Brown the beef

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef.
• Cook, breaking it up, until mostly browned.

Add onion and garlic

• Add the diced onion and cook until soft.
• Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant.

Drain the grease

• Drain the excess grease, leaving a little in the pan for flavor.

Season the meat

• Add the taco seasoning and tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Simmer until saucy

• Pour in the water or broth and stir.
• Simmer until juicy and saucy.

Fry the hard shells

• Heat oil in a pan and slide in a corn tortilla.
• After a few seconds, flip it and fold in half.
• Fry both sides until golden and crispy, then drain on a paper towel.
• Sprinkle with salt and flip upside down to cool.

Assemble the tacos

• Fill the warm shells with the beef, then add cheese while hot.
• Load up with lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, guacamole, sour cream, cilantro and a squeeze of lime.