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Easy Beef Tacos:
Your 20-Min Weeknight Win!

Name: Easy Beef Tacos: Your 20-Min Weeknight Win!
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500 g Beef mince; 8 shells Taco shells or tortillas; 1 medium Brown onion; 3 cloves Garlic cloves; 2 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; 1 tsp Chilli powder or flakes; 1 tsp Dried oregano; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 1 pinch Salt; 2 cups Iceberg lettuce shredded; 100 ml Sour cream; 200 g Tinned diced tomatoes or salsa

Just follow our simple steps for this easy beef tacos recipe Australia, and you'll have a delicious meal with minimal effort, guaranteed.

20 MINS

$12

LITERALLY CANNOT FUCK THIS UP

4 SERVINGS

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Beef tacos loaded with mince lettuce sour cream and salsa on a timber board

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WHY THIS ROCKS

Beef mince is one of the cheapest proteins at Woolworths. Skip the Old El Paso kit - it costs $8 and tastes like cardboard. This version uses spices you already own and tastes like an actual taco.

WHAT YOU NEED

500 g Beef minceMeat section

8 shells Taco shells or tortillasBread aisle

1 medium Brown onionFresh Produce

3 cloves Garlic clovesFresh Produce

2 tsp Ground cuminSpice aisle

1 tsp Smoked paprikaSpice aisle

1 tsp Chilli powder or flakesSpice aisle

1 tsp Dried oreganoSpice aisle

1 tbsp Olive oilPantry

1 pinch SaltPantry

2 cups Iceberg lettuce shreddedFresh Produce

100 ml Sour creamDairy

200 g Tinned diced tomatoes or salsaTinned veg aisle

Total Estimate: $12

LET'S DO THIS

Dice the onion finely and mince the garlic. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.

Add the beef mince and break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook for 5-6 minutes until completely browned with no pink remaining. If there is excess fat carefully drain some off.

Add the garlic cumin smoked paprika chilli powder and oregano. Stir everything together and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Season with salt. The mince should smell incredible.

Add a splash of water (about 3 tablespoons) and stir through. This helps the spices coat the mince evenly and keeps it moist. Cook for another minute.

Warm your taco shells or tortillas in the microwave for 30 seconds or in a dry pan. Fill with the spiced mince shredded lettuce sour cream and salsa. Eat immediately.

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The key to good taco mince is getting it properly browned before adding the spices. Do not add the spices too early - let the mince cook and colour first or everything steams together and goes grey and sad.

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