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Ground Beef Tostadas on a plate
Melissa Hart

Ground Beef Tostadas

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 corn tostada shells
  • 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 can refried pinto beans 16 oz
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 cups finely shredded green cabbage
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Brown the beef in a skillet over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, crumbling it and cooking it to 160°F.
  2. Stir in cumin, paprika, oregano, salt and tomato sauce. Simmer for 3 minutes, until the sauce clings to the meat.
  3. Heat the beans and water in a covered saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Warm the tostada shells in the oven for 3 to 4 minutes.
  4. Mix the sour cream and lime juice. Spread each warm shell with beans, then add beef, cabbage, a little lime cream and queso fresco.
  5. Serve immediately, two tostadas per person, while the bases still snap when bitten.