Tacos-Mexican Style

* Exported from MasterCook *

Tacos-Mexican Style

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Ground Beef

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 Lb. lean ground beef
1 Doz. corn tortillas
oil
salt and pepper
shredded lettuce
grated cheese
tomato
refried beans
onion
olives
sour cream
avocado
taco sauce

Divide uncooked ground beef into twelve equal portions
with a table knife. Spread a portion on 1/2-inch less than
half of each tortilla. Keeping 1/2-inch from the center of the
tortilla makes it much easier to fold them. Do not fold yet!
Add salt and pepper or a little seasoned salt. Heat 1/2-inch
oil in a ten-inch skillet until water drops flipped in oil pop
vigorously. Slip one tortilla into skillet, meat side up and
towards outside of skillet. Slip another tortilla into the
other side of the skillet. The parts of the tortillas without
ground beef on them will be overlapping. Gently press these
parts of the tortillas into the hot oil until they become soft.
Now, using metal salad tongs, fold this half of the
tortilla over the half with the meat on it. Fry 2 to 3 minutes
on each side for "soft" tacos, longer if you prefer them
crispier but don't overcook. Stack one taco on top of the
other when done. Grasp them both with the tongs near the fold.
Turn them upside down to drain and gently shake oil back into
skillet. Once you catch on, you can slip two more tacos into
skillet at this time to reduce spatter.
Place tacos on plenty of paper towels. Keep oil very
hot and watch your fingers as they can get fried quite easily.
Fill tacos with shredded lettuce, grated cheese, tomato,
refried beans, onion, olives, sour cream, avocado, taco sauce
and etc.
If you prefer much less "grease", you can fix these by
spreading uncooked ground beef on the entire face of the
tortilla and putting it meat side down into moderate skillet
with no oil. As soon as about half the fat cooks out of the
meat, turn it so the tortilla side is down. When tortilla
softens, fold and continue cooking. Or, leave it unfolded for
a tostado.


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