Cheese Tacos

Cheese Tacos

With spicy mince and sour cream. A bit tricky to make but they are worth the effort.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 serves
Course: Main Course
Calories: 535

Ingredients
  

MINCE
  • 5 ml olive oil
  • 400 grams beef mince
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 10 grams green chillies finely chopped
  • 1.5 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp rock salt
  • 140 grams tomato puree
  • 3 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 50 grams spring onion finely chopped
SALSA
  • 200 grams avocado finely chopped
  • 300 grams tomatoes finely chopped
  • 10 basil leaves chopped
  • 1/2 tsp rock salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
TACOS
  • 300 grams cheese I personally use a mix of mozzarella and cheddar
ACCOMPANIMENTS
  • lettuce chopped
  • sour cream to serve
  • fresh herbs to garnish (optional)
  • cheddar cheese shredded

Method
 

Mince
  1. Heat a pan over medium heat. Add the oil, mince and garlic. Fry for 5 minutes. Add in the chili, cumin, coriander, paprika and salt. Fry for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato purée, cook for 5 more minutes and then add in the coriander leaves and spring onions.
Salsa
  1. Stir everything together and season it to taste.
Tacos
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Line a baking tray with a non-stick baking mat or baking paper. Grease it with some cooking spray.
  3. On the bench, balance 2 or 3 long-handled wooden spoons, which have been greased with cooking spray, on top of some coffee mugs. The cooked cheese will be placed over the handles to form the taco shapes.
  4. Prepare the tacos in 2 batches. Each taco is about 20-30g of cheese. Place the first batch of cheese onto the lined baking tray, leaving some space in between each. Cook for 10 minutes until golden.
  5. Working quickly, use a palette knife to gently lift and fold the cheese over the greased wooden spoon handles. They will harden and form a taco shell. Allow to cool. Repeat with the remaining cheese.
Assemble
  1. Layer mince, lettuce, salsa and sour cream into each taco. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 535kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 34gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 1055mgPotassium: 743mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1950IUVitamin C: 24.8mgCalcium: 500mgIron: 3.8mg

Notes

Making these tacos the first few times can be quite tricky as they harden really quickly after baking. Bake off 1 or 2 tacos at a time if you are worried about not being able to work quick enough once they come out of the oven.

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