use.
- How long does it take to make these tacos?
- The total time to make these tacos is about 30 minutes.
- What type of tortillas can I use?
- You can use either corn or flour tortillas for this recipe.
- What is the best way to make the taco meat saucy?
- Add tomato paste and water to the cooked beef and let it simmer to achieve a saucy consistency.
No life story here — the video and the recipe are the whole point. All credit to Allrecipes: watch the original on YouTube.
The recipe
Ingredients
Steps
- 1
Make the taco seasoning by mixing chili powder, ground cumin, salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper, and oregano in a bowl.
- 2
Store the taco seasoning in a jar for future use.
- 3
In a skillet, heat the ground beef over medium heat until it starts to render fat.
- 4
Add finely chopped onion to the beef and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
- 5
Stir in 3 tablespoons of taco seasoning and cook for 1 minute until aromatic.
- 6
Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and 1 cup of water, scraping up any browned bits from the skillet.
- 7
Reduce heat and let the mixture simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened.
- 8
In a separate skillet, heat a thin layer of oil over medium heat.
- 9
Fry tortillas one at a time until they start to bubble, then flip them over.
- 10
Add shredded cheese and taco meat to one half of the tortilla, then fold it over and cook until crispy.
- 11
Serve tacos with lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and lime on the side.
Heads up — we had to guess a little:
- The quantities for the taco seasoning were inferred based on common recipes and the creator's description of multiplying a standard recipe.
Credit where it’s due: this recipe was transcribed from Allrecipes’s original video on YouTube. Follow them there — it’s their dish.
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