Mini Fried Beef Tacos
These mini fried beef tacos are super easy to make, loaded with seasoned ground beef, spicy cheese, and fried to crispy perfection.
Servings: 24 Mini Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 onion diced
- 1 teaspoon Slap Ya Mama
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 24 mini corn tortillas
- 2 cups Boar’s Head 3 pepper Colby Jack cheese shredded (or your favorite cheese)
- 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large pan, cook ground beef and onion until beef is no longer pink and onions are tender.
- Sprinkle with seasonings, stir, and let cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Drain grease and return to pan.
- In a large frying pan or skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- In a small pan, heat a tortilla on both sides.
- While the tortilla is still in the pan, on ½ of the tortilla, add a little shredded cheese, then a small layer of the beef mixture followed by a little more cheese.
- Fold tortilla in half and then flip over to let cheese melt.
- Now, add the pre-assembled taco into the hot oil and fry until golden brown and crispy.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
Notes
- Only cook the ground beef until it's no longer pink. Overcooked ground beef is rubbery.
- Be sure to drain your ground beef before making the tacos. Even lean ground beef will release some fat while it cooks.
- It's important to heat the tacos in a pan until the cheese is melted before you fry them. This keeps the cheese and filling in place as the tacos fry.