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Best Taco Casserole

Ingredients

  • 6 ears Fresh corn
  • 2-3 tablespoon Mayonnaise
  • 2-3 tablespoon Mexican crema
  • 7 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • To taste Salt & pepper
  • As needed Vegetable oil
  • 1 cup Queso fresca
  • 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro, chopped
  • 1.5-2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1/2 head red cabbage
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1 small white onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 oz canned green chiles
  • 2 cups cooked white rice
  • 1/4 cup red sofrito
  • 15 oz canned black beans
  • 1 fresh jalapeño pepper
  • 1 small red onion
  • to taste Garlic powder
  • to taste Onion powder
  • 8 Ripe avocados
  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • 1 bunch radishes

Instructions

  1. 1) Prepare the Mexican street corn
  2. -Shuck & clean corn. Brush with vegetable oil. Grill on high heat, turning every 2-3 minutes until slightly charred on all sides. Allow to cool. Cut kernels off the cob.
  3. -Combine kernels, mayonnaise, crema, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tsp. chili powder, cayenne pepper, 1/4 c. queso fresca, and 1/4 c. cilantro. Salt and pepper to taste.
  4. 2) Prepare the beef
  5. -Chop red cabbage. Brown meat with cabbage until meat is cooked through. Add taco seasoning and a few tablespoons of water; stir and cook for a few more minutes until liquid is absorbed/evaporated. Allow to rest.
  6. 3) Prepare the rice and beans
  7. -Dice and cook onion until translucent. Mince garlic and stir in. Add cumin, 1 tsp. chili powder, and green chiles. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in rice and beans; cook until warmed through. Add sofrito and stir until well blended. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. 4) Prepare the guacamole
  9. -Seed, scoop, and smash the avocados until chunky. Finely dice red onion. Seed and finely dice jalapeño and tomatoes. Add onion, jalapeño, and tomatoes to avocados. Add 6 tablespoons of lime juice and 1/4 c. cilantro. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to taste. Stir until well mixed.
  10. 5) Prepare radishes by washing and finely dice them.
  11. 6) Layer ingredients
  12. -In a 13“x9” casserole dish, layer rice and beans, then meat mixture, then corn mixture, then radishes, then guacamole. Top with remaining queso fresca.
  13. 7) Eat! This can be eaten at basically any temperature. It can be scooped into tortillas, eaten on chips, etc.

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