Beef tacos
Spiced mince, crunchy lettuce and cheese. Taco Tuesday sorted in 20 minutes.
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Ingredients
- Beef mince500 g
- Plain tortilla wraps8 wraps
- Lettuce1 lettuce
- Tomatoes250 g
- Mature Cheddar100 g
- Soured cream150 g
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin, chilli flakes. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Gluten, Milk.
Always check the label. Products vary by shop and brand, so check what you actually buy for allergens and anything else you avoid.
Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and brown the mince for 6 minutes, breaking it up. Stir in 2 teaspoons of paprika, 2 teaspoons of cumin, a pinch of chilli flakes, a pinch of salt and 4 tablespoons of water.500 g beef mince
- Simmer for 5 minutes until saucy.
- Shred the lettuce, chop the tomatoes and grate the cheese. Warm the wraps for 20 seconds a side in a dry pan and cut them in half.8 wraps1 lettuce250 g tomatoes100 g mature cheddar
- Fill with mince, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese, with a spoon of soured cream if you are using it.150 g soured cream
Add a teaspoon of tomato purée or ketchup to the mince. It gives it that takeaway-style glaze.
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