RED STAR TACO RECIPES

Steps:

• For the filling, broil the peppers to char all over and place in a bowl
• Cover and cool, then peel, seed and chop
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat
• Add potatoes, season with salt and pepper and brown them 4 to 5 minutes, then remove to a plate
• Add beef and chorizo, season the beef only with salt, pepper, spices and oregano and crumble it
• Add onions, peppers, bay and garlic and let onions soften a bit
• Add paste, then add vinegar and stock and simmer to thicken a bit, then add potatoes back in
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• 5-Inch Deep Frying Pan with Helper Handle For the pico de gallo, combine onion, jalapeno, garlic, salt and lime juice and let stand 10 minutes, then toss with tomatoes and cilantro
• To serve, arrange the taco shells on foil- and parchment-lined baking sheet and fill them with cheese
• Heat tacos in a 350°F oven to toast them and melt the cheese
• ?Fill the warm tacos with meat filling, top with lettuce, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeno (if using) and a dollop or squeeze of crema or sour cream

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook beef, onion, bell pepper, chili flakes and garlic until beef is no longer pink; drain then season with seasoning salt and black pepper (or cayenne pepper).
• Stir in water, taco sauce, green chiles, half of the olives and taco seasoning mix (you can use 2 packages of seasoning mix if desired for this).
• Cook over low heat for about 6-8 minutes.
• Layer HALF of broken shells on bottom of greased 13x9 baking pan; cover with HALF of meat sauce, then sprinkle with 2 cups (or to taste) cheddar cheese.
• Repeat with remaining broken taco shells, meat sauce and then top with remaining cheese (to prevent the cheese from getting hard, you can sprinkle on the last 10 minutes before the end of baking time and return to oven until melted).
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly, and cheese is melted.
• After baking, sprinkle with remaining olives, tomatoes and green onions.
• **NOTE** I sometimes drizzle bottled salsa sauce (mild or spicy) on top of the ground beef and then on top before baking.