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Julie Bove[_2_]

"l not -l" > wrote in message
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>
> On 25-Jul-2016, wrote:
>
>> I'll make tacos a week from tomorrow using savealot shells, taco bell
>> salsa, kraft singles cheese and mccormicks taco seasoning; the shells may
>> come from mexico.
>
> I made tacos on Friday; using Ortega's yellow taco shells, Aldi's Casa
> Mamita medium salsa, Hautly Hot Pepper Cheese (shredded) and shredded
> taco
> beef. I gave up on packaged taco seasoning long ago, due to the
> excessive
> sodium content; I make my own for use in ground beef tacos. However, this
> time, I seasoned the meat in a whole different way. I browned a pound of
> boneless short ribs and put them in my small slow cooker with a little
> Better Than Bouillon base and water. I tore up two ancho chiles and pan
> toasted them, diced and added a chipotle pepper (not in adobo), smashed
> garlic cloves and diced white onion; all went into the slow cooker with a
> little ground cumin. 6 hours later I shredded the meat, let it cook
> another
> hour or so; then, used the shredded beef in the tacos. Since I was
> "winging
> it", I may have added another spice or two that I now do not recall.

I don't use taco seasoning either. I might use chili powder or I might not.
Sometimes I want just plain beef.