Beef Tacos

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Tacos need very little explanation. What matters is the filling and the shell, and the shell part is easy — any supermarket carries them. Warm them before filling, and do not leave them in long enough to dry out.

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
8 taco shells
1 medium onion, diced
2 medium tomatoes
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 green pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon black pepper
Salt
Fresh parsley or cilantro

Method

Dice the onion and put it in a pan with the ground beef and olive oil.

Cook over medium heat, breaking up the meat, until the beef has browned and any liquid has cooked away. Let the meat sit undisturbed for the first minute or two so it colors — constantly stirred beef greys instead of browning, and the browning is the flavor.

Peel the tomatoes and blend them to a purée.

Add the tomato purée to the beef along with the tomato paste and hot sauce.

Lower the heat and cook until the mixture is thick and the liquid has reduced. Loose filling runs straight out of the shell.

Meanwhile, dice the peppers and sauté them separately in a little oil until softened but still with some bite. Cooking them apart keeps them bright — added raw to the beef they steam into mush.

Stir the peppers into the beef.

Season with cumin, black pepper and salt.

Warm the taco shells on a sheet pan in a 350°F oven for 3 to 4 minutes. Watch them — they go from warm to brittle quickly.

Fill the shells and scatter chopped parsley or cilantro over the top.

Serve immediately, while the shells are still crisp.

Chef’s note

Put the extras on the table rather than in the filling and let people build their own: grated cheese, sour cream, diced avocado, lime wedges, sliced jalapeño. Half the pleasure of tacos is assembly.

beğeneceğiniz bir Meksika tarifini sizlerle paylaşıyoruz. Tadı, bizim damak zevkimize de oldukça uygun olan bu tarif, taco kabuğunun lezzetiyle eşsiz bir lezzete dönüşüyor. Oldukça pratik yapılışı ile Meksika mutfağına sofralarınızda yer açın. Taco kabuğunu büyük marketlerde rahatlıkla bulabilirsiniz. Hazırlamadan önce ısıtmayı unutmayın. Isıtırken çok fazla kurutmamaya da dikkat etmelisiniz. Tacos tarifi hazırlamak için malzemelerinizi hemen hazırlayın, birlikte bu enfes Meksika yöresine ait tarife başlayalım.

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