Lettuce leaf basil tacos
Lettuce leaf basil tacos
Equipment
- frying pan
- oven or microwave
Ingredients
- 500 g Minced beef
- 4 tbsp Taco seasoning mix
- 1 handful Lettuce leaf basil leaves
- 2 Fresh tomatoes Chopped into half or quarters (depending on size)
- 12 Taco shells
- 2 tbsp Virgin olive oil
- 150 g Grated cheese (Optional)
- 150 ml Water
- 2 tbsp Taco salsa (Optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the lettuce leaf basil– Remove the lettuce leaf basil Leaves from the plant and wash
- Fry the minced beef– Fry the minced beef in a little oil for 4 minutes (until brown) and drain the excess liquid
- Get the Taco ingredients ready– Sprinkle the seasoning mix and pour the water over the minced beef– Give a stir and simmer for 10 minutes over low to medium heat (stirring at times)– At the same time heat the taco shells either in the oven or microwave
- Fill the Taco shells– Fill the taco shells with the some lettuce leaf basil leaves and– Add the minced beef, chopped tomatoes, grated cheese and salsa
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The lettuce leaf basil taco seasoning mix
There are 2 options:
Option 1 – use a ready made mix.
This is the easiest, most shops sell them.
Or there is a lovely one for sale on Amazon
Option 2 – make your own taco seasoning mix.
Really quite easy, but you will need a number of ingredients. (Usually onion powder, crushed pepper flakes, dried oregano, paprika, ground cumin, salt and pepper)
Why use Lettuce leaf basil?
Tacos are a very easy dinner to make, and very often normal lettuce will be part of the recipe.
But replacing the lettuce with lettuce leaf basil will provide an lovely extra flavour.
This type of basil is very easy to grow and home – with large leaves and a slightly less strong basil flavour.
As a result it is great to use as a lettuce substitute – it will provide the same fresh flavour to tacos, but in addition will also give the taco a slight hint of basil.
How to grow Lettuce leaf basil at home
Lettuce leaf basil is very easy to grow at home.
For step by step advice have a look at ‘how to grow basil indoors’
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More information
Hopefully the lettuce leaf basil tacos recipe might inspire you to grow your own fresh basil at home.
When you are cooking fresh herbs tend to make a real difference to the results. Herbs are really easy to grow at home and many of them grow really fast.
To grow your own basil
Basil is very easy to grow your own at home in your kitchen, dining room, etc. For the best & fastest results all you will need are seeds, growing system and some growing lights. There is detailed description at how to grow basil indoors
Have you made the recipe?
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