Spicy Beef Tacos
Servings 8 to 10 tacos
Ingredients
For the spicy beef
- 1 1/2 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic approximately 4 cloves
- 2/3 cup beef stock
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the taco assembly
- 1 package hard taco shells
- 1 white onion diced
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 cup shredded Mexican style cheese pepper jack and cheddar
- 1/2 lettuce head shredded
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Chili powder
Instructions
Prepare the spicy beef
- Cook the ground beef over medium heat. When nearing fully browned, add in the flour, garlic, chili powder, and cayenne pepper powder. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring often, until aromatic.
- Add in the beef stock and increase the heat to bring the mix to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mix is thickened (approximately 20 minutes).
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Prepare the taco building station
- Warm the tacos shells and place the Mexican style shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and sour cream out for self-service taco building.
- Transfer the spicy beef into a serving bowl and place among the other ingredients.
- Place additional chili powder in a small dish to allow for post-taco-build sprinkling for an extra burst of heat.
- Build away!