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Tex-mex beef taco filling

Tex-Mex Beef Taco Filling

Easy to make Tex-Mex-style beef taco filling
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Base Recipe
Cuisine American, Mexican, Tex-Mex
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • ⅔ cup onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp chili
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper ground
  • 6 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Start by chopping the onion and mincing your garlic. If you use whole cumin, grind it.
    Freshly ground cumin
  • Sautée onions in a pan in the oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Add cumin, sautée for 1 more minute. Lastly add garlic and sautée for another minute.
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  • Add ground meat and cook for 6-8 minutes over high heat. Wait for all the liquid to evaporate and meat to become brown.
    Tex-mex beef taco filling recipe 2
  • Add remaining spices: salt, black pepper, cinnamon, chili peppers. Also add tomato purée and water.
    Tex-mex beef taco filling recipe 3
  • Fry for 6-8 minutes over high heat, let all the liquid to evaporate.
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Keyword easy, quick, Spicy
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