Cheesy Beef Tostadas

🥘 Ingredients

• Mexican Cheese Blend
  ½ cup
• Southwest Spice Blend
  1 tbsp
• beef stock concentrate
  1 unit
• chili powder
  1 tsp
• cilantro
  1 bunch
• flour tortillas
  2 unit
• ground beef
  12 oz
• hot sauce
  1 tsp
• lime
  1 unit
• long green pepper
  1 unit
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• roma tomato
  1 unit
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• water
  2 tbsp
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• small bowl
• large pan
• baking sheet

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Dice roma tomato . Roughly chop cilantro leaves and stems. Quarter lime . Core, deseed, and thinly slice long green pepper . Halve and peel yellow onion ; thinly slice one half. Finely chop remaining onion until you have 2 tbsp.

   roma tomato: 1 unit, cilantro: 1 bunch, lime: 1 unit, long green pepper: 1 unit, yellow onion: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   In a medium bowl , combine tomato, cilantro, chopped onion, juice from half the lime, and a pinch of salt and pepper. In a small bowl , combine sour cream and as much hot sauce as you like. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt.

   sour cream: 2 tbsp, hot sauce: 1 tsp, water: 2 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef , Southwest Spice Blend , chili powder , and a few big pinches of salt. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned ⏱️ 4 minutes .

   olive oil: 1 tbsp, ground beef: 12 oz, Southwest Spice Blend: 1 tbsp, chili powder: 1 tsp
4. 

   4

   Once beef is browned, add long green pepper, sliced yellow onion, and a pinch of salt to pan. Cook, stirring, until veggies are tender and beef is cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add beef stock concentrate and ¼ cup water. Simmer until thickened ⏱️ 1 minute . Season with salt; remove pan from heat and set aside.

   beef stock concentrate: 1 unit
5. 

   5

   Drizzle flour tortillas with 1 tbsp olive oil; brush or rub to coat all over. Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer. Gently prick each tortilla in a few places with a fork. Bake on top rack, flipping halfway through, until lightly golden ⏱️ 4 minutes per side. Watch carefully to avoid burning.

   flour tortillas: 2 unit
6. 

   6

   Divide tortillas between plates; evenly sprinkle with Mexican Cheese Blend . Top with beef mixture, salsa, and crema. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

   Mexican Cheese Blend: ½ cup