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Here is a guide to making delicious beef tacos.
Ingredients
- Chopped meat
- Grated cheese or melted
- Tortillas (also referred as soft shell taco)
- Salsa/Pico-de-gallo
- Taco seasoning mix
- Sour cream
- Chopped Lettuce, Tomatoes, etc
Steps
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1Cook the meat in a skillet. When it is well cooked, then add the seasoning so this avoids drawing out juices.
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2Heat the tortillas in the microwave or between slightly dampened dish towels or paper towels in an oven (Don't dry them out.).Advertisement
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3Put meat in tortilla first, then add all the raw vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, and the salsa.
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4Then add the cheese (or you may like to melt the cheese over the meat in the microwave or such) and sour cream into the soft tortilla shell.
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5Fold the tops of the tortillas together, tuck into a wrapper to avoid dripping juices and enjoy this delicious dish!
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6Finished.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow do I melt the cheese?Community AnswerYou can add it on top of the meat when it's still hot to let it melt, or throw the meat with cheese on top into the microwave to melt it.
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QuestionCan I make it without sour cream and taco seasoning mix?Esperonsa McgeeCommunity AnswerYou can make it without both, but it wouldn't taste like tacos without taco seasoning.
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QuestionWhere do you get the ingredients from?Community AnswerA grocery store
Warnings
- The meat or melted cheese may still be hot when you are going to eat so be careful.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Be careful supervise younger cooks and to not burn or cut yourself while cooking.⧼thumbs_response⧽
About This Article
To make a soft taco, start by heating up some tortillas in the microwave or between slightly damp paper towels in the oven. Then, top the tortillas with meat, like chicken, followed by vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. You can also put cheese, salsa, pico de gallo, and sour cream on your tacos. Finally, fold the tortillas over and wrap the ends in aluminum foil so nothing falls out when you're eating them. To learn how to melt cheese on your soft tacos, scroll down!