Crispy Beef Tacos with Honey Chipotle Sauce
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Crispy Beef Tacos with Honey Chipotle Sauce

👤 10 servings easy 🌍 Mexican instagram.com ↗

These crispy beef tacos deliver minimal effort with maximum flavor, featuring juicy seasoned ground beef, melty cheese, and the most addictive honey chipotle sauce. Created by Instagram's recipeincaption, this viral recipe combines crispy fried tortillas with fresh pico de gallo for a restaurant-quality meal that's surprisingly easy to make at home.

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 0.5 cup beef stock
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 0.67 cup sour cream
  • 0.33 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 chipotle peppers
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 4.5 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 lime
  • 4 roma tomatoes
  • 0.5 white onion
  • 0.33 cup cilantro
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 11 mini tortillas
  • 2 cup shredded mozzarella
  • avocado oil

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tbsp avocado oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the diced onion and sauté until soft, about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
  3. Add the ground beef and break it up. Cook until mostly browned.
  4. Add the taco seasoning (or 2-3 tbsp store-bought) and tomato paste, mix well, and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Pour in the beef stock and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the liquid evaporates and the beef is saucy and fully cooked.
  6. In a blender or food processor, add all of the sauce ingredients (sour cream, mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, honey, garlic cloves, black pepper, cumin, paprika, salt, and lime juice). Blend until smooth.
  7. Combine the diced tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper to create the pico de gallo.
  8. Lay a tortilla flat. Add a thin layer of mozzarella, 2-3 tbsp of the beef filling, then another sprinkle of cheese. Fold it over and repeat with remaining tortillas.
  9. Heat a splash of avocado oil over medium-low heat. Add the folded tacos and cook until golden and crispy on both sides, adding more oil as needed. Work in batches so they crisp properly.
  10. Plate the tacos, open them up, fill with pico de gallo and honey chipotle sauce, and enjoy.

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