RATING: 6.5/10
One night, the family and I wanted to have some tacos for dinner. Debating to either go to Taco Bell or make some at home, we chose the home option because nothing beats home cooked food. Well that night, I had bought some flour tortillas to make burritos with but wanted to also make my own tacos instead of using the ones out of the box. I found this idea on Pinterest.com. How to make your own tacos at home just by using a muffin pan. The photos shown are before and after results of my meal.
What you will need:
- Muffin Pan
- Flour Tortillas
- Hamburger
- Chopped Tomatoes (Self cut or Can)
- Hot Sauce:
- I used: Louisiana The Perfect Hot Sauce
- Salt/Pepper
My sides I chose:
- Whole Potatoes (Can)
- Mixed Vegetables (Stoffers)
- Pinto beans (Can)
1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then you will need flip the muffin pan as shown in picture one.
2) Spray the whole side with Pam or what ever you may have. You can also butter it if you like but spraying is easier.
3) Place the pan in the oven while the over rack is pulled out as far as it can go. Then you will need to place the tortillas carefully between each muffin slot. This was a little tricky for me at first because I was trying to put them on before I stuck the pan in the oven and when I would move the pan, they would come out. That was when I put the pan in the oven first and it made it a whole lot easier. I think it took about less than 15 minutes to cook but keep an eye on it. When the tips start turning brown, that is how you know it is done.
4) While the tortillas are cooking, get your sauce pan and fry your hamburger. I kept it simple and lined the pan with butter and then cooked my hamburger.
5) When your hamburger gets done, drain the grease. After you do that, then add a pinch of salt and pepper.
6) Add two splashes of hot sauce ( Equals up to three spoon fulls) to the hamburger and then mix.
7) Tomatoes:
- Option 1: You can either add the tomatoes to your hamburger mixture if everyone in the household likes tomatoes
- Option 2: You can just cook them in the microwave and put in a separate bowl. I had to do this option because of the hubby does not like tomatoes.. lol
Then you just put them together and wha la! Your food is ready. You can choose any sides you want but I listed the sides I used just to show what we had that night.
My rating: 6.5/10
The reason why rated this a 6.5 is mainly because of the taco shells. One of the main reasons why tacos are good is because of the type of shell you use. Whether it is soft or crunchy. Making home made shells in this manner was a cool idea but the resulting factor was not the greatest. I did have some difficulty on adjusting the shells and they still turned out different. I think next time, I will soak the tortillas in eggs and seasoning to see if it can give it more flavor. Also the tortillas that I got did not taste right. They were really doughy. That is what I get for buying a off brand. I think I will go with the name brand to try it out. But the method of using the back of a muffin pan was pretty neat but turned out oddly shaped and were hard to eat on. But the meal in general was still pretty good. Again.. Nothing beats home cooked meal.
