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I grew up eating hard shell tacos from *drum roll please* Taco Bell. So throughout my childhood, I was pretty much obsessed with crispy beef tacos. Homemade tacos just meant ground beef made by my mom served on store bought hard shells. I loved taco night growing up. It wasn’t until about 15 years ago that I discovered authentic Mexican tacos which are mind blowing. I love authentic Mexican tacos served on fried corn tortillas topped off with raw onions and cilantro. However, I still love these. I make them from time to time and it’s super simple to make so I usually make it on a week night.
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Crispy Beef Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 small onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp granulated garlic
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- salt and pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 cup roasted green chilies
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup colby jack cheese, for topping
- 1 to mato finely diced, for topping
- 1/2 cup finely shredded lettuce, for topping
- 8 hard shell tacos
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat some olive oil. Add the onions and cook until the onions are soft and translucent.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for additional 20 seconds.
- Add the ground beef and cook over high heat
- Stir in the oregano, granulated garlic, onion powder, chili powder, cumin, bay leaf salt, pepper, roasted green chilies, and tomato sauce.
- Cover and simmer the beef over medium low heat for about 40 minutes.
- Sprinkle the colby jack cheese over the beef, cover and let it simmer for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese melts.
- Serve on hard shell tacos and Enjoy!
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Nutrition
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I have been making tacos for like 40 years, this is almost exactly how I make them. If I get lazy I buy Old El Paso Taco Seasoning but it contains too much salt compared to the fresh seasonings you use. I also use raw onions, smother it in lettuce, and use hot sauce so hot that I run into furniture, but that is my personal preference. I love The Eurythmics joke, excellent video!
Thanks, Gary! Hot sauce that makes one run into furniture is my fave kind 🙂