Description
Mexican Street Corn Chili-Infused Taco Filling blends smoky and spicy flavors for an authentic culinary experience. Crisp vegetables and tender meat create a memorable meal you’ll crave repeatedly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) lean ground beef
- 2 tbsps chili powder
- 1 cup (240 ml) broth (chicken, beef, or vegetable)
- 1 (15 oz / 425 g) can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Cayenne or red chili flakes to taste
Instructions
- Skillet Preparation: Heat a large skillet over medium flame, creating an optimal cooking surface for the ground beef.
- Meat Transformation: Distribute the beef across the pan, methodically breaking it into fine fragments while cooking until it reaches a rich, caramel-brown color and all raw elements disappear.
- Spice Infusion: Sprinkle chili powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper directly onto the seared meat, massaging thoroughly to create an intense flavor coating.
- Liquid Integration: Pour broth into the skillet, stirring to ensure complete spice distribution and meat coverage, then gently fold in crushed tomatoes.
- Flavor Development: Reduce heat and allow the mixture to simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for approximately 20 minutes until the filling condenses and releases an enticing aroma, indicating it’s perfectly prepared for taco assembly.
Notes
- Spice Intensity Control: Adjust chili powder and spices based on personal heat tolerance, starting with less and gradually adding more for perfect flavor balance.
- Meat Selection Matters: Choose lean ground beef (85/15 or 90/10) to manage fat content while maintaining juicy, flavorful filling.
- Draining Technique: Thoroughly remove excess fat after browning beef to prevent greasy, heavy taco filling and ensure clean, robust taste.
- Simmering Secrets: Allow slow, gentle cooking to help spices penetrate meat deeply, creating a more complex and harmonious flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg