Crispy ground beef taco pie

Votes: 4

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6 - 8

This taco is like a giant layered pie in a toasted tortilla shell. Assemble it, and you'll save yourself the time of making individual tacos, plus the flavor of the ingredients combined like this is simply amazing. Arrange large tortillas like a flower and layer cooked ground beef, cheese, tostadas (crispy tortillas) in the center to give the taco a crispy interior, sour cream, and tomatoes. Wrap the entire filling in the tortilla flower petals and toast in the oven until the cheese melts. Slice the giant taco like a pie and serve. The special taco seasoning in which the ground beef is fried gives it a distinct Mexican flavor. The mouthwatering aroma will fill the entire house.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

450 g of ground beef
28 gr. taco seasoning
1 cup cheese sauce
7 wheat tortillas, 30 cm in diameter.
4 round corn tostadas
1 cup sour cream
Half a head of iceberg lettuce, shredded (about 4 cups)
1 plum tomato, diced
Rapeseed oil, for greasing
Hot sauce for serving, optional

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 230°C.
Prepare the minced meat taco seasoning according to the cooking instructions on the seasoning package.

Meanwhile, heat in a microwave-safe bowl cheese sauce at 30-second intervals until it becomes liquid.
Place 5 tortillas on a work surface in a circle, overlapping them slightly. Place another tortilla in the center on top of the others. Spread the ground beef evenly over the center tortilla. Pour cheese over the beef (it's okay if the ground beef isn't completely covered). Cover the cheese with a layer of 4 round tostadas. Press them down, breaking them slightly to create an even layer. Cover the tostadas evenly with sour cream. Top with shredded lettuce, then sprinkle with tomatoes. Place the last tortilla on top of the tomatoes.

Fold the edges of the tortillas up to wrap them around the layered center. The side tortillas should overlap on top. Press the top of the taco down so it's flat and not bulging. Brush the top with canola oil.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Brush it with canola oil, then carefully transfer the tacos to the baking sheet, meat side down. Place immediately in the oven and bake until golden brown, 4-5 minutes.
Transfer the crispy taco to a serving platter or cutting board. Slice and serve with hot sauce, if desired.