The Best Taco Recipes
There’s no party like a taco party. And I say that because every taco night feels like a party, especially with the best taco recipes. Warm tortillas, freakin’ delicious proteins, your favorite toppings — it doesn’t get much better than that. That’s probably why I’ve made many, many taco recipes over the years. So, I’ve rounded up my favorite taco recipes so you can find your go-to Taco Tuesday dinner. Table of Contents Why You’ll Love These Taco RecipesTips for Making the Best TacosA Note on ChilesThis sauce is FYR!My Favorite Taco RecipesBeef Taco RecipesPork Taco RecipesSeafood and Fish Taco RecipesWhat to Serve with the Best Taco RecipesLeftovers and ReheatingMore Recipe Roundups!FAQsFlavor X Fire & FOOD X Fire Why You’ll Love These Taco Recipes Tips for Making the Best Tacos A Note on Chiles This sauce is FYR! My Favorite Taco Recipes Beef Taco RecipesPork Taco RecipesSeafood and Fish Taco Recipes Beef Taco Recipes Pork Taco Recipes Seafood and Fish Taco Recipes What to Serve with the Best Taco Recipes Leftovers and Reheating More Recipe Roundups! FAQs Flavor X Fire & FOOD X Fire Why You’ll Love These Taco Recipes First, I’ll start with what I love about tacos. It’s because you can go all-out a special occasion, make an easy recipe for family dinner or just throw together your favorite homemade tacos for any meal. Breakfast tacos or burritos, anyone? There’s really something for everyone! And that something for everyone extends to how much you can vary tacos. You can go with corn tortillas and flour tortillas, or even crispy shells. You can cook up steak tacos, tacos al pastor, chicken tinga tacos, a smashburger take on classic ground beef tacos, fish tacos, shrimp tacos and so much more. Then, don’t even get me started on the ways you can create your own taco seasoning mix or put out a variety of toppings — the possibilities are endless. Tips for Making the Best Tacos ​With all this variation, you want to make sure you’re set up for success. Here are my suggestions to make sure you deliver the best taco night. Tortillas: First, you’ve got to decide if you’re going with soft shells or hard taco shells. I’m a soft corn tortilla guy myself, given the texture, flavor and ability to prepare them according to your personal preference. Whether you’re using corn tortillas or flour tortillas, make sure you heat them up in a dry skillet first so they don’t break on you. Dumping the contents of your perfect taco all over your plate before you even take a bit is the worst! Proteins: When you’re picking your protein, double-check the cooking time. Ingredients like pork shoulder or chicken thighs will take longer than steak (though check your marinating times!), ground beef, ground chicken or fish taco recipes. So, make sure you’re allowing the right amount of time to cook your delicious taco filling. Toppings: Here’s where your imagination can run wild. Refried beans, sour cream, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, diced red onion, fresh cilantro, avocado — the list goes on. Don’t forget the lime wedges and your favorite FYR hot sauce! Seasonings: For homemade taco seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and ground cumin are great to have on hand, plus chiles to kick up the heat a notch. Tortillas: First, you’ve got to decide if you’re going with soft shells or hard taco shells. I’m a soft corn tortilla guy myself, given the texture, flavor and ability to prepare them according to your personal preference. Whether you’re using corn tortillas or flour tortillas, make sure you heat them up in a dry skillet first so they don’t break on you. Dumping the contents of your perfect taco all over your plate before you even take a bit is the worst! Proteins: When you’re picking your protein, double-check the cooking time. Ingredients like pork shoulder or chicken thighs will take longer than steak (though check your marinating times!), ground beef, ground chicken or fish taco recipes. So, make sure you’re allowing the right amount of time to cook your delicious taco filling. Toppings: Here’s where your imagination can run wild. Refried beans, sour cream, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, diced red onion, fresh cilantro, avocado — the list goes on. Don’t forget the lime wedges and your favorite FYR hot sauce! Seasonings: For homemade taco seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and ground cumin are great to have on hand, plus chiles to kick up the heat a notch. A Note on Chiles ​There are tons of different types of chiles out there. To make sure you’ve got the right spice level so you hit family favorite status, you can always check the spice level of chiles on the Scoville scale. The Scoville scale, named for Wilbur Scoville, measures the heat level in hot peppers. Good old Wilbur’s scale ranges from 0 to 16 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU). Zero is no heat, 16 million is burn your mouth maximum heat. Pick your chiles accordingly! Get stoked for life This sauce is FYR! an all-new line created for live fire cooking Born from a deep passion for food and flavor. Whether you’re grilling in the backyard or live fire cooking around the world, we have what you need to transform every meal into an adventure. My Favorite Taco Recipes Without further ado, let’s dive into these taco recipes. ​Buckle up, because we’re about to find your new favorite taco recipe! Beef Taco Recipes Cowboy Butter Steak Tacos Cowboy butter steak tacos are another way to use this spicy garlic herb butter, which is freakin' delicious on everything. View Recipe Grilled Steak Elote Tacos For your next cookout, make some flavor-packed Grilled Steak Elote Tacos—the popular Mexican street food you can make in your own backyard. View Recipe Steak Tacos with Corn Salsa The next time you're on the road, skip the PB&Js and fire up your portable grill to make the best Steak Tacos with Corn Salsa. View Recipe Crispy Cheese Tortilla Beef Tacos Are you a flour or corn tortilla kind of person? I like both, but you know what is also amazing, Crispy Cheese Tortilla Beef Tacos! View Recipe Quesabirria Tacos Nothing like these Quesabirria Tacos to brighten up a rainy day here in Nashville! Braised beef and cheese turned taco. Delicious! View Recipe Cheesy Gordita Crunch Cheesy Gordita Crunch tacos are the best copycat recipe! Insted of ground beef, a spicy grilled steak, with the best flavor, gets tucked into a a crispy tortilla stuffed into a soft tortilla with melty cheese. View Recipe Dirty Skirt Steak Tacos Skirt steak tacos made right on the coals topped with limes, cilantro, and other delicious ingredients. View Recipe Grilled Steak Vampiro Tacos Grilled Steak Vampiro Tacos for the vampires… and humans too! Happy Halloween. View Recipe Carne Asada Breakfast Tacos Nothing like a Carne Asada Breakfast Tacos recipe to get your day started on the right foot! Topped with a fried egg, you're sure to love them! View Recipe Steak and Egg Tacos These steak and egg tacos are delicious for any meal, thanks to perfectly grilled ribeyes, fried eggs and smoked cilantro chimichurri. View Recipe Steak Bite Tacos These freakin' delicious steak bite tacos are buttery and savory all at once. Perfect quick and simple recipe for taco night! View Recipe Marry Me Steak Tacos If you fell hard for the viral Marry Me Steak Pasta recipe, you'll love Marry Me Steak Tacos. Grilled filet mignon, a creamy sun-dried tomato garlic sauce, and melty cheese create a masterpiece that will have everyone at your table saying "Yes!" View Recipe Chili Oil Tacos These steak bite tacos with jalapeño chili oil are bold, customizable, and perfect with other meats, including chicken, pork, or ground beef. View Recipe Pork Taco Recipes Tacos Al Pastor This showstopper of a taco recipe features marinated pork and an infusion of fresh flavors from the chile-pineapple marinade and homemade jalapeno salsa. View Recipe Al Pastor Pork Belly Tacos Al Pastor Pork Belly Tacos View Recipe Crispy BBQ Pork Tacos Crispy BBQ Pork Tacos for a delicious treat, or meal! View Recipe Hatch Chile Mezcal Pork Tacos Anybody else up for cooking a pile of pork slices on a rotating spit? Taking our tacos to the next level with this Hatch Chile Mezcal Pork Tacos recipe! View Recipe Pulled Pork Elote Tacos Pulled Pork Elote Tacos View Recipe Fried Pork Belly Tacos Fried Pork Belly Tacos with a fresh salsa and avocado cream sauce are so freaking delicious. View Recipe Chorizo Smash Tacos Chorizo Smash Tacos for a fun, Taco Tuesday dinner that can be enjoyed any night of the week. View Recipe Chorizo Tacos Want something epic? These Epic Chorizo Tacos are the ticket for some backyard deliciousness. View Recipe Spanish Garlic Tacos My Spanish garlic tacos may not be traditional, but the tender pork skirt steak, Manchego cheese and garlic oil make these freakin' delicious. View Recipe Seafood and Fish Taco Recipes Crispy Steak and Shrimp Tacos Crispy Steak and Shrimp Tacos for a savory, crispy taco experience. View Recipe Grilled Shrimp Tacos Try some delicious grilled shrimp tacos over some hot Cowboy Charcoal. They are sure to make your grilling a night to remember all year round. View Recipe Shrimp “Al Pastor” Tacos Shrimp “Al Pastor” Tacos for an "Al Pastor" take on shrimp. View Recipe Surf and Turf Smashburger Tacos Surf and Turf Smashburger Tacos for the best of the land and sea in a taco. View Recipe Salmon Al Pastor Tacos Salmon Al Pastor Tacos for a dinner that's sure to be a fan favorite! View Recipe Lamb Taco Recipes American Lamb Tacos Al Pastor Try my edited version of the Classic Tacos Al Pastor with Lamb meat instead. Juicy, tangy and perfect for tacos! View Recipe Barbacoa Lamb Tacos Barbacoa Lamb Tacos are the triple threat of deliciousness: tender, juicy and packed with flavor! Here's how to make it your next dinner. View Recipe What to Serve with the Best Taco Recipes The possibilities for taco side dishes are almost as endless as the tacos themselves. Given that, chips and salsa, Mexican rice or cilantro-lime rice, a simple slaw with lots of green onions and lime juice are all great options. Finally, add in a classic margarita and your taco party is complete. Leftovers and Reheating Keep your filling in an airtight container in the fridge for three days. Some proteins, like pork shoulder or brisket, taste even better the day after you make them. When you’re reheating, you want to make sure the meat doesn’t dry out. The best way to do this is to reheat in a large skillet over medium heat with a little bit of liquid. More Recipe Roundups! FAQs Can I make these taco recipes in a slow cooker? ​For the longer-cooking proteins like pork shoulder, chicken thighs or brisket, definitely! But I’d stick to stovetop for quicker-cooking ones like steak, ground beef, fish or shrimp. How do I adjust the spice level? For chiles, you can remove the ribs and seeds to take the heat down a notch (or keep ’em in if that’s what you’re into). That’s because the ribs and seeds are where most of the spice lives. You can also reduce or increase the amount of chiles or spicy pantry ingredients like chili powder. Should I use corn or flour tortillas? ​I’m sure people could spend hours debating this one. Basically, all you need to know is that corn tortillas are firmer and have an earthier flavor. Then, flour tortillas are softer and sweeter. My opinion: you can’t really go wrong. Get The Cookbooks! Flavor X Fire & FOOD X Fire By Derek Wolf All the major tastes—salty, sour, sweet, bitter, and umami—are explored in depth, along with an investigation of other components you should consider when it comes to flavor, such as aroma, heat, and texture. Derek Wolf Derek is the driving force behind Over the Fire Cooking. He started cooking with live fire in 2016 and decided to start a social media page so his friends and family could follow the journey. Fast forward to today and Over the Fire Cooking has spread across multiple platforms with millions now following Derek's fire cooking journey. 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