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