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Do You Have A Good Taco Filling Recipe?

jhaffner
22.10.2011 - 07:23

I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

Judy


"Bob Terwilliger"
22.10.2011 - 07:48
Judy wrote:

I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

Back in the late 1980s, a document named "Taqueria Tech" started floating
around the Internet. It gives excellent recipes and pointers for all kinds
of Mexican street foods. It disappears from the Web every now and then, but
its current location is:

http://www.bbqdan.com/recipes/taqueria_tech.html

I should mention that it does *not* give a recipe for ground beef tacos.
Those seem to be an exclusively gringo invention. But its recipe for
shredded beef is unsurpassed, and also quite simple.

Bob




"Julie Bove"
22.10.2011 - 09:30

"Judy Haffner" <email@anonym; wrote in message
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I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

I just do it to taste. Add a ton of chili powder. About 3 T. for 2 pounds
of ground beef.



Brooklyn1
22.10.2011 - 14:19
On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:23:50 -0800, email@anonym (Judy Haffner)
wrote:


I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

Goya.com is your friend:
http://www.goya.com/english/search/search_results_list.html?which=recipe&searchFor=tacos&list0&x2&y9

George
22.10.2011 - 14:22
On 10/22/2011 1:23 AM, Judy Haffner wrote:

I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

Judy


The idea of ground beef tacos (and hard shells) is pretty much a north
of the border thing.

I make tacos frequently. The common/traditional way is to cook a piece
of beef and shred it and serve on soft tortillas.

Here is a really good illustration of the process:

http://userealbutter.com/2008/10/08/shredded-beef-tacos-recipe/

Sometimes I do a quickie version and fry some minute steaks with chili
powder, cumin, oregano and garlic. Heat some soft corn tortillas on the
stove burner and add the filling. Top with some cilantro, onion, avocado
etc and a squeeze of lime.

Generally with tacos the heat is something you add and isn't in the
filling. So add some hot sauce per your taste.

Janet Bostwick
22.10.2011 - 14:48
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:19:57 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:23:50 -0800, email@anonym (Judy Haffner)
wrote:


I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

Goya.com is your friend:
http://www.goya.com/english/search/search_results_list.html?which=recipe&searchFor=tacos&list0&x2&y9

I like the recipe for Tacos al Pastor. I wonder how close the flavor
is when the meat is done in a pan.
Janet US

Serene Vannoy
22.10.2011 - 17:28

On 10/21/2011 10:23 PM, Judy Haffner wrote:

I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

I always use a teaspoon of chile powder (by which I mean ground-up ancho
chiles), a teaspoon of granulated garlic, a teaspoon of cumin, and about
a quarter teaspoon of salt. It works for me, and it's obviously scalable
to larger quantities.

Serene

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"l, not -l"
22.10.2011 - 17:48

On 22-Oct-2011, email@anonym (Judy Haffner) wrote:

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so.

I gave up on packaged taco seasoning because they have way too much salt;
here's what I now use and salt the end result to my taste.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Taco Seasoning Mix

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
6 teaspoons chili powder
5 teaspoons paprika
4 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 teaspoons onion powder
2 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, more or less to achieve desired heat

In storage container with tight-fitting lid, combine all ingredients; mix
well.

Seal tightly. Store in cool, dry place for up to 6 months.

Source:
"CDKitchen http://www.cdkitchen.com"
S(Internet Address):
"http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/print.php"
Copyright:
"© 1995-2006 CDKitchen, Inc."
Start to Finish Time:
"0:30"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 161 Calories; 6g Fat (27.7% calories
from fat); 7g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 9g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
176mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0


--

Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

ImStillMags
22.10.2011 - 17:48
On Oct 21, 10:230pm, jhaff...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner) wrote:
I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

Judy

Packaged taco seasoning has fillers and thickeners in it. I got
this one from Marks Daily Apple....the primal lifestyle website.
It's quite good and very 'clean' . You can alter it as much as you
like, but this is a good base to start with.

* 1 tablespoon chili powder
* 1 teaspoon cumin
* 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
* 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or minced garlic
* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon paprika
* 1 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper


I make it and scale it up quite a bit so that I have a supply on hand.


spope33
22.10.2011 - 18:02
Bob Terwilliger <email@anonym; wrote:

Back in the late 1980s, a document named "Taqueria Tech" started floating
around the Internet. It gives excellent recipes and pointers for all kinds
of Mexican street foods. It disappears from the Web every now and then, but
its current location is:

http://www.bbqdan.com/recipes/taqueria_tech.html

I should mention that it does *not* give a recipe for ground beef tacos.
Those seem to be an exclusively gringo invention.

Ground beef tacos, often, are either made with a mixture of
ground beef and chorizo, or contain ground beef seasoned with
something more or less identical to chorizo seasoning. Take this approach
if you want tacos that resemble the style found in gringo Mexican
restaurants, school cafeterias, etc.

Steve

Brooklyn1
22.10.2011 - 19:48
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:48:51 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
<email@anonym; wrote:

On Oct 21, 10:23 pm, jhaff...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner) wrote:
I've always used the packaged dry taco seasoning mix whenever I make
ground beef, or chicken tacos, but I've never cared that much for it,
but yet, I've never seen a recipe for making up the seasoning from
"scratch", though surely one of you good cooks must have one? I usually
get the mild seasoning, as find the other strong in flavor, for my taste
buds, or too salty.

If you make up your own seasoning blend to put in with the meat mixture,
please share it here, if you would care to do so. I'd really appreciate
it. Thanks in advance.

Judy

Packaged taco seasoning has fillers and thickeners in it. I got
this one from Marks Daily Apple....the primal lifestyle website.
It's quite good and very 'clean' . You can alter it as much as you
like, but this is a good base to start with.

* 1 tablespoon chili powder
* 1 teaspoon cumin
* 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
* 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or minced garlic
* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon paprika
* 1 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper


I make it and scale it up quite a bit so that I have a supply on hand.

It's best to mix your own as packaged seasoning mixes also contain a
lot of salt. Check the penzeys.com site for taco seasonings/recipes.
I use mostly Penzeys salt-free adobo blend as a base.

sf
22.10.2011 - 20:26
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:02:20 +0000 (UTC), email@anonym
(Steve Pope) wrote:

Bob Terwilliger <email@anonym; wrote:

>Back in the late 1980s, a document named "Taqueria Tech" started floating
>around the Internet. It gives excellent recipes and pointers for all kinds
>of Mexican street foods. It disappears from the Web every now and then, but
>its current location is:
>
>http://www.bbqdan.com/recipes/taqueria_tech.html
>
>I should mention that it does *not* give a recipe for ground beef tacos.
>Those seem to be an exclusively gringo invention.

Ground beef tacos, often, are either made with a mixture of
ground beef and chorizo, or contain ground beef seasoned with
something more or less identical to chorizo seasoning. Take this approach
if you want tacos that resemble the style found in gringo Mexican
restaurants, school cafeterias, etc.

I like an all chorizo filling (La Taqueria at Mission & 26th), but I
put it in a burrito not a taco.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

"l, not -l"
22.10.2011 - 20:37

On 22-Oct-2011, sf <email@anonym; wrote:

I like an all chorizo filling (La Taqueria at Mission & 26th), but I
put it in a burrito not a taco.

But, other than those minor changes, they are perfect tacos, right? 8-)
--

Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

Goomba
22.10.2011 - 20:48
I like ground beef seasoned up and use it for tacos or burritos. It also
is cheaper than buying those packets. It also helps me use up all the
spices I already own so that my spices get restocked more often and are
as fresh as can be.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Taco Seasoning Mix

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Mexican Odds And Ends

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 tablespoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon oregano
2 teaspoons onion powder


Brown 1 to 1.5 pounds of ground beef. Drain any extra fat.
Toss spices into ground beef with a splash of water to help disperse the
spices evenly. Then cook a few minutes letting any extra liquid evaporate.


sf
22.10.2011 - 20:53
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:37:35 GMT, "l, not -l" <email@anonym; wrote:


On 22-Oct-2011, sf <email@anonym; wrote:

> I like an all chorizo filling (La Taqueria at Mission & 26th), but I
> put it in a burrito not a taco.

But, other than those minor changes, they are perfect tacos, right? 8-)

Filling is still filling - the wrapping is different, that's all. :)

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.




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