Bear’s Crunchy Taco Cups
1 medium onion, fine dice
1 lb ground beef
1/4 t celery salt
1/4 t cayenne pepper
1/2 t Adobo seasoning ¹
1/2 pouch Sazon seasoning ²
1 can Ro-tel diced tomatoes and green chiles ³
24 wonton wrappers
1 can refried beans (or home-made)
grated cheese
sour cream
cilantro, minced
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. Sauté onions in skillet until starting to brown. Add ground beef and spices. Cook until browned.
3. Add Ro-tel to beef and stir well. Heat through and remove from heat.
4. Heat refried beans.
5. Line the 12 wells of a standard cupcake pan with one wonton wrapper each.
6. Put a teaspoon or so of the refried beans in each wrapper.
7. Place another wrapper on top of beans and flatten out the bottom to spread beans evenly. Place the top wrapper at a 45º angle to the bottom wrapper.
8. Heap beef mixture into each cup until full. Top each with grated cheese.
9. Cook in oven until crunchy and cheese is melted; about 10 to 12 minutes.
10. Top each cup with a dollop of sour cream, and a sprinkling of cilantro.
Makes 12 taco cups.
¹ ² If you can’t find Adobo or Sazon, substitute some “taco seasonings” or any spice mixture of your tastes.
³ If you can't find a tomato/chile blend, make your own with diced tomatoes and chiles.