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Soft Shell Beef Tacos
Serves: 6
Cook: 15 mins
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Equipment
- Saucepan with lid
- grater
- Chopping board
- knife
- measuring jug
- wooden spoon
- colander
- bowls
- Serving spoons
- Pot stand
- garlic crusher
- Dessertspoon
- tablespoon
- teaspoon
- plate
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Ingredients
- 500 g NIFQA lean steak mince
- 1 Onion
- 1 Pepper
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 2/3 Ripe tomatoes or 1dsp tomato puree
- Half low salt stock cube in 150 mls water
- 1 x 10 ml (dsp) Ground cumin
- 1 x 10 ml (1 dsp) Smoked paprika
- 1 x 5 ml (tbsp) Vegetable oil
- Half teaspoon chilli flakes
To serve:
- 100 g Cheddar cheese
- Lettuce leaves (iceberg, cos)
- 2 Spring onions
- Small bunch coriander
- 2 x 15 ml (2 tbsp) Low fat Crème Fraiche or low fat plain yogurt
- Taco shells or small tortillas
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Method
- Prepare vegetables and garlic:· Peel onions and dice.· Remove top of pepper, remove seeds, dice the flesh· Peel garlic cloves and crush · Cut tomatoes in half, remove seeds, dice the flesh
- Heat saucepan with oil, add onion, cook for a few minutes until soft
- Add the diced peppers, cumin, paprika, chilli, garlic, pepper, cook further minute
- Add minced steak, break up with wooden spoon, and brown, add tomato puree
- Dissolve stock in 150mls water, add diced tomatoes, bring to the boil, simmer to reduce liquid
- Prepare garnishes:· Grate cheese of choice· Prepare Spring onions, wash, trim, slice thinly· Prepare salad leaves and coriander by shredding · Warm taco shells or small tortillas to package instructions
- Fill the taco shells with lettuce first, place 2 heaped spoons of Taco meat on top, lettuce, coriander, chopped tomatoes, low fat crème fraiche or low fat yogurt or favourite topping.
