Mexican cuisines are varied, delicious and famous all over the world. Out of these, tacos are their traditional food recipe with chopped vegetables and/or meat, rolled in corn or flour tortilla.

Ingredients

• 1½ lbs / 750g ground beef
• 1 large onion, diced
• oil for shallow frying
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper,diced
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• ¼ teaspoon chili powder – optional
• 1 cup tomato ketchup
• 1 cup beef stock
• 12 hard taco shells – allowing 2 per person

Method

• Heat the oven to 350° F / 180° C.
• Brown the ground beef in 4 – 5 batches. If you attempt to brown it all at once you will land up with a gray mush. Set aside.
• Fry the onion until it is soft and has taken on a rich, brown color. This helps to give flavor to the dish.
• Add the garlic and bell peppers. Fry until the peppers have softened. Add back the ground beef.
• Add the cumin and paprika (and chili, if used).
• Add the tomato ketchup and the beef stock.
• Put a lid on the casserole pan. Bake for about one hour, until the mince is soft and the gravy is rich.
• Put the taco shells on a baking sheet and heat for 5 minutes.
• Fill the warmed taco shells with the ground beef. Serve immediately with guacamole, sour cream, chopped tomatoes and red kidney beans.