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Ultimate Homemade Taco Recipe: A Family Favorite

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Ingredients

Adjust Servings:
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, smashed and minced
1 teaspoon recaito (optional)
1 lb lean ground beef
1 teaspoon ground dried ancho chile powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, to taste
8 - 12 taco-size corn tortillas or 1 package hard taco shell
butter (if using corn tortillas)
shredded cheddar cheese
chopped tomato
chopped or shredded lettuce
sour cream
guacamole or chopped avocado

Nutritional information

336.1
Calories
136 g
Calories From Fat
15.1 g
Total Fat
5.2 g
Saturated Fat
73.7 mg
Cholesterol
108.9 mg
Sodium
24 g
Carbs
3.6 g
Dietary Fiber
1.3 g
Sugars
25.8 g
Protein
185g
Serving Size

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Ultimate Homemade Taco Recipe: A Family Favorite

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    Good tasting tacos! I wanted to season mine differently than a packaged seasoning, and this was a good mixture! Thanks for posting this recipe.

    • 40 min
    • Serves 4
    • Easy

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    Tacos Our Way, Sometimes we forget to write down our everyday, simple recipes 🙂 I figured I might as well get our family’s tacos down This is a combination of how Mom made them when I grew up and how we fix them these days with husband’s and my updated tastes It’s also a Pantry Challenge recipe, made with items I already had at home, Good tasting tacos! I wanted to season mine differently than a packaged seasoning, and this was a good mixture! Thanks for posting this recipe , These are good tacos, and the spicier the hot sauce the better!


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    Steps

    1
    Done

    Saute the Onion in the Olive Oil Over Medium-High Heat Until Just Soft, Then Add the Garlic and Recaito and Stir Well.

    2
    Done

    Add the Ground Beef, Then the Ancho and Cumin, and Cook Until Meat Is Well-Browned, Using a Spatula to Break Up the Cooked Meat Into Smaller Pieces (some Folks Call This "hamburger Gravel"), About 10 Minutes.

    3
    Done

    Julie's Method of Putting Together Her Taco: Take a Corn Tortilla and Thinly Spread Butter on Both Sides, Then Fry in a Hot Skillet For About 15 to 20 Seconds Per Side to Soften the Tortilla; Fill With Cooked Meat and Desired Garnishes (for Me That's Just Cheese, Meat Mixture, and - Yes- Catsup Because That's How I Grew Up Eating Them and Yes I Know It's Weird).

    4
    Done

    Steingrim's Method: Fill Hard Taco Shell With Cooked Meat, All Garnishes, and Hot Sauce So Spicy You'd Swear It Would Eat Its Way Through the Bottle.

    5
    Done

    Note: Recaito Is a Kind of Prepared Herb Mixture Containing Onion, Garlic, Peppers, Recao Leaves, and Cilantro; We Get It in the Jar in the Mexican Section of the Grocery Store.

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    Jordane Butler

    Meat maestro known for his perfectly cooked and seasoned dishes. Specializing in Trini and West Indian cuisine. Caters in lower Manhattan.

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