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Easy Ground Beef Tacos with Homemade Hard Shells
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Easy Ground Beef Tacos with Homemade Hard Shells

35 minServes 4Nutri-Score C€€
from @sonandtina129 imports0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

4 people
  • ground beef (85/15 lean)Meat450 g
  • onion (small, diced)Produce1 piece
  • garlic (cloves, minced)Produce2 pieces
  • tomato pastePantry15 ml
  • water or brothOther120 ml
  • taco seasoningSpices27 g
  • corn tortillasBakery8 pieces
  • vegetable oil (for frying)Pantry240 ml
  • saltSpices3 g
  • lettuce (shredded)Produce80 g
  • tomatoes (diced)Produce2 pieces
  • jalapeños (sliced)Produce1 piece
  • cheese (shredded)Dairy100 g
  • guacamoleFresh120 g
  • sour creamDairy120 g
  • cilantro (chopped)Produce10 g
  • lime (cut into wedges)Produce1 piece

per serving

Nutrition

528kcal

Carbs
33 g
Proteins
26 g
Fat
33 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Frying pan
  • Sauté pan
  • Tongs

step by step

Method

  1. Brown the beef

    • Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef.
    • Cook, breaking it up, until mostly browned.
    Step 1

  2. Add onion and garlic

    • Add the diced onion and cook until soft.
    • Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant.
    Step 2

  3. Drain the grease

    • Drain the excess grease, leaving a little in the pan for flavor.
    Step 3

  4. Season the meat

    • Add the taco seasoning and tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
    Step 4

  5. Simmer until saucy

    • Pour in the water or broth and stir.
    • Simmer until juicy and saucy.
    Step 5

  6. 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.
    Step 6

  7. 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.
    Step 7
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