Grammy's Kitchen · Ground Beef Tacos · Birria Tacos
One of 137 ground beef tacos recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
It ranks #1 of 137 for gravy quality among the ground beef tacos recipes we compared. 10 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 137.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 61% | 0% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 22% | 8% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 17% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 lbs. beef chuck roast (braising steak) (boneless, $14.98*) |
| 6 g | 1 tsp salt ($0.04) |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.04) |
| 180 g | 1 cup white onion (chopped, (1/2 onion, 180g) $0.65) |
| 12 g | 4 garlic cloves (minced, (2 Tbsp) $0.38) |
| 680 g | 3 cups beef broth (24 oz, $0.36**) |
| 16 g | 1 Tbsp tomato paste ($0.07) |
| 15 g | 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (diced, $0.23) |
| 5 g | 2 tsp chili powder ($0.07) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp smoked paprika ($0.08) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp ground cumin ($0.04) |
| 1 g | 1 tsp dried oregano ($0.05) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon ($0.02) |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves ($0.20) |
| 400 g | 16 small corn tortillas (taco size, $1.05) |
| 211 g | 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese (shredded (211g, 8 oz.) $1.89) |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup white onion (diced, for garnish $0.16) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (coriander) (chopped, for garnish $0.20) |
| 2 limes (sliced into wedges, for garnish $0.50) |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“All beef is expensive these days, but my supermarket does sell cuts from the previous day at lower prices, so bargains are available. Those reduced priced cuts are perfectly good for cooking within 48 hours, and they tend to fly off the shelves. The regular pr” — a cook, 5★
“Since I first posted, the prices for biria tacos in my area have climbed. The taco truck I quoted at 3 for $10.99, is now selling them 3 for $13.99, $4.99 for a single taco and sit down restaurants are even higher. I've made this recipe with both beef and a po” — a cook, 5★