This is my own recipe for taco meat, which I would prefer you to use when making my SuperBowl Dip, rather than a prepackaged seasoning mixture. For those lazy ones who think a seasoning mixture would be easier: You're Wrong! This is a very easy recipe to make, using ingredients almost anyone will have sitting around (and that are pretty cheap to buy; probably not much more than the seasoning mixture would be.

World's Best Taco Meat

1 lb. ground beef
cooking oil
1 med. onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped or pressed
1 T cumin

1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
salt *
black pepper *
cayenne (red) pepper *
chili powder *

  1. Brown ground beef in skillet. Drain. Leave small residue of hamburger grease in skillet.
  2. Add a little oil to the grease in skillet. Saute onion and garlic until onion is almost starting to get soft.
  3. Add the cooked ground beef, tomatoes, cumin. Add salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and chili powder to taste.
  4. * These are the approximate quantities of the spices that I use. However, you may not like things as salty or spicy as I do. Use your own judgement.
    2 t. salt
    1/2 t. black pepper
    1/2 t. chili powder
    1 t. cayenne pepper

  5. Simmer until mixture reaches desired consistency, but no less than 15 minutes.

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