How To Make Beef & Cheese Tostadas

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All you need are 13 ingredients and the eagerness to follow 6 simple steps.

• 2 Roma Tomatoes
• 1 Yellow Onion
• 2 Green Bell Peppers
• 1 tsp Hot Sauce
• 2 TBSP Southwest Spice Blend
• 1.5 TBSP Beef Concentrate (optional alternative Bouillon Cubes)
• 1 Cup Mexican Cheese
• 1/4 oz Fresh Cilantro
• 1-2 Lime
• 8 TBSP Sour Cream
• 20 oz Ground Beef
• 2 tsp Chili Powder
• Flour Tortillas (3-4 per person)

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• Prep: Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry app produce. Dice tomato. Roughly chop cilantro. Halve and peel onion; thinly slice one half. Finely chop remaining onion until you have 2 TBSP. Quarter lime. Have, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips

  

• Make Salsa & Crema: In a medium bowl, combine tomato, cilantro, chopped onion, juice from half the lime, and a pinch of salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine sour cream with as much hot sauce as you like. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt.

  

• Brown Beef: Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef, Southwest Spice, chili powder and a few big pinches of salt. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 4-5 minutes (it'll finish cooking in the next step).

  

• Simmer Beef & Veggies: Once beef is browned, add bell pepper, sliced onion, and a pinch of salt to pan. Cook, stirring, until veggies are tender and beef is cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Add stock concentrate and 1/4 cup water (1/2 cup water for 4 servings). Simmer until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Season with salt; remove pan from heat and set aside.

  

• Bake Tortillas (optional): Drizzle tortillas with 1 TBSP olive oil (2 TBSP for 4 servings); brush or rub to coat all over. Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer (divide between 2 sheets for 4). Gently prick each tortilla in a few places with a fork. Bake on top rack, flipping halfway through, until lightly golden, 4-5 minutes per side. (for 4, bake on top and middle racks; flip tortillas and swap rack positions halfway through baking.) **Watch carefully so as to avoid burning.

  

• Serve: Divide tortillas between plates; evenly sprinkle with Mexican cheese. Top with beef mixture, salsa, and crema. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side

  

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