Simple Ground Beef Taco Recipe
Make it a quick taco night with this simple ground beef recipe.
Equipment
- Skillet
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef thawed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 jalapeno diced
- .5 white onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat until smoking.
- Add onion and saute for about 5 minutes until it begins to brown.
- Add diced jalapeno just as the onion starts to brown
- Add the beef and break it into 4 or 5 large chunks. Cook for 5 minutes undisturbed.
- Break the beef into small crumbles and cook until browned on the outside.
- Make a hot spot in the pan by clearing the meat and add a very small amount of oil in this spot, about half a teaspoon.
- Now add the garlic to the hot spot and let it cook for about 1 minute before mixing it into the rest of the ingredients.
- Season with chili poweder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir so that everything is well mixed.
- Add a small amount of water to the pan (about a teaspoon), lower the temperature to medium-low, cover and continue to cook until the meat is no longer pink on the inside (approximately 5-7 more minutes).
