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Pressure Cooker Walking Tacos recipe


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  • Author: Mike Vrobel
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

Description

Pressure Cooker Walking Tacos recipe - what could be more American than Mexican food served in a bag of Doritos?


Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ cup chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup water (or substitute beer)
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef (preferably 85/15 or leaner)
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 (10- to 14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles (Muir Glen Fire Roasted with green chiles, or Ro*Tel tomatoes)

Doritos bags

  • 16 single-serving bags of Doritos (I got a mix of regular and cool ranch)

Favorite Taco Toppings

  • Shredded cheese (cheddar or Mexican blend)
  • Black Beans (Homemade Black Beans or canned beans, drained)
  • Salsa or Taco sauce
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Sour cream
  • Diced onions or minced green onions
  • Hot sauce (I like El Yucateco Green Habanero for real heat, but use your favorite.)

Instructions

  1. Sauté the aromatics and toast the spices: Heat the vegetable oil in the pressure cooker pot over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the onions and sprinkle with ½ teaspoons salt, the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and cloves. Sauté until the onions are softened, about 3 minutes.
  2. Simmer the ground beef until no longer pink, top with the tomatoes: Pour in 1 cup of water, then scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to loosen any stuck onions or spices. Add the ground beef, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and brown sugar, and cook, stirring and breaking up the ground beef, until it is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Pour the tomatoes with green chiles on top of the beef mixture, but don't stir - the tomatoes may burn if they sink to the bottom of the pot.
  3. Pressure cook the taco filling for 12 minutes with a Natural Release: Lock the lid on the pressure cooker and cook at high pressure for 12 minutes in an Instant Pot or other electric PC, or for 10 minutes in a stovetop PC. (Use Manual, Pressure Cook, or Pressure Cook - Custom mode in an Instant Pot, and set it to 12 minutes). Let the pressure come down naturally for about 15 minutes.
  4. Serve in the Doritos bags: Unlock the lid and stir to break up any large clumps of meat. For each serving: Lightly crush the Doritos in the bag to break them into smaller pieces, then cut open the bag lengthwise (not across the top). Spoon a ladle or two of meat into the bag, then top with your favorite taco toppings (the shredded lettuce and cheese, salsa, etc.) Grab a spoon and eat straight out of the Doritos bag.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Category: Weeknight Dinner
  • Method: Pressure Cooker
  • Cuisine: American

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