Italian's Taco Meat Recipe (Because Tacos rule >=3)

Here's what you'll need

A skillet and spatula

This Recipe makes for 1lb of Hamburger meat. If you halve 2lbs, double up and so on.

1tsp Onion powder
1tsp Garlic powder
1tsp Ground Cumin
1/2tsp Cayenne
1tsp Paprika
1/2tsp Black Pepper
2tsp Chili Powder

1/4 cup of water (try 3/4 when cooking 2lbs of meat if you like particularly juicy taco meat, if you like it dry then 3 table spoons should be enough)

1. Start heating a pan on medium heat (spray it down or use oil, especially if it's non-stick).
2. Once you can hear it begining to sizzle, add your hamburger and cook till brown.
3. Drain grease (coffee cans are great for this, DO NOT POUR IT DOWN YOUR DRAIN YA CRAZY).
4. Continue heating on medium with your water. as it heats up again add all the spice contents (I usually mix them in a seperate bowl while the hamburger is cooking).
5. After you've throughly mixed in the spices your meat should look red (the Paprika and Chili Powder should do this). Make sure it's all red and throughly mix and continue heating on low heat for a few minutes till you feel it's cooked long enough.

DO NOT FORGET CUMIN! Cumin is in essence the whole flavor of taco meat, if you forget it you're a taco failure O_O.

Serve with cheese and lettuce in a hard taco shell or tortilla. Sourcream and Salsa are welcomed additions too >=3. Now eat some tacos cuz tacos rule.

I got so confused when you were talking about hamburgers...I think what you call hamburger meat, we call mince haha. But omnomnom, I need to try this...usually when I have tacos I just use leftover bolognese/chilli from last night

Left over bolognese/chili???? O_O you brits are crazy lol. You need to have real tacos >=3....not that mine are exactly traditional or anything, but they're still excellent haha. And yes, ground hamburger meat is the American equivalent to European mince meat lol.

I use packed taco seasoning bahahahahahaha

hey im mexican
and thats how i make my tacos too, same ingredients! it works well with shredded chicken too for chicken tacos

peacelovesunny wrote:

I use packed taco seasoning bahahahahahaha

You are a taco FAILURE O_O lol, seriously, try the recipe. Spices aren't too expensive, and most of these spices you can use for an awesome chili recipe I have too >=3

theresabby wrote:

hey im mexican
and thats how i make my tacos too, same ingredients! it works well with shredded chicken too for chicken tacos

Yes it does work well with chicken too =).

I make green chili chicken burritos and theyre AMAZING hahahaha

My family is mexican...but they make fun of me because im a cracker =[ hhahahaha

Meh, I don't like green chili lol.

OMFG YOU ARE FUCKING CRAZY!

Excuse my language.

lol nah

so im having tacos tonight hahhahaha

Lol better be using my recipe >=3

I'm mexican and I make pork and chicken tacos quite often.

I'll try out your recipe sometime eyeboy. It looks decent.

eyeboy?

Haha I feel humbled that a Mexican would like to eat my Mexican O_O.

LMAO you should haha

mmmmm tacos *drools*

lol anyone else love Chipotle barbacoa tacos? (sorry if you have never had the pleasure of enjoying Chipotle)

P.S. Barbacoa is delicous but you do not want to know what it is. lol I saw it on a food network show XD

I've never had Chipotle but I've heard they're really good.

Chipotle is great whitewashed Mexican food.

And real barbacoa is so freaking good.

omg chipotle is AMAZING

I like Salty Iguana >=3

ew wtf is that!

A Mexican restaurant =(

Oh hahahaha never heard of it (obviously) haha

>=3 they make friggen awesome blue tacos. They key to a perfect taco is good meat and a thin shell >=3. I don't like super hard or thick crunchy shells. They have to be thin and crispy lol.