Beef Tacos

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion (i use )
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack pepper cheese
• 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 1 -2 avocado (cubed or sliced)
• 1 cup chopped vine ripened tomato
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• taco sauce (whatever your like)
• 2 cups cooking oil (or more depending on your skillet)
• 16 taco shells

Recipe

• 1 coat a frying pan with 1 tbsp olive oil.
• 2 use a food processor or blender to make the onions into a paste and add to hot frying pan.
• 3 sauté onion for a minute or so and then add the ground sirloin, cumin & cayenne pepper.
• 4 once browned, add salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 meanwhile prepare the condiments; grate the cheeses (i use the finer grade); cut the avacado, tomatoes & lettuce.
• 6 once you have everything else ready, cook the shell.
• 7 heat the 2 cups (or more, making sure that the shell will be completely submerged) of cooking oil (i use wesson) in a frying pan.
• 8 to test whether it's hot enough, tear a small piece off the shell and toss in the pan; if it sizzles it's ready.
• 9 corn shells cook fast, so once you get the shell in the oil, use tongs to shape it into a taco shape; never leave your tacos in oil unattended!
• 10 once you get it to your desired taste, let set upside down to drain off the grease.
• 11 fill tacos with meat and then head over to your taco bar!
• 12 add black olives or even green olives and a dollop of sour cream if you like.
• 13 you can also serve beans and rice as side dishes; my husband likes tacos just by themselves.