Batch-cooked smashed burger tacos

Recipe from Poppy O’Toole · original post · full recipe on poppycooks.com

Seasoned beef smashed onto mini tortillas, frozen raw and fried from frozen. Finish with melted cheese, burger sauce, sliced red onion and torn lettuce.

Serves 8 20 minKid-friendly
beeffreezer-friendlymexican
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Ingredients

  • beef mince — 15% fat400 g
  • garlic granules6 g
  • onion granules6 g
  • Italian seasoning2 g
  • salt12 g
  • American mustard30 ml
  • tomato ketchup30 ml
  • mini flour tortillas8 ea
  • American cheese8 slice

Method

  1. In a bowl, mix together the mince, garlic granules, onion granules, Italian seasoning, salt, mustard and ketchup until evenly distributed and well combined.
  2. Separate the mixture into 8 equal sized balls and smash each one down on to a tortilla. Using lightly oiled hands, flatten out the mixture each time so that it covers the surface of the wrap.
  3. To enjoy now, heat a frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium high heat. A few at a time, fry the tacos meat side down for 4-5 mins until golden brown, then flip so that the meat is uppermost. Place a slice of American cheese on top of each smashed burger, pop a lid on the pan for 1 min to melt the cheese. Finish topped with burger sauce, sliced onion and shredded lettuce. Repeat as necessary.

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

  • Vegetarian

    Batch-cooked smashed plant-based burger tacos

    • 400 g Plant-based mince instead of beef mince

    Fry from frozen for 3 to 4 minutes meat side down, a little less than beef.

  • Vegan

    Batch-cooked smashed plant-based burger tacos

    • 400 g Plant-based mince instead of beef mince
    • 160 g Dairy-free cheese slices instead of american cheese

    Fry from frozen for 3 to 4 minutes meat side down, and cover the pan a little longer to melt the dairy-free cheese.

  • Gluten-free

    • 8 ea Corn tortillas instead of mini flour tortillas

    Warm the corn tortillas before smashing the mince on so they do not crack; frying time is unchanged.

  • Dairy-free

    • 160 g Dairy-free cheese slices instead of american cheese

    Cover the pan a little longer to melt the dairy-free cheese.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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  • onion granules · 6 g
  • tomato ketchup · 30 ml