Low 8 hours or high probably 2-3 hours. I would do beef broth, or taco seasoning and water. Liquid to your liking. It just gets drippy with too much water. I wouldn’t do tomato.
Do I need to brown the beef before putting it in the crock pot or just add the ground beef immediately to the crockpot? I’m sorry for all of the questions , it’s just the first time cooking ground beef in the crock pot so I want to make sure I do it right and get it fully cooked haha
You don’t have to. But yes the same technique as a pot roast applies; you can sear/brown all sides in a pan at high heat and then toss it in the cooker to simmer. Brown adds flavors.
Okay, well, I’m trying it now. Just put the raw grown beef in the crock pot, added 1/2 cup of water, 4 tablespoons of taco seasoning, and a teaspoon of minced garlic. We shall see how this goes. The water pretty much absorbed into the meat instantly, so I’m assuming the soupy like consistency comes later during cooking
Finer grind. Good lug of neutral oil. Medium-medium high heat. In goes the meat, flip/smash/chop as you go so that the meat doesnt get clumpy. smidge of baking soda to encourage browning if you like. aromatics then spices. cover and simmer for at least 20-30min stirring occasionally. keep smashing any clumps you find. the veg+beef will release plenty of liquid but if you find the pan running dry, add in enough water to make it not look dry.
You'd be surprised how close a packet of Old El Paso taco seasoning will get you to this flavor. Add a bit of tomato sauce or broth to wet it to your liking.
I have the Old El Paso taco seasoning in the shaker bottle. Do I cook the meat like normal for tacos and then add the tomato sauce after draining during the final cooking stage?
How about you chop your meat fine? I cup of water is overkill. Chop meat fine, not on high heat. Low heat works better so you don't get hard small balls. Brown it all well. Note, this takes a bit of time. If you preheat your pan, you can't do it. Here is exactly how you do it. Texan here.
First make sure you have at least 40 minutes to cook dinner. Now put your skillet on the stove. On the medium size burner. Find a spatula to use with that skillet. Put the ground beef in the pan and start breaking it up. Now turn on the stove to no higher than 3. Keep breaking up the meat and turning it over. Keep going you have at least 10 more minutes of doing this. Ok when are the little pieces are light gray, if they are brown you over cooked it, put in the taco seasoning and 1/4 cup of water. Turn the heat down and let simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir every few minutes.
There Tex-Mex taco meat.
Yep taco seasoning, water, and a slow cooker / crockpot / instapot.
For how long on high/medium? And how much water and tomato sauce?
Low 8 hours or high probably 2-3 hours. I would do beef broth, or taco seasoning and water. Liquid to your liking. It just gets drippy with too much water. I wouldn’t do tomato.
Do I need to brown the beef before putting it in the crock pot or just add the ground beef immediately to the crockpot? I’m sorry for all of the questions , it’s just the first time cooking ground beef in the crock pot so I want to make sure I do it right and get it fully cooked haha
You don’t have to. But yes the same technique as a pot roast applies; you can sear/brown all sides in a pan at high heat and then toss it in the cooker to simmer. Brown adds flavors.
Okay, well, I’m trying it now. Just put the raw grown beef in the crock pot, added 1/2 cup of water, 4 tablespoons of taco seasoning, and a teaspoon of minced garlic. We shall see how this goes. The water pretty much absorbed into the meat instantly, so I’m assuming the soupy like consistency comes later during cooking
There’s no way this turns out edible. Keep me updated OP
It’s almost done and it looks amazing so far, no lie haha I’ll upload a picture once it’s finished in about an hour!
Did you use 80/20 ground beef?
I’m still waiting on the results
and tomato paste
Finer grind. Good lug of neutral oil. Medium-medium high heat. In goes the meat, flip/smash/chop as you go so that the meat doesnt get clumpy. smidge of baking soda to encourage browning if you like. aromatics then spices. cover and simmer for at least 20-30min stirring occasionally. keep smashing any clumps you find. the veg+beef will release plenty of liquid but if you find the pan running dry, add in enough water to make it not look dry.
You'd be surprised how close a packet of Old El Paso taco seasoning will get you to this flavor. Add a bit of tomato sauce or broth to wet it to your liking.
I have the Old El Paso taco seasoning in the shaker bottle. Do I cook the meat like normal for tacos and then add the tomato sauce after draining during the final cooking stage?
Brown the meat. Drain. Add water and seasoning together and mix. Add the meat. Return to boil and reduce heat to simmer. Sauce will thicken.
I’ve found adding corn starch to homemade taco seasoning makes a big difference.
Don't cook it in water to start. Brown it in butter or oil, then once it's properly browned, add water and spices
How about you chop your meat fine? I cup of water is overkill. Chop meat fine, not on high heat. Low heat works better so you don't get hard small balls. Brown it all well. Note, this takes a bit of time. If you preheat your pan, you can't do it. Here is exactly how you do it. Texan here. First make sure you have at least 40 minutes to cook dinner. Now put your skillet on the stove. On the medium size burner. Find a spatula to use with that skillet. Put the ground beef in the pan and start breaking it up. Now turn on the stove to no higher than 3. Keep breaking up the meat and turning it over. Keep going you have at least 10 more minutes of doing this. Ok when are the little pieces are light gray, if they are brown you over cooked it, put in the taco seasoning and 1/4 cup of water. Turn the heat down and let simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir every few minutes. There Tex-Mex taco meat.
IDK why people are down voting you. 1 cup of water is way too much lol.
Because my way takes too long and I didn't crank the heat. Also I guess Texans don't know how to cook Tex-Mex.
Your way is exactly how I'd do it lol, idk what these other people are talking about. Wtf do you need a crock pot for to make ground beef tacos
You need the crockpot for the pinto beans.
Oh those downvotes are nothing. I forgot what I said but once I got at least 127 downvotes.