Beef Taquitos

From Wayne Wallace

Who doesn’t like Tex-Mex and classmate Wayne has shared some really good recipes over the years. A few years ago he sent me this one for Beef Taquitos saying Several of just one of the reasons I weigh 250 lbs!!!” Not really.....

3/4 pound Ground Chuck

1/4 cup Onion, minced

1/4 teaspoon Garlic, minced

1/2 cup Tomato Sauce

1-1/2 teaspoons Cumin

1/2 cup mild Green Chiles, chopped (1 small 4.5 ounce can)

12 Corn tortillas

Oil

Salsa

Sour Cream

Guacamole

Brown beef and drain. Add onion and garlic to beef; cook until soft.

Stir in tomato sauce, cumin and chiles. Simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside.

Briefly heat each tortilla in a pan with a little oil until soft enough to roll.

Fill each tortilla with some of the meat mixture. Roll tightly (into the shape of a medium-sized cigar). Set aside.

Heat 1/3 inch of oil. Quickly brown each taquito (about one minute).

Serve warm with sides of salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.

Makes about 12.

Note: Translated, taquitos means "little tacos."

Published Jan 12, 2007