Tacos with ostrich mince con carne

July 11, 2007 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Tacos with ostrich mince con carne recipe

Tacos with ostrich mince con carne use some favourite South Africa meat in a Latin American classic. Ostrich mince is delicious stuffed into a taco and topped with guacamole, tomato salsa, sour cream, shredded lettuce and fresh coriander.

Tacos with ostrich mince con carne

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 15ml olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • ½ red onion, sliced
  • 400g ostrich mince
  • 60ml tomato paste
  • 250ml good-quality beef stock
  • 25ml ground cumin
  • 10ml ground coriander
  • 5ml fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 200g red kidney beans, cooked
  • kernels from 1 cooked mielie
  • 1 chilli, seeded and chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • guacamole, tomato salsa, sour cream, shredded lettuce, fresh coriander, to serve

Instructions

1

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and sauté the garlic and onion. Allow to cook until lightly browned, about 3 – 4 minutes.

2

Add the mince and cook, stirring frequently to break up and brown the mince. Add the tomato paste, stock, spices, parsley, bay leaf and beans, and simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes. Add the kernels and chilli, and season.

3

To serve, place the mince mixture into a heated taco and top with guacamole, tomato salsa, sour cream and shredded lettuce, finishing off with fresh coriander.

 

 

 

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