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Oven baked Ground Pork Tacos. Crispy and Crunchy

Ground Pork Tacos

Crispy Ground Pork Tacos baked in the oven. Perfect for dipping in some Salsa Crema
5 from 3 votes
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Equipment

  • XL Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Ground Pork
  • 12 Small Flour Tortillas Street taco or fajitas size
  • 16 oz Mexican Cheese shredded
  • 1.5 tsp Adobo Seasoning make sure it has salt in it
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin
  • 1/2 tbsp Olive Oil

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 400F
  • On an XL baking sheet, add a sheet of parchment paper. Lay out 12 tortillas. Bake them for 3-5 minutes or until they puff up and get slightly brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.
  • Add oil to a frying pan and heat
  • Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes
  • Add the ground pork, adobo, and cumin. Once it is fully cooked, remove from heat.
  • Add a little cheese on one half of each tortilla. Then, add a couple of spoonfuls of ground meat on top of the cheese, followed by a little bit more cheese.
  • Fold over each tortilla. If the taco keeps opening, then try to flip over the taco to see if it sits better on the other side, As the cheese melts from the residual heat from the meat, it should stick. (See Notes section for more tips)
  • Bake the tacos on the baking sheet for 7-10 minutes or until the tortillas start to brown and the cheese is melted. Let cool slightly on the baking sheet.

Salsa Crema

  • Combine 3/4 cup Salsa with 1/4-1/2 cup of Sour cream. Stir until it is smooth and creamy.

Notes

When folding the tortilla, if the taco keeps opening, try to flip over the taco to see if it sits better on the other side.
As the cheese melts from the residual heat from the meat, it should stick.
I also like to only fold over a short side of the tortilla so that you still see the meat poking through on top of the bigger half, however that is more so for photograpy purposes and will have no affect on the taste or baking outcome. :)