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aryanhwy ([personal profile] aryanhwy) wrote2010-01-17 03:34 pm
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tacos

Our Christmas present from [livejournal.com profile] thebronwen and Ben was a trip to Penzeys Spices and a cart-blanche to pick out a selection we liked, under the condition that I report here on what we made with them. :) We tried out one of the mixtures we brought home for the first time on Wednesday, so here's my somewhat belated write-up.

I've never really been a big fan of tacos, and haven't had them in probably more than 10 years. But the taco seasoning that Penzey's had smelled so good, and Wednesday night I had a hankering for tacos. Given that I haven't had tacos in 10 years, it follows that I've never actually cooked them myself, but luckily there were instructions on the back, and it's not really that hard. So:

Tacos
1/2 kilo lean ground beef
2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 yellow pepper, roughly chopped
1 red onion, roughly chopped,
4 T taco seasoning
1/2 c water

Brown the ground beef in a skillet until about 3/4 browned; drain if necessary (it wasn't for me). Add the tomatoes, onions, and peppers, continue cooking until beef is wholly browned. Add the taco seasoning and water, and cook for about 5 min. Serve with hard shelled tacos, greens of some kind (we used the generic mixed bag of salad greens from the grocery store), cheese, sour cream, sliced olives, etc.

I liked putting the onions, peppers, and tomatoes directly into the meat rather than keeping them separate as toppings, since then they added their flavor to the meat.

[identity profile] jpgsawyer.livejournal.com 2010-01-17 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Sliced Olives? Never had those on a taco but I guess it makes sense.

I can't remember the last time I had Taco's either. I think it was when I was back in Australia last time. I have a dim memory that they didn't have the spice mix and I had to make one up for them... I'd be curious if you knew what was in yours?

[identity profile] thebronwen.livejournal.com 2010-01-18 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
So did you *like* the tacos? We're dying to know! :D