Beef Tostadas

Name: Beef Tostadas
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/2 red onion small, chopped; 2 cloves garlic minced; 3/4 pound ground beef; kosher salt; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 15 ounces refried beans; 1/3 cup sour cream; 8 corn tostadas flat, hard taco shells; 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese; hot sauce

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 red onion small, chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
3/4 pound ground beef
kosher salt
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili powder
15 ounces refried beans
1/3 cup sour cream
8 corn tostadas flat, hard taco shells
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
hot sauce

Directions

1

Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the beef and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, breaking up the meat, until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and chili powder and cook, stirring, about 2 more minutes.
2

Meanwhile, heat the refried beans in a small saucepan. Thin the sour cream with about 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl.
3

Spread the beans on the tostadas, then top with the beef and cheese. Drizzle with the sour cream. Top with lettuce, hot sauce and/or cilantro.
4

To make your own tostada shells, fry corn tortillas in 1/2 inch vegetable oil over medium-high heat, 1 to 2 minutes per side.