Spicy Beef Tacos

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 100 g cheddar cheese
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 750 g ground top quality beef
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 (400 g) can tomatoes, chopped
• 150 ml beef stock
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• lettuce leaf, to serve
• 50 g stuffed green olives
• 8 ready-made taco shells
• 150 ml sour cream
• paprika, to dust

Recipe

• 1 grate the cheese coarsely, peel and finely chop the onion and garlic; gently heat the ground beef in a non-stick pan or wok, stirring until the juices start to run.
• 2 add the onion, garlic, flour, cumin and chili powder, mix well and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes, or until the meat is brown; stir in the tomatoes and stock; bring to the boil; simmer for 25 minutes or until the sauce is thickened and season to taste.
• 3 meanwhile, shred the lettuce and slice the olives; cover and chill until required; and gently warm the taco shells according to the packet instructions.
• 4 press a little lettuce into each taco, top with mince then sprinkle over with olives and cheese; serve the tacos with spoonfuls of sour cream dusted with paprika.