Beef Soft Tacos

"These are quick to make and taste better than the seasonings you can get in the packets."
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
5
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a medium bowl combine the beef with the flour, salt, minced onion, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder Use your hands to mix evenly.
  • Heat skillet to med/low heat.
  • Add beef mixture and water to the pan.
  • Brown the beef, breaking it up as it cooks.
  • Heat the tortillas in the microwave, wrapped in damp paper towels.
  • Spread meat into tortillas, top with cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.

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Reviews

  1. These are the best!! No more trouble than the usual way and so much better! I doubled the recipe , cause we love tacos so much. It was a good thing I did. I don't think there would have been enough! I fed 6, and we devoured all of it!! Will be using this recipe a lot. Thanks John!
     
  2. This is the best taco meat I've ever made. We had guests over when I made it for the first time, and I sent them home with your recipe. Needless to say, I will NEVER go back to making tacos how I used to-- from here on out, I will only use this recipe!
     
  3. these are some sissy taco's!! lol. I'm a born and raised texan, and these needed some serious help. I added chopped black olives, a tsp cumin, a tsp cayenne, and extra 1/2 tsp chili powder and a 1.2 cup chopped onion. These were okay, but if you like some heat and "real tacos" this may not be for you. Good and quick though.
     
  4. Oh my, this is good! I used onions instead of onion powder, as I didn't have any powder on hand. I also added a can of green chilies to mine. This is the PERFECT meat for tacos and sanchos. I can't wait to try it in some enchiladas and chimi's!! It's flavored just right for me... not spicy, just really good flavor. It is the perfect base meat for any mexican dish, if you are using a ground beef filling.
     
  5. Son said they were great, daughter didn't complain, husband didn't say. 4X's recipe, may have needed a bit less flour. I did add fresh onions and small amount of cumin, I also added some salsa since I thought it was too floury. I used very lean meat, maybe that is why the flour was overpowering. Will make again!!
     
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  1. Oh my, this is good! I used onions instead of onion powder, as I didn't have any powder on hand. I also added a can of green chilies to mine. This is the PERFECT meat for tacos and sanchos. I can't wait to try it in some enchiladas and chimi's!! It's flavored just right for me... not spicy, just really good flavor. It is the perfect base meat for any mexican dish, if you are using a ground beef filling.
     
  2. This was easy. I was looking for a recipe that didn't use the seasoning packs, and this fit the bill. But I used fresh onion instead of the onion powder and flakes. Next time, I think I will follow Kmmd's suggestion and add some cumin and substitute a bit of cayenne for the paprika. Also, a shake of tabasco sauce would have been a nice addition. It was not as spicy as what I've been used to.
     
  3. I made this for our Christmas party and it was a hit! :) It's easy to prepare and very delicious. I wasn't able to find onion flakes and onion powder in the grocery I went to, so I doubled the quantity of chopped onions instead. thank you! :)
     

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