Photo by Mexican Please Classic Ground Beef Tacos
80
Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2-3 servings
No mystery taco seasoning pack here! These Classic Ground Beef Tacos use homemade seasoning loaded with chipotles in adobo to create a rich, full flavor.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 6-8 corn tortillas
- 1/2 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 chipotle in adobo
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili powder (I used crushed New Mexican)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- dash cumin (optional)
- oregano (optional)
- dash black pepper
- 2 tomatoes
- fresh lettuce
- Monterey Jack cheese (or Mozzarella)
- Guacamole (optional)
Directions
- Roughly chop 1/2 onion and sauté onion in a dollop of oil over medium-high heat for a few minutes.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain any fat if you want.
- Add 1 clove minced garlic and saute briefly.
- Add 1 minced chipotle and 1 tablespoon adobo sauce.
- Add 1 tablespoon chili powder (I used New Mexican).
- You can optionally add dashes of cumin, oregano and black pepper.
- Add a couple of tablespoons of water and simmer over medium heat. By the time you gather all the taco fixings, the meat will be ready.
- For the taco shells, start by warming up corn tortillas in the oven or microwave. Lightly brush with a neutral oil or cooking spray and drape over two oven rungs for 10-12 minutes at 375ºF.
- Serve with diced tomatoes, chopped lettuce, shredded cheese and guacamole (optional).
Chef Notes
Most taco seasoning packets are heavy on the cumin and oregano. I tend to shy away from using too much of these to avoid Tex-Mex overload. As photographed I added a dash of cumin and black pepper, but no oregano. I usually pull the taco shells out of the oven before they are fully browned. This will leave them still slightly pliable.
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