Grammy's Kitchen · Ground Beef Tacos · Beef Tacos
One of 137 ground beef tacos recipes we measured
42 cooks on www.onceuponachef.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 137.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 26% | 0% |
| fat | 2% | 1% |
| aromatics | 18% | 8% |
| acid | 3% | 0% |
| sweetener | 0% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 25% | 17% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 lbs 90% lean ground beef |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 20 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 150 g | 1 large yellow onion, (finely chopped) |
| 15 g | 5 cloves garlic, (minced) |
| 32 g | 1/4 cup chili powder |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground coriander |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon smoked paprika |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| 227 g | 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce |
| 237 g | 1 cup water |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon sugar |
| 31 g | 2 tablespoons lime juice, (from 1 lime) |
| 16 Taco Shells, (warmed according to package instructions) | |
| Optional: shredded Mexican blend cheese, |
Method: 3 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I grew up on the retro taco kits and I am not ashamed to say that I still love these American beef tacos. A few years back, I started making my own taco seasoning and making tacos from scratch that way. We don’t have these types of tacos often because my husba” — a cook, 5★
“This was a thumbs up from the family. I admit that I omitted the baking soda step as I agree with several of the other posters that it gave a weird taste and texture. After making it a few times, sans the baking soda, I did add 1 tsp of cocoa to the spices and” — a cook, 4★