These Crispy Beef & Pickle Tacos were created by Steve Arroyo, when he owned a restaurant called Malo in Los Angeles, CA. He opened up Escuela Taqueria in Pasadena, where I was first introduced to these absolutely delicious tacos, that are stuffed with crispy fried beef, cheddar cheese and dill pickle chips. It’s like a burger in a taco shell!
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Yields: 6 Servings
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dry oregano
2 Tablespoons paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
Small jar pickle chips
Soft corn tortillas
Directions
1Sauté the ground beef. Add all the dry spices and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
2Heat corn tortillas and fill them with the beef mixture.
3Close both ends with a tooth pick.
4Fry them in canola oil about 2 minutes on each side
5Once cooked, place them on a paper towel, remove toothpicks and open and add cheddar cheese and kosher pickle chips.