The Ultimate Taco Bell Ground Beef Recipe | Secrets Revealed
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- I have been doing a ton of Taco Bell videos the past 4 years and I have gone over the meat before but never like this. There are a few secrets I recently uncovered that will blow the lid off the whole taco meat game! You will have to watch the video to find out (or read the recipe below) Enjoy!
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Taco Bell's Seasoned Ground Beef Recipe:
1 lb 90/10 ground beef
1 tbsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Dried Oregano
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/2 tsp MSG (Ac'cent brand or others)
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Sugar
1 heap spoonful of Tomato Paste
1/2 tsp Better than Boullion Beef base
1/2 cup water
1/2 tbsp Oat Flour or Masa Harina
1 tsp LIME JUICE (secret ingredient)
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Just tried this recipe for dinner, I have to say it was the best taco meat recipe I have tried, it puts the seasoning packets to shame, truly taste like Taco Bell.. Thanks for recipe
That is great! Thanks for the best comment of the day.
I love this guy. No rehearsal, no pre-thought, he’s just fun to listen to. And incidentally, the recipe sounds delicious. Who would’ve known, making taco bell with real meat.
I prepared this recipe last night. Hands down the best taco meat I have ever eaten! Fantastic flavor. Thank you so much for sharing!!
This video was fun to watch, cheers! I've been looking for a recipe for a while and yours is the only one thats got the right look. I'll update when I give it a try
Can't wait to hear what you think.
The color is right! I need to use something gluten free for my wife so I’m gonna try it with corn flour (maiz) if I can’t find oat flour. Thanks for this recipe. We eat a LOT of Taco Bell and it’s getting expensive. I made ground beef tacos at home tonight and while they were okay, obviously I’m out here searching the interwebs (at 1am in the morning) for something better haha. Hey, I challenge you to copy the chili cheese burrito from Taco Bell. Thanks again!
Got to say. This is probably my favorite taco seasoning recipe. Thank you!
!!! I'm hyped to meal prep this! Thank you!
Yesss! I’m throwing out all my packets of taco seasoning.. yours is so much better!
This was very informative and easy to follow. Thanks for the great work!
Glad it was helpful!
Reading that recipe made my mouth water.
I really enjoyed listening to you describing how to make this tasty meat you have a great sense of humor. I hope you have some more recipes for us to enjoy.
Thank you so much. I have dozens of other copycat videos, and I'm always working on more.
Thanks for sharing your recipe, very tasty.
I never thought I'd see this, but YOU make taco meat exactly as I do! So many people leave out the "finish" - the inclusion of masa flour and water - and lime juice. It gives the ground beef that hint of acidity, and turns it from a dry crumbly mess into a thing of beauty. Great job!
Great minds think alike!
Turned out great thanks man
Great to hear! Thanks for letting me know. It makes me really happy to know that people are enjoying these recipes.
This man is the TRUTH!
I did the recipe except for the MSG and Cayene Peppers since I didn't have it.
I thought I had take-out for a second while eating. The only thing that wasn't on point were my crunchy shells but I highly recommend trying this recipe out!
Great recipe, thank you much from my whole family
I miss the Taco Bell of the late 70s and early 80s
I miss the old style restaurants. There is one in my town but it is currently a Salvadoran pupuseria.
😊
How was it back then?
It hit different then 4 sure!
Considering I’ve only been eating there since 2011 I can’t imagine how different it might’ve been back then…
Can't wait to give this a shot
I got this bulk pouch of taco seasoning (gran sazon is the brand) from my local gordon food service. Its really good. Had to do math to figure out what i needed per pound because the whole pouch makes like 10 or 15 lbs of meat but its really good. Seems like every time I mix my own taco seasoning I screw it all up. 🤣 I also have a little local shop that sells some pretty decent seasoning they make in house.
I like the lime juice tip...I'll be using that for more than Mexican meals.
Love this recipe!!
I enjoy your recipes.
OK, I tried this. It’s wonderful. Great recipe, easy to duplicate, should be consistent to reproduce. Thank you.
Glad you liked it. I spent some time working this recipe out. It seems to be the flavor we all remember back in the day. The new meat they serve is not even close to this.
I lvoe the color of your beef. I think I'm going to try it with smoked paprika. great work dude
The great thing about making it yourself is you get to customize it however you want. TB left plenty of room for improvement.
Hi, new sub and thank you for this recipe! I have a craving for Taco Bell but it's a 120 mile round trip to get the food.
I thought I had it bad and 25 miles... There is a whole taco bell play list on the channel main page with basically everything past and present. Hope it helps!
You could take this even further by boiling the hamburger as the cooking method. Boiling the hamburger ensures that you get that super fine ground beef crumbles texture - this is also how Taco Bell prepares it. This method of cooking brings the temperature of the meat up slowly and prevents it from clumping, keeping it finely ground.
That is how diner chili or "hotdog gravy" is generally made but I was reproducing the Taco Bell Seasoned Beef. They do not do that and use very little water in their meat so it would not be authentic to the recipe. For other recipes boiling the ground beef like you said is absolutely appropiate, just not here.
@@howtocooke You’d strain it when you’re finished. However, I can tell you that Taco Bell absolutely submerges their taco meat into boiling water to bring it to temperature. Worked there and did it myself lol.
I worked there too
Great video! I’m looking forward to trying this. How hot do you get the pan?
Medium is about right. You can go a little hotter if you keep a close eye on it.
I've made my own spice mix for tacos for many years, BUT I'd always wondered how to get the Taco Bell flavor. Now that I know I'm going to try this.
Glad I could help!
@@howtocooke A hamburger and fries tastes better then Mexican food .
@@masterlee9822 Bored? Why are you here. Jerk.
@@masterlee9822bro no they don’t, get out of here.
Just tried this recipe today. I used ground Turkey because it’s what I had on hand. But it’s very good. Thanks❤
Glad you liked it. The lime juice is a game changer.
I bought my meat masher at the Dollar Store and it works great. Thanks for the video and God bless....😊
More like the $1.50 store.
Great video
You are so right. The other day we went to Taco Bell and my son gets three soft tacos made to supreme but no tomatoes they added I think it was like $1.50 per taco to make it supreme which in the end was just sour cream. I can buy a jar of sour cream at the grocery store for $0.89! Thank you so much for this and yes my teenager does wine and say "this is not Taco Bell" when I make it at home so I'm excited to see what he thinks of this recipe.
Thank you!
Just made this and my family said for me to only make this. Some want a taco Thanksgiving!🤣 You've changed my taco making. Damn delicious!!!
That is awesome! You made my night. Glad I could help 🫡
Great channel, going to have to try this immediately! Give my 1986 Taco bell recipe a shot.
I love that video! All your videos! I bet that tastes really good. Everyone, go check out his channel and subscribe right now!
@@howtocooke I did make your recipe tonight.. It was seriously delicious. The lime is a game changer. Keep them coming and thanks for the nice words!
I am from the netherlands so I dont have a refference. But this is a delicious recipe. This video deserves more views. Now I can try a little bit of taco bell here ❤
That is great. Glad you enjoyed it.
I have made a whole batch of this spice for when I am going to eat a Mexican like dish love the strong spice and is now a standard usage for me much thanks
Can't wait to try this! +1 sub
Thanks for the sub!
I have no idea what Taco Bell tastes like, although I think they opened a store in Glasgow, Scotland recently, but I've been watching your videos for a while so ordered the 'american' ingredients (MSG and the beef boullion thing) and made it today. Bar far the best home-made chilli I've eaten - not as 'fresh tasting' as authentic mexican, but I'm going to be making this over and over - it's terrific and thanks for sharing.
That is awesome. You just made my day. Thanks
I worked at Taco Bell in high school in the early 80's when they made their meat filling from scratch as well as the pinto beans! I remember them breaking out a drill with a long blender tool attached to it to make the refried beans smooth.
I remember that well. Im tall so certain jobs went to me. Meat and beans were too of them. Back when the food tasted good!
I am really enjoying the Taco Bell series. They are getting expensive, now I can make my favorites at home. Thank you for all your hard work 👍
I'm glad you like what I'm doing. There aren't a ton of ingredients so making different stuff is pretty easy, and much cheaper. More to come!
Went there the other day & got beef tacos. We were amazed at how tiny they where & then I opened mine & there was barely anything inside! Remember when you would hold the taco the lettuce, tomato, & meat filling would fall out to the point you'd use a fork to eat what fell out?
Now they're like lil mini taco appetizers. And I'm not a big eater either, I have limited stomach space & I could usually never finish a whole soft taco & would save the other half for later. But, even the quality changed & the meat is meager & almost slimy.
My taste for Taco Bell is over. Not worth the price anymore for subpar, at best, quality. Better off making them at home. Or going to an authentic Mexican restaurant from now on.
Thank you very much for a great looking tutorial.💐
I used to like soft tacos and beef burritos in Taco Bell menu. They closed over 10 years ago and I haven't had any since. I tried variety of Tacos those packets and gain, the one I liked the best, was for beef burritos but it's not made anymore. All other packets I found way too spicy with artificial aftertaste. Yuck.
I've tried many recipes but so far, didn't find anything close. So... I am hopeful that this recipe will satisfy my tastebuds for beef burrito with refried beans🙂
If you want REAL good "Taco Bell" beef..................get ground round, and make sure it's TRIPLE ground, so it's really fine ground. This makes for "smooth and silky" ground beef, so you don't get any of those "surprise bits" in there.
If you REALLY want to trick your kids, just buy some Taco Bell packaging. Some store managers will sell it, some will give it to you for free, and you can buy it online as well. So you can make your own Taco Bell burritos, tacos, and Mexican Pizzas at home and then say "HEY KIDS, I GOT TACO BELL TONIGHT"!!!!
LOL
Getting the packaging is a great tip. You know kids do not pay enough attention to notice the difference.
I missed the part where you say how many pounds of meat to use along with the recipe. How much meat should be used for this recipe?
So sorry, it is one pound for this recipe
@@howtocooke Thanks. I'm trying it tomorrow.
Is that THE TacoBell Guy? 🤩🤩🤩
If you make it with the McCormick taco spice pack do you still need to add an MSG?
No, it has all the seasoning in it already. Just add the teaspoon of lime juice to give it the taco bell kick.
Excellent...you had me at "kids shouldn't say 'crap'..."!!! I usually put the meat in a food processor to get that meal-y texture and incorporate all the ingredients more evenly. Your thoughts?
100% on the food processor! If you do it after it is browned, but before you season it, the meat really sucks up flavors and makes it really delicious.
hey please do a video for their restaraunt nacho cheese dip. i can't figure out what the je ne sais quoi is in it and there aren't any convicning recipes out there
I did that video, actually. It's in the Taco Bell playlist with the nacho fries.
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Amigo lo hice y quedo delicioso té felicito por compartir la receta con todos nosotros lo único que no le puse fue el msg xq no lo tenia y no fue necesario quedó delicioso Gracias
Me alegro de que te haya gustado. El glutamato monosódico no es necesario, sino que solo está ahí para agregar un poco más de sabor. Gracias por tu comentario.
This recipe is spot on. The cheesy gordita crunch secrets?
Glad you liked the recipe! The Cheesy Gordita Crunch just has their nacho cheese sauce spread on the gordita shell wrapping a crunchy taco. It should be really easy to duplicate. The gorditas are just unfried Chalpua shells that you cook on a dry skillet or griddle instead of deep frying them. I did a video on the Chalupa shells that is spot on. Just cook them differently and you will have perfect gordita shells.
Last time I had taco bell I was convinced that wasn't meat. I hope your is ALOT better.
This is the OLD recipe, not that new garbage they are selling.
@@howtocooke OK, that makes way more sense.. After my last trip I wont go back it was awful.... but when I was a kid it was sooo darn good..
One more step. Put meat in blener to get that smaller beef consistency
No need. That meat masher gets the meat perfect.
omit the cayenne if youre a medium sauce type of guy. its much spicier than standar taco bell but otherwise is pretty spot on
It is a bit spicier for sure. Good tip!
I tried it and it was just like it!!! Are you related to Jim Gaffigan?
I'm glad you liked it. No, I'm not related to Jim Gaffigan. George Cloney actually. Not really but a guy can dream...
@@howtocooke sir, you are hilarious. Keep up the great videos
I have found.....that if you want the meat super fine.....break it up in the cold skillet first..... start on very low heat. As it "sweats"... stir, stir stir! Once it's goo.... turn up the heat to medium. All it needs is liquid to make it break down. So y not fat? Its flavor. Water is not. It really works. I do it for coney sauce all the time
3:20 "...they're not good for much else..." That's a bunch of hooey! They're _incredible_ for mashing avocado into guacamole! 😉
So true. I have been playing with more since I got it and it is handy tool to have.
How much meat did you use in the video?
It's roughly 1 pound.
I see you like to cook. Do you like to bbq/smoke/grill as well? If so, what is your favorite thing to make over fire?
That's easy, RIBS!
Onions and tomato sauce works well for thickening. What you want to do is make a lazy sauce tomate(tomato sauce, roux(flavor and butter) and animal fat). That oatmeal stuff is just processed roux. If you want to go the full mile, its better to make the sauce and sweat the onions medium yellow at the same time. Once the onions are done, put the meat on the onions. The onions caputure the fat and the roux itself works with the grease. Do the rest of the recipe as you like, but the point is that the tomato sauce itself has incorripated both the meat and protein. Which is important because sour cream or if you have crema, will solidify some of that extra flavor, because you are working with emulsions.
All great points but I think its just a bit overkill for "taco bell" meat. I was trying to copy their method. They do not use a roux at all. The ground oatmeal is used to soak up the fat that they don't drain out of the meat. If I was going to "chef it up" then the sky is the limit! Thanks for your comment. A lot of great info there.
If I don’t have the paste can I sub with just powder?
Sure, I'm not sure the ratio on that but a general rule of thumb is start small and add more until you get the flavor you want.
Just made this for dinner. And no shit it's really good. I didn't have msg, or tomato paste. I just minced up canned tomato and left MSG out. And ground up some plain oats. Thank you
Glad you liked it. Better and cheaper than taco bell. Win Win
Can you please do a mexi melt, their pico seems different
I did the meximelt twice now. th-cam.com/video/7x-e-Qq0VkY/w-d-xo.html
The difference with their pico is no jalapeños, I think. Just tomato, onion, cilantro and lime juice. That seems to nail it.
Where can I buy pre made taco meat
I don't think you can. I've never seen it personally. Maybe in the frozen foods isle?
Do you add cilantro to the meat?
No, if you want to add cilantro to your taco or burrito as you assemble it, that would be the time to do it.
Some people like to brown the beef before adding seasonings. Seems like you like to add the seasonings right away
I like to cook the flavors into the meat and have the meat absorb the flavors instead of having them kind of sit on top of it. It's a subtle difference but cooking is a matter of inches so every bit helps. Again, it's not a big difference so most skip it.
It's time for Taco Time...
Way better than taco bell...
I have never had Taco Time but if I get a chance I sure will give it a go.
Can I buy taco bell ground beef
Ur kool man
Do i just double the ingredients for 2 lbs?
Yup, that would work perfectly
Did you see, at walmart they have Taco Bell Taco shells
Aldi's Taco Shells are closest to Cali style shells . they're thinner , better than Taco Bells .
Weighs more goes further AND tastes better
Does anyone have the ingredients written down because I have a hearing problem and it's hard for me to follow along
The recipes are almost always in the description, below the title of the video. Just click the ...more link to see the whole description. Also, here you go
Taco Bell's Seasoned Ground Beef Recipe:
1 lb 90/10 ground beef
1 tbsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Dried Oregano
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/2 tsp MSG (Ac'cent brand or others)
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Sugar
1 heap spoonful of Tomato Paste
1/2 tsp Better than Boullion Beef base
1/2 tbsp Oat Flour or Masa Harina
1 tsp LIME JUICE (secret ingredient)
Taco Bell ground beef is like cat food😂😂
Sort of but cats are too smart to eat that stuff.
Yes! And getting pricey & lots of shrinkage too!
No longer worth it considering the lack of quality.
Fast food must be expensive now because of the minimum wage change, just as some predicted.
That feeds a ton of people ? Sure 😂
In the portion sizes that TB uses this would feed an army! Not quite but it will make a lot of tacos.
Anyone tried this is it a copy cat recipe?
Wouldn't it be easier just to go to Taco Bell
Yes, but have you been to taco bell lately? They changed the recipe and you can't tell the lettuce from the taco meat anymore. Oddly enough, they are both a bit crunchy with zero flavor...
The best way to recreate Taco Bell beef is to remove 80% of the beef.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
McCormick's taco seasoning plus ground hamburger. It's about as easy as it can get and it tastes better than Taco Bell.
That tastes great but to get the authentic taste there are a few tricks needed to get there. It's not about better, it's about authentic-ish.
OR..... you can go to Taco Tico and purchase a 1 or 5 pound bag of their taco meat, which IMHO is far better tasting than Taco Bell meat.
They do that there? That's awesome. Everyone just do that!
@@howtocookenah im gonna do your way 😌
Thank you so much! I tried this and it was awesome!
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Simpsons did it.
they may have done it years ago like that but now they have it all in a bag and none of it is Natural
That is why I posted the video. Making it at home tastes better, is cheaper and better for you. TB meat does not even taste like TB meat anymore. So sad.
Where are the measurements?
I always put the recipes in the description, below the title of the video. There is a lin that say Read More or Show More. Click that and it is all listed there.
I have only tasted Taco Bell meat a few times and it was horrible. Now I know why! Sugar and MSG should not be added to any foods. I make tacos a completely different way, the shells are made of eggs chicken and cheese, the taco meat is ground beef with white meat chicken blended with tomato, cumin, garlic and onion. My friends love them, and the taste is good, although I prefer a simple ground beef stew with no seasonings and cheese.
Blending the meat with chicken is how Jack in the Box makes their tacos and everyone loves their tacos!
@@howtocooke That is good to know! Beef and chicken mixed together and artfully spiced sure is tasty!
Why don't you want msg or sugar.
Many places add msg what would be your alternative and why
@@moyockman It tastes nasty. I would rather just taste the meat.
Good recipe... Instead of buying yet ANOTHER STUPID kitchen gadget to take up room in your drawers, put the ground beef raw in frypan with water. with some dehydrated onion... As it cooks, chop with a plastic spatula and as the water evaporates, the beef is small parts just like using the meat cutter thingy. In fact, while you are chopping the raw meat, just put in cumin, smoked paprika, a dash of corn starch, and a dash of cayanne or hot sauce, and salt/pepper. Now for .25 cents you have recreated Taco Bell Seasoning that would cost you a buck-fifty. I HATE brand name packets of seasoning that if you look at the fine print contain stuff you already own....Taco Bell Seasoning is onion powder, garlic salt, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, and chili powder.
is it just me or does it sound like a cooking show hosted by Gordon shumway? hide your cats.
Nice ALF reference. I do have the laugh for sure
Looks like dog food.
They do share a couple of ingredients.... still, I wouldn't feed this stuff to my dogs.
I can’t wait to try this when I get home
How *big* is a "big family"?
A standard immediate family consist of 4 members. One mom, one dad, and two children.
If it's just a family of 4, then $60 takout dinner is really not at much, wtf. You don't eat out all the time anyway. Even for a BIGGER FAMILY it might cost $90-100 which is STILL *NOT THAT EXPENSIVE*.
Until about 4 or 5 years ago, you could feed that big family for $30 at Taco Bell. That is normal. $90 is crazy! You can make this at home for well under $20, and it's better. That is the point.