Taco General

[Anonymous No.15196397]

What do you guys use for taco spice? Do you make your own? I’ve been using pic related the past few times (the spicy one) and it seems decent, however I realize this is probably the plebeian choice. Any recommendations?

[Anonymous No.15196427]

>>15196397
I make my own, it's usually pretty good, it's mostly just chili powder in those packets.

[Anonymous No.15196435]

I'm making tacos tonight, is it worth while to make your own salsa? And if so does anyone have any recipes?

[Anonymous No.15196439]

>>15196427
And cumin

Chile powder and cumin are the primary ingredients

[Anonymous No.15196441]

>>15196397
I made my patented tacos using taco essence. From my sister's unwashed taco. Lots of flavour in there, especially when she's just had another abortion.

[Anonymous No.15196449]

>>15196397
You posted it. I like to use more seasoning and less water than they say, along with a good amount of the beef fat left in it.

[Anonymous No.15196475]

>>15196397

I use what you posted, I don't really make tacos unless I'm drunk so I really don't fucking care about it being "authentic *mwah*" I do make my own guacamole to put on it (fuck salsa).

[Anonymous No.15196484]

you guys ever put some chopped garlic in the taco meat? it's pretty nice

[Anonymous No.15196488]

>>15196439
Yeah but I only use about 1/4 as much cumin in mine.

[Anonymous No.15196892]

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[Anonymous No.15196900]

>>15196427
>>15196439
Primary ingredient is corn starch, which I guess is necessary, but this is good evidence for why you should make your own.

[Anonymous No.15196922]

I use steak seasoning, pepper plant sauce and dollar store taco seasoning while it's browning. Once it's brown I pour in half a bottle of green sauce and boil off the extra liquid.

[Anonymous No.15196951]

>>15196397
>he doesn't make his own out of spicy dingleberries and ball sweat
gay but your choice I guess

[Anonymous No.15196995]

>>15196397
I make my own, simple and makes a difference.
>brown ground beef (don't crowd pan, work in batches to get browning). Remove from pan leaving fat.
>sweat 1 cup chopped onions and fresh jalapeno or serrano
>add minced garlic and bay leaf for 1 minute
>add 1 cup tomato sauce or .5 cup tomato paste
>add some chipotle, ancho chili powder and ground cumin (@ 1 tsp +/- depending on your itch)
>add meat back and cover with a rich beef stock or chicken stock in a pinch.
>simmer covered for @1 hour until reduced.
>salt to taste

BTFO of that seasoning packet chemical concentrate.

[Anonymous No.15197161]

First time taco meat make. Basically I just cooked the beef, added chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and some dollops of salsa as it cooked.

It was okay, as it cooked I tasted it and it tasted a little bland so last minute addition I squirted two Taco Bell sauce packets into it, it came out not quite as tasty as I'd like, but was edible and did have a bit of seasoned flavor. I felt I was being generous with the seasoning, but it still wasn't enough, holy shit there must be SO MUCH salt in most taco meat.

[G8rH8r No.15197178]

>cumin
>cayenne powder
>onion powder
>garlic powder
>smoked paprika
>msg
wa la

[Anonymous No.15197189]

>>15196900
what does the cornstartch and matrodextin do? should i add i to my own spice mix?

[Anonymous No.15197190]

chili powder
onion powder
garlic powder
cumin
oregano
salt
pepper
maybe a dash of allspice if you'd like

[Anonymous No.15197192]

>>15197189
Probably makes it more of a creamy gravy like way of being

[Anonymous No.15197197]

>>15197189
they're just fillers to add weight and volume to the spice mix

[Anonymous No.15197304]

>>15196900
>maltodextrin

[Anonymous No.15197434]

>>15197161
Add garlic and onion powder, maybe some liquid smoke

[Anonymous No.15197771]

>>15197178
Msg does not improve my tacos, I've tested it.

[Anonymous No.15197807]

>>15196397
Shake your buns, shake your buns, Biden's gunna take your guns.

Love it. Having tacos to celebrate.

[Anonymous No.15197845]

>>15196397
I don't buy that crap anymore. Usually I'll season the meat with: garlic salt, onion power, chilli power, cumin, salt, pepper plus choped onion n garlic.

[Anonymous No.15197861]

I like the old elpasso kits with the stand up hard shells.

[Anonymous No.15198003]

>>15196441
T Shawn Johnson's brother
https://youtu.be/Ms5d9RN0WzY

[Anonymous No.15198500]

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[Anonymous No.15198682]

>>15197807
Just like Obama did - not? Vlad, you have to go back.

[Anonymous No.15198787]

>>15197861
>mfw my store literally always has an empty shelf space for the nacho cheese flavor, and hasnt restocked in 2 months
STOP PLAYING WITH MY FUCKING EMOTIONS

[Anonymous No.15199345]

>>15197178
For me, it's this list plus oregano

[Anonymous No.15199530]

>>15196397
diced onion, diced jalapeno, minced garlic, salt and pepper

dont add cumin...cumin is for chili

[Anonymous No.15199595]

This is $12 at your local smart and final or smart food service good you can add more/less and no fillers

[Anonymous No.15200353]

>>15199530
>dont add cumin...cumin is for chili
Dont listen to this guy

[Anonymous No.15200368]

>>15197189
helps thicken liquid when heated. Usually you pour some water when you add these spice mixes.

[Anonymous No.15201247]

>>15200368
I use a smol can of tomato sauce in mine, it evaporates out the same.

[Anonymous No.15201508]

>>15196900
Here.
I actually found this guy today and for 2.49 for up to 16 pounds worth of taco meat (although I like to go a bit heavy handed) that's way better than the 99 cent packets.

[Anonymous No.15201516]

>>15201508
And best part is no filler.

[Anonymous No.15201550]

>>15196441
You forgot the funny wolf picture.

[Anonymous No.15201569]

>>15197161
how the fuck there is so much grease in there?

[Anonymous No.15201644]

>>15201569
He probably forgot to drain, RIP

>>15201508
Still better off seasoning it yourself

[Anonymous No.15202548]

>>15200353
t.someone not able to distinguish tacos from chili from bbq

[Anonymous No.15202557]

>>15201569
It's probably the cheapest 70/30 you can get.

[Anonymous No.15202571]

>>15196397
You can make your own seasoning for much cheaper, but I admit to using those packets out of convenience.

[Anonymous No.15202647]

>>15202548
>t uses way too much cumin

[Anonymous No.15203612]

>>15196397
when I buy taco shells they come with the spice packet.
you can makee your own with salt, pepper, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, and whatever other shit you have in your spice cupboard desu

[Anonymous No.15203634]

>oil pan start diced green peppers followed by diced onion
>brown beef, add garlic towards the end
>drain fat
>return to low heat, add goya con azafran, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne, franks red hot, one small squirt bbq sauce and either stock or water until its starting to form a pool but not so much evergthing is covered
>stir and reduce

[Anonymous No.15203647]

>>15196397
Do a real taco.

[Anonymous No.15203654]

>>15196435
Do a salsa, pendejo. Are USA citizens so stupid?

[Anonymous No.15203728]

>>15198003
I would lick her asshole so hard when she was this age

[Anonymous No.15203739]

>>15196397
rehydrated ancho + pasilla peppers blended with OJ, lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, mexican oregano, and a little cinnamon. strain it and you're good to go.

[Anonymous No.15203740]

the secret to great tasting taco meat is adding beef bouillon to it. plain taco mix is too bland without it.

you'll thank me if you haven't tried it yet

[Anonymous No.15203803]

>>15202647
...coming from one that probably uses chili powder with cumin, plus more cumin in their taco seasoning

[Anonymous No.15203996]

>>15196435
Do a salsa, pendejo. Are USA citizens so stupid?>>15203740
Being so stupid to make tacos

[Anonymous No.15204599]

>>15196397
>>15196900
buy McCormick taco seasoning, it doesn't have any of that bullshit in it and taste good enough.

[Anonymous No.15204657]

>>15197807
>the killings will start up again

[Anonymous No.15204665]

>>15202548
tacos should have some cumin

[Anonymous No.15204675]

>>15203612
homemade never tastes anything like the packets, it's always missing something

[Anonymous No.15204935]

>>15204665
>muh chili recipe is the same as my taco seasoning recipe

[Anonymous No.15205056]

>>15204935
its not even close and i'd even go as far to that cumin is more synonymous with tacos then chili

[Anonymous No.15205227]

So lately my staple weeknight dish has become....
can of diced tomato
can of black beans
diced red onion
diced green or red capsicum
sliced spring onion
sliced bridseye chilli or habanero and jalapeno
smoked paprika
cumin
salt
pepper

started off with ground beef for the protein but have moved onto to shredded chicken breast

anyway. the other day i thought of heating up some hard shells and making tacos with the last serving of my weekly batch.

fuck me. im never buying that old el paso shit again. i actually bought some of their hot taco sauce when i bought the shells but ended up using some chilli sauce i got from a farmers market a while ago.

it was so god damn good. i literally forgot to open the shredded cheese but decided it wasnt needed after my first.

anyway. how bad would say 4 corn tacos be compared to a serving of white rice in terms of weight loss?

[Anonymous No.15205471]

>>15201516
paprika isnt a spice?

[Anonymous No.15205818]

I just use the Old El Paso packets, usually the burrito ones. They're super convenient and I like them. Plus I live at home and my mom is picky with food and any sort of "fancy" mix would make her turn up her nose.

[Anonymous No.15205833]

>>15196397
I just go to Taco Bell for authentic Mexican.

[Anonymous No.15206481]

>>15203803
I dont use taco seasoning.

[Anonymous No.15206495]

trader joes has the best taco packet, I add some cayenne and cumin to it

[Anonymous No.15208229]

>>15196397
(((tacos)))

[Anonymous No.15208409]

>>15208229
Gringo tacos taste better than authentic. Fite me.

[Anonymous No.15208431]

>>15206481
I dont as well...which is why cumin should NOT be used in tacos...UNLESS you are keeping it exclusively to only paprika and cumin w/salt and pepper, ONLY as taco seasoning...that is the one and only exception.
If one is adding chili powder (which many have cumin already in chili powder), along with MORE cumin with garlic, onion, cayenne, etc...it is a display of one, not knowing what theyre doing

[Anonymous No.15208443]

>>15205833
This + a pound of cheap ground beef and a box of shells or soft taco tortillas = Just like taco bell or better for way cheaper.

[Anonymous No.15208592]

>>15197161
Taco Bell packets? Are you fucking retarded? It tasted bland because you seasoned it like shit. It’s beef, which means always: salt, pepper, garlic powder. For taco seasoning also add: beef base, chili powder, cumin, onion powder, cayenne if you’re a man red chili flakes if you’re a tranny, finely diced onion, chopped green pepper(I prefer large pieces that don’t get soggy as fuck), pinch of smoked paprika, and a pinch of something sweet to balance it. I like the flavor molasses or brown sugar gives it but honey or white sugar works fine too.

Use 1/3 of this mix to season the meat for at least half an hour before you cook it. Throw it in high heat pan to seer it off then turn the heat down to finish it and throw the other 2/3 of the seasoning it, mix and cook at medium-high until finished. Take it off the heat and serve to tacos straight from the pan, don’t drain the grease or it’ll be dry as fuck in no time flat. Will be fucking good, not difficult at all.

[Anonymous No.15208603]

>>15208409
Don't have to. It's simply wrong.

[Anonymous No.15208614]

>>15205227
about the same, maybe worse. because 4 corn tacos is probably 2 servings

[Anonymous No.15208634]

>>15208443
They have branded shredded cheese too, four different blends even.

[Anonymous No.15208698]

>>15208634
Shredded cheese is a scam though, buy it in blocks and shred and bag it yourself if you're going the poorfag route

[Anonymous No.15208795]

>>15208603
Nope.

[Anonymous No.15210055]

>>15204675
Probably msg

[Anonymous No.15210069]

>>15208698
>buy it in blocks and shred and bag it yourself
You're basically asking for it to recombine and more effort in lightly pulling it apart

[Anonymous No.15210082]

>>15208592
>12 fucking ingredients for just the goddamn taco meat

[Anonymous No.15210105]

>>15208443
This a thousand times

[Anonymous No.15210187]

>>15196397
This thread reminded me I need to order more low sodium old el paso taco seasoning.

[Anonymous No.15210226]

>>15210187
>buying low sodium anything
nigga just drink some water lol

[Anonymous No.15210236]

>>15210226
Regular stuff's too damn salty.

[Anonymous No.15212173]

Can someone share a good homemade salsa recipe? I’m making street-style chicken tacos tonight with cilantro and onions. I’ve never made my own salsa before, but I’m tired of buying overpriced ones from the market.