Tex-Mex Tacos
Making tacos has never been easier if you use my short-cut and prepare your meat base ahead of time. Grab from the freezer, prepare a seasoned slurry and marry the two together for taco divinity!
Ingredients
- 1-2 lbs Ground beef or turkey
- 1-2 tspn Cornstarch or arrowroot
- 1-2ea tspn Cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, dried parsley
Instructions
- Cook your meat ahead of time in bulk. You can use it for plenty of other dishes, but tacos will love ground beef, which is always so easy to season.
- Prepare a spicy slurry in a glass container. It's up to you how spicy you want this - just add spices accordingly. Combine cornstarch with at least cumin, paprika, onion powder and garlic powder. Dried oregano and parsley are a great added bonus. Kick up the flavor a notch with smoked paprika, chipotle and coriander.
- Combine the slurry and your meat over heat until you get a nice thick filling for your tacos. Use low heat if doing in a pan on the stove. Microwaving works great too. Just be sure to stir every 1-2 minutes depending on your microwave's power.
- Fill up your hard or soft taco shells (a.k.a. warmed tortillas), or lettuce leaves and top to your heart's content!