Mexican Spicy Beef Tortilla Recipes

SPICY MEXICAN TORTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or frying pan, cook chorizo, onion and garlic over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sausage is done. Drain off grease, stir in chilies and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch pie plate.
• Place 2 tortillas in pie plate. Spread half of the sausage mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Place 2 tortillas on top of cheese. Spread with beans. Place 2 tortillas on beans and place peppers on tortillas. Place 2 tortillas on top of peppers. Spread with remaining sausage mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Cover and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes more, or until cheese is melted and center is hot. Cool 10 minutes before cutting.

SPICY BEEF AND BEAN ENCHILADA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cook and stir ground beef and onions in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in diced tomatoes, green chiles, cilantro, and taco seasoning mix. Remove from heat.
• Mix black beans and 1 can red enchilada sauce in a bowl until creamy.
• Mix pepperjack cheese and Monterey Jack cheese together in a separate bowl.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook tortillas, one at a time, until slightly crisp, about 15 seconds per side.
• Place one tortilla on the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan. Spread a generous layer of black bean mixture on top of tortilla, then spread a layer of ground beef mixture on top. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese mixture on top of meat mixture and pour 1/4 cup red enchilada sauce over the top. Repeat the tortilla, bean, meat, cheese, and sauce layering process, finishing with cheese and enchilada sauce on top.
• Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and enchiladas are cooked through, about 40 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes and serve with sour cream.

MEXICAN SPICY BEEF TORTILLA

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350.
• make the salsa picante:.
• place tomatoes, garlic, onion and chiles in a blender and process till smooth. (I just chopped everything and didn't run through a processor).
• pour into a small pan and add spices and oregano and season with salt.
• bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. boil for 1-2 minutes, then lower heat and simmer gently for about 15 minutes.
• the sauce should be thick, but of pouring consistency.
• if it is too thick, dilute with a little fresh tomato juice or water.
• make the cheese sauce:.
• melt the butter in a pan and stir in the flour. cook, stirring, one minute.
• add the milk, stirring all the time, till sauce boils and thickens.
• stir in all but 2 T of cheese and season to taste.
• cover the pan with a lid and set aside.
• mix onion, garlic and chili in a bowl. add the steak cubes and mix well.
• heat the oil in a frying pan and stir fry the meat mixture for about 10 minutes, till meat cubes have browned and the onion is soft.
• stir in the rice (and corn and/or beans if desired) and enough beef stock to moisten.
• season to taste with salt and pepper.
• pour about a quarter of the cheese sauce into the bottom of a round, ovenproof dish (will need about a 2-qt sized dish - I tried a deep pie plate it wasn't big enough).
• add a tortilla and then spread over half the salsa, followed by half the meat mixture.
• repeat these layers, then add half the remaining cheese sauce and the final tortilla.
• pour over the remaining cheese sauce and sprinkle the reserved grated cheddar on top.
• bake in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or till golden on top and heated through.

SPICY GROUND BEEF NACHOS

Steps:

• Roughly chop ½ onion. Saute onion in a dollop of oil over medium-high heat for a few minutes. Add 1 lb. ground beef and cook until browned. Drain any fat if you want. Add 2 cloves minced garlic and saute briefly.
• Scrape the seeds out of 2 chipotles and mince them. Add chipotles and 1 Tablespoon adobo sauce to the beef.
• Add 1 Tablespoon chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, freshly cracked pepper, and 1/4 cup water. Simmer for a few minutes but try to keep the beef moist. Taste for seasoning (I added additional salt and cumin to this batch).
• Create a single, dense layer of tortilla chips on a sheet pan. You can line the sheet pan with parchment paper for easier cleanup. Add half of the beef mixture and plenty of shredded cheese to the tortilla chips.
• Bake at 400F for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is thoroughly melted. Top with your favorite fixings and serve immediately.
• If you are making Avocado Salsa Verde, start by rinsing four fresh tomatillos. Roast the tomatillos in the oven at 400F until cooked through and they start to turn army green. Add the roasted tomatillos to a blender along with ½ onion, 1 garlic clove, 10-12 sprigs cilantro, and ½ of a jalapeno pepper. Pulse blend and taste for heat, adding the additional ½ of the jalapeno if you want more heat. Add the avocado to the blender and combine well. Salt to taste.
• If you are making Pico de Gallo, start by finely chopping the tomato, ¼ onion, and ½ jalapeno into ¼" sized chunks. Finely dice the cilantro. Combine the tomato, onion, jalapeno and cilantro in a mixing bowl. Add ¼ teaspoon salt and the juice of a ½ lime. Mix together well and taste for seasoning. Add additional salt and lime if necessary.

SPICY MEXICAN BEEF

Steps:

• Heat a small amount (enough to barely cover bottom of pan) of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion, beef and garlic.
• Cook, stirring frequently until meat is browned.
• While meat is cooking, stir together the lime juice, cilantro and salt.
• When the meat is browned, stir in the cilantro mixture.
• Pour in the salsa; cover and simmer for about 1 hour; stirring occasionally, until meat is tender.
• To serve fill tortilla shells with about 2 tablespoons beef mixture and top with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream or your choice or taco toppings.
• Crock pot variation: Place beef in crock pot.
• Add remaining ingredients and cover.
• Cook on LOW setting 8 hours or until beef is tender.