Classic Beef Tacos
🌮 Classic Beef Tacos
These Classic Beef Tacos are quick, colourful and made for sharing. Juicy minced beef is cooked with our Mexican Taco Spice, then spooned into warm tortillas with crisp lettuce, ripe tomato, cheese and cooling soured cream.
Everything can be placed on the table so the family can build their tacos exactly as they like them.
🥣 Ingredients
- 500g lean beef mince
- 2 tbsp Mexican Taco Spice
- 1 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 150ml beef stock
- 8 small flour or corn tortillas
- 1 small cos lettuce, shredded
- 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 100g mature cheddar, grated
- Soured cream and lime wedges, to serve
⏱ Timings
- Preparation: 15 minutes
- Cooking: 20 minutes
- Serves: 4
🍳 How to Make Classic Beef Tacos
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft.
- Add the beef and cook over a medium-high heat for 6–8 minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned.
- Add the garlic, Mexican Taco Spice and tomato purée. Stir for 1 minute.
- Pour in the stock and simmer for 5–7 minutes until the liquid has reduced and the beef is juicy but not wet.
- Warm the tortillas according to the packet instructions. Fill with lettuce, beef, tomato and cheese, then finish with soured cream.
🍅 Serving Suggestions
Add avocado, pickled red onions, sweetcorn or tomato salsa. Keep the filling and tortillas separate until serving so nothing becomes soggy.
✨ Why This Recipe Works
Browning the beef properly builds savoury depth, while reducing the stock creates a flavourful filling that stays inside the tortilla. Crisp salad and soured cream balance the warm smoky seasoning.
🌶 Spice & Dipity Product Used
Our Mexican Taco Spice brings smoky, lively flavour to beef, chicken, beans, vegetables and quick family meals.
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- Loaded Taco-Spiced Nachos
- Taco-Spiced Prawn & Avocado Rice Bowls
- Taco-Spiced Turkey Burgers with Lime Slaw
- Smoky Black Bean Taco Soup
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