Classic Beef Tacos

🥘 Ingredients

• Monterey Jack cheese
  ½ cup
• Southwest Spice Blend
  1 unit
• black pepper
  to taste
• chipotle powder
  ½ tsp
• cilantro
  1 unit
• flour tortillas
  4 unit
• ground beef
  ½ lb
• lime
  1 unit
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• red onion
  1 unit
• salt
  to taste
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• tomato
  1 unit
• tomato paste
  2 tbsp
• water
  ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

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

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice red onion ; mince a few slices until you have 2 TBSP. Dice tomato . Roughly chop cilantro leaves and stems. Quarter lime .

   red onion: 1 unit, tomato: 1 unit, cilantro: 1 unit, lime: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   In a small bowl , combine tomato, minced onion, half the cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and black pepper . In a separate small bowl , combine sour cream , a squeeze of lime juice, and a pinch of chipotle powder to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.

   salt: to taste, black pepper: to taste, sour cream: 2 tbsp, chipotle powder: ½ tsp, water: ¼ cup
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced red onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened ⏱️ 3 minutes . Season with salt and pepper.

   olive oil: 1 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Add ground beef to large pan with onion; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 4 minutes . Add tomato paste , Southwest Spice Blend , and water. Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until mixture is thickened and saucy ⏱️ 1 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. If you like things spicy, stir in a pinch of remaining chipotle powder.

   ground beef: ½ lb, tomato paste: 2 tbsp, Southwest Spice Blend: 1 unit
5. 

   5

   While beef cooks, wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable ⏱️ 30 seconds .

   flour tortillas: 4 unit
6. 

   6

   Divide beef filling between tortillas. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese and top with salsa, crema, and remaining cilantro. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

   Monterey Jack cheese: ½ cup