Beef Taquitos

Beef Taquitos

These sound really good, I have not had taquitos in 30 years. On my to make list for sure. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12 taquitos

Ingredients
  

  • 350 grams ground beef, (3/4 lb)
  • 1/4 cup onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, smashed and finely minced
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce, OR make from a shortcut
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 cup green chilies, canned or fresh roasted
  • cooking oil, for frying
  • 12 small corn tortillas

To Serve, as desired

  • salsa, OR make from a shortcut
  • sour cream, OR make from a shortcut
  • guacamole

Instructions
 

  • In a large non stick pan, cook the ground beef and break up with a spatula as you cook, when no longer pink, drain the fat then add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is soft.
  • Add the cumin, chilies, and tomato sauce to the pan and mix in, simmer on low heat for 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • In a large, flat pan, cast iron would be perfect, heat a little oil and warm each tortilla for a minute or two on each side, this makes them very soft so you can roll them.
  • Lay a tortilla on your work surface and add some beef filling at about the point mid way between the edge and the center, make a line of filling across the tortilla.
  • Roll the tortilla tightly, goal is a nice cigar sized taquito. Repeat this for each tortilla.
  • Heat about 1/3 inch of oil in pan, when the oil is hot, quickly fry the taquitos to brown them, light golden color is the goal, about 1 minute each.
  • Serve with dipping sauces as you desire, salsa, sour cream, and guacamole would be great choices.

Notes

Low cost.
Shortcuts: Tomato Sauce, Salsa, Sour Cream.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Jerry Juliana.
United States.

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