If you are a taco fan, you will love serving this Black Bean and Corn Salsa with your ground beef tacos! This taco recipe has been long overdue. I can hardly believe I never shared it before as I’ve been making this ground beef taco and burrito filling for over a decade. My family believes I have perfected it over the years. The beef that comes out as a result of this recipe is truly the most delicious and flavourful thing that can be created while using very cheap ingredients. Let’s look at it, shall we?
How To Make Taco Meat
If you’ve ever had a taco in Mexico or a good Mexican restaurant at home you know that almost anything can go in. That’s the beauty of a taco. The most popular choices include pulled pork, pulled lamb in birria tacos, Mexican (not to be confused with Spanish) chorizo or chicken. All options listed above take quite a long time to prepare, except for chicken tacos, which I cook in Instant Pot in under 20 minutes. Those ingredients could also be a bit pricey. Today I am sharing a recipe, that is quick and relatively inexpensive. Ground beef plus a handful of ingredients, that produce that most loved TexMex treat. Beef Tacos. I never liked using a pre-made taco seasoning mix because of the unnecessary ingredients like thickeners and too much salt. I prefer using a mix of 4 spices, which I always have on hand. Plus fresh garlic, onions and a touch of tomato paste. I do have a secret ingredient that makes my ground beef taco filling creamy and luscious. Ready? Black beans. I blend them up and stir into the meat mixture. This little tricks makes the meat filling thicker and more nutritious.
Homemade Taco Seasoning Ingredients
To prepare your own seasoning blend is very easy. Just mix the ingredients listed below and add to your beef. This way you will always have fresh and fragrant spices flavouring your dish. No preservatives or additives. No extra salt ether. I am sharing my spice ratios with you in the recipe below. My family loves cumin and coriander, so my mix is heavy on those spices. However, you can increase or decrease amounts to adjust it to your liking.
Onions Garlic Cumin Coriander Oregano Chilli powder
Other Uses Besides Tacos
What I also love about this beef recipe is its versatility. You can obviously use it in tacos. But did you know that this taco meat works equally well in other recipes?
Beef Quesadillas Taco Salad Burritos Beef Enchiladas Beef Taco Casserole (Just add some frozen or canned corn and beans, top with sharp cheese and crushed tortilla chips and bake in the oven. Then serve with rice and salsa.) Taco Meat Stuffed Bell Peppers for a low carb version. Add a bit of melted cheese on top for extra flavour!
Serving suggestions
There are an almost infinite number of ways to serve tacos, but here are some of my favourite sides:
5 Minute Blender Salsa Fresca Blackberry Chilli Lime Salsa and Red Cabbage Coleslaw Perfect Guacamole Recipe Lettuce Sour Cream Grated Cheese Sliced Avocados
Storage and Leftovers:
If you happen to have leftover taco meet, it could be refrigerated for 2-3 days. Alternatively, you can freeze your leftovers up to 2 months when stored in air-tight containers.
More Tex-Mex recipes
Chicken Fajitas Creamy White Chicken Chili Slow Cooker Cuban Pork (Lechon Asado) Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos
