How To Make Tacos

If you love Mexican food, chances are you have tried your hand at tacos before. This traditional Mexican dish can be fully prepared or served in a build-it-yourself style spread, which is perfect for pleasing a crowd with varying tastes. Although tacos are very simple, they do not lack versatility or variety. Fillings vary with individual preference, but tacos are generally made with corn or flour tortillas and a combination of vegetables and meat. Experiment with lighter versions made with a white fish like mahi mahi, cilantro, red onions, tomato salsa and shredded cabbage. Add in some homemade salsa for a customized flavor combination. In this video, Chef Mark provides an online cooking lesson for tacos that gives you all the details you need to know. For more great cooking demonstration videos, subscribe to the LearnToCookOnline YouTube channel.

Taco Recipe

Ingredients:
1-2 oz. corn oil blend
½ Lb. ground chuck 75/25
Water as needed
1 packet taco seasoning of choice
Small soft tortillas or small hard tacos shells of choice
1 head iceberg, shredded
8 oz. grated cheese of choice
1 small diced onion
2 each diced tomatoes
½ can, sliced black olives
Salsa
Sour cream
guacamole

Method:
1. Using cooking oil (corn) cook ground meat until well done, breaking up meat as you cook.
2. When done drain meat of excess liquid into a metal container. Add a cup of water to taco seasoning, dissolve somewhat and mix into meat and allow simmer.
3. Put taco shells into oven on low heat, this is just to heat up shell in order to serve.
4. Set up other ingredients for do it yourself taco bar.
5. Serve hot taco filling in bowl.
6. Set out taco shells
7. Put lettuce, cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes, olives into separate bowls. Also include containers of salsa and sour cream and guacamole.

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