Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Soft Tacos with Corn and Tomato Salsa

Corn and Tomato Salsa
  • 2 cups fresh corn kernels, about 4 ears (or 2 cans green giant niblets)
  • 5 campari tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 cup diced white onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 small jalapeno pepper, finely diced
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • dash ground cumin
Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive bowl. Use immediately or cover and refrigerate overnight.
Makes about 3 cups.

Soft Tacos
  • 1 lb extra lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch 
  • 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes 
  • 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules 
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt 
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin 
  • 1 teaspoon paprika 
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder 
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion salt 
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 
  • 1/4 teaspoon white sugar
Directions 

Mix the flour, cornstarch and other 8 taco seasoning ingredients together. Brown the ground beef over medium high heat in a large non-stick pan. When the ground beef is cooked through, add the taco seasoning mix and 1 cup of water. Turn to low and let simmer 10 minutes.

Serve 2 tbsp per taco on a soft large burrito shell with the corn salsa, shredded lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, and sour cream.