Southwestern Beef Tacos

🥘 Ingredients

• Southwest Spice Blend
  2 tbsp
• bell pepper (thinly sliced)
  2
• cilantro
  ½ ounce
• flour tortillas
  12 unit
• ground beef
  20 oz
• jalapeno
  1
• lime
  2
• pepper
• pepper jack cheese
  1 c
• salt
• sour cream
  1/2 c
• sugar
  ¼ teaspoon
• vegetable oil
  4 tsp
• yellow onion
  1

🍳 Cookware

• small bowl
• small bowl
• large pan
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Core, deseed, and thinly slice bell pepper . Halve and peel yellow onion . Thinly slice one half; finely chop other half. Zest lime until you have ½ tsp (1 tsp for 4 servings); quarter lime. Halve jalapeno lengthwise, removing ribs and seeds first for less heat. Thinly slice one half; finely chop other half.

   bell pepper: 2 (thinly sliced), yellow onion: 1, lime: 2, jalapeno: 1
2. 

   2

   In a small bowl , combine sour cream , lime zest and a squeeze of lime juice. Stir in water, 1 tsp at a time, until mixture has a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper .

   sour cream: 1/2 c, salt, pepper
3. 

   3

   In another small bowl , toss sliced jalapeno with juice from 1 lime wedge, a pinch of salt , and sugar (to taste; we used ¼ tsp).

   salt, sugar: ¼ teaspoon
4. 

   4

   Heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes. Add sliced onion and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned and tender, 6-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper . Turn off heat; remove from pan and set aside.

   vegetable oil: 4 tsp, salt, pepper
5. 

   5

   Heat a drizzle of oil in same large pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. Stir in chopped jalapeno (to taste) and Southwest Spice Blend . Cook until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Add ground beef and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Season with plenty of salt and pepper .

   Southwest Spice Blend: 2 tbsp, ground beef: 20 oz, salt, pepper
6. 

   6

   Wrap flour tortillas in lightly dampened paper towels and microwave on high until warm and soft, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Divide beef, cooked veggies, and pepper jack cheese between tortillas. Dollop with crema. Tear cilantro leaves from stems and scatter over top. Garnish with marinated jalapeno (to taste). Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

   flour tortillas: 12 unit, pepper jack cheese: 1 c, cilantro: ½ ounce