Bold 'n' Beefy Tacos

Bold 'n' Beefy Tacos

🥘 Ingredients

  • Tex-Mex paste
    1
  • black pepper
    1 tsp
  • cilantro
    ¼ ounce
  • coleslaw mix
    4 oz
  • flour tortillas
    6 unit
  • ground beef
    10 oz
  • guacamole
    4 tbsp
  • lime
    1
  • olive oil
  • onion
    1
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • sour cream
    2 tbsp
  • sugar
    1 tsp
  • tomato
    1
  • water
    ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

  • medium bowl
  • medium
  • medium
  • large
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and finely dice onion . Finely dice tomato . Chop cilantro leaves. Zest and quarter lime .
    onion: 1, tomato: 1, cilantro: ¼ ounce, lime: 1
  2. 2
    Squeeze juice from 3 lime wedges (6 wedges for 4 servings) into a medium bowl . Add a drizzle of olive oil and sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings); stir to combine. Add coleslaw mix and season with salt and black pepper . Toss to coat. Set aside, tossing occasionally, until ready to serve.
    olive oil, sugar: 1 tsp, coleslaw mix: 4 oz, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    In a second medium bowl, combine guacamole and sour cream . Stir in half the tomato, half the cilantro, and a pinch of onion (taste and add more from here if desired; you'll use more later). Season with salt and pepper; stir to combine. In a third medium bowl, combine the remaining tomato and cilantro, lime zest, juice from the remaining lime, and the remaining onion to taste (save the rest for the filling in step 4). Season with salt and pepper.
    guacamole: 4 tbsp, sour cream: 2 tbsp
  4. 4
    Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and the remaining onion; cook, breaking meat up into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through and the onion is softened, ⏱️ 7 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer the mixture to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wash out the pan.
    ground beef: 10 oz
  5. 5
    Heat the same pan over medium heat. Add Tex-Mex paste and water (⅓ cup for 4 servings); stir to combine. Return beef and onion to the pan. Cook until coated, 2-3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Remove the pan from heat.
    Tex-Mex paste: 1, water: ¼ cup
  6. 6
    Wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Divide beef filling between tortillas. Top with the slaw, guacamole cream, and pico. Serve.
    flour tortillas: 6 unit