Beef & Cheese Tostadas

🥘 Ingredients

• beef stock concentrate
  1 unit
• black pepper
  1 tsp
• chili powder
  1 tsp
• cilantro
  ½ cup
• flour tortillas
  4 pieces
• green bell pepper
  1 unit
• ground beef
  12 oz
• hot sauce
  1 tsp
• lime
  1 unit
• mexican cheese blend
  2 oz
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• onion
  1 unit
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• southwest spice blend
  1 tbsp
• tomato
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

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

1. 

   1

   Adjust oven rack to top position and preheat oven to 450°F. Wash and dry all produce. Dice tomato . Roughly chop cilantro . Halve, peel, and thinly slice half of onion . Finely chop the remaining onion. Quarter lime . Halve, core, and thinly slice green bell pepper into strips.

   tomato: 1 unit, cilantro: ½ cup, onion: 1 unit, lime: 1 unit, green bell pepper: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   In a medium bowl , combine diced tomato, chopped cilantro, finely chopped onion, juice from half the lime, and a pinch of salt and black pepper . Set aside. In a small bowl , combine sour cream with hot sauce to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt.

   black pepper: 1 tsp, sour cream: 2 tbsp, hot sauce: 1 tsp
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 ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, ground beef: 12 oz, southwest spice blend: 1 tbsp, chili powder: 1 tsp
4. 

   4

   Once beef is browned, add bell pepper strips, sliced onion, and a pinch of salt to pan. Cook, stirring, until vegetables are tender and beef is cooked through ⏱️ 7 minutes . Add beef stock concentrate and ¼ cup water. Simmer until sauce thickens ⏱️ 2 minutes . Season with salt, remove from heat, and set aside.

   beef stock concentrate: 1 unit
5. 

   5

   Drizzle flour tortillas with remaining olive oil and brush to coat all over. Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer. Gently prick each tortilla a few times with a fork. Bake on top rack, flipping halfway through, until lightly golden ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. Watch carefully as tortillas brown quickly.

   flour tortillas: 4 pieces
6. 

   6

   Divide tortillas between plates and evenly sprinkle with mexican cheese blend . Top with beef mixture, salsa, and crema. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

   mexican cheese blend: 2 oz