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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE MAKE-AHEAD TACOS. YOU MUST FILL THEN FREEZE TACOS BEFORE FRYING FOR AUTHENTIC RESULTS. PREPARE MY "COPYCAT JACK IN THE BOX TACO SAUCE" RECIPE (RECIPE #423994) BEFORE ASSEMBLING DEEP-FRIED TACOS. | 2. POUR 3 cups cold water into a medium bowl; ADD the remaining SEASONING MIX ingredients (1 cup texturized soy protein, 2 tablespoons defatted soy grits (or soy flour), 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 4 teaspoons dried onion flakes, 1 tablespoon plain chili powder, 1 tablespoon masa corn flour, 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon Accent seasoning, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 dash ground black pepper, 1 dash cayenne pepper, 1 dash citric acid); WHISK mixture well until dry ingredients are thoroughly dissolved; SET aside. | 3. BROWN the ground TACO BEEF in a skillet over medium-high heat while stirring without overcooking (drain ground beef if necessary); POUR the blended SEASONING MIX into the 1 lb browned TACO BEEF in skillet; RAISE heat to high and BOIL mixture for one minute, stirring; REDUCE heat to medium and COOK mixture, stirring occasionally, until very little liquid remains and ground beef is moist yet not soggy. | 4. COVER beef mixture and reduce heat to low; SIMMER for 5-7 minutes to steam and tenderize meat, and for flavors to infuse fully (ADD more water to refresh consistency if needed); TRANSFER filling to a food processor and process until fairly fine in texture: RETURN to skillet on lowest heat to keep warm. | 5. DIVIDE enough needed American cheese slices diagonally; SHRED enough needed iceberg lettuce; HEAT 1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet over low heat; TURN corn tortillas one at a time in a skillet on both sides until moistened and pliable (this helps tortillas from tearing); STACK prepared tortillas between paper towels to blot. | 6. SPOON about 1 tablespoon of warm beef filling mixture into each tortilla; FOLD tortilla in half so bottom is curled; PRESS bottom filled half carefully without tearing tortilla using a taco press or makeshift mold ); LEAVE taco tops open by about 1 inch; CAREFULLY arrange filled, formed tacos into Ziploc bags without crowding or touching; ARRANGE sealed tacos in a resealable plastic container, to protect them from breakage; FREEZE overnight or until ready to deep-fry. | 7. SLOWLY preheat deep-fryer with manufacturer's recommended amount of oil to 365°F . | 8. FRY tacos one at a time for 55 - 65 seconds at 365 °F while supporting each taco with a taco press or tongs; PLACE cooked tacos on absorbent paper to drain slightly (I recommend one person frying and one person assembling for better efficiency and fresh, hot tacos!). | 9. TO ASSEMBLE TACOS: OPEN each fried taco carefully; POUR 1 teaspoon prepared Jack in the Box Copycat Taco Sauce (Recipe #423994); PLACE one cut American cheese triangle into one side; GARNISH with 2 tablespoons shredded iceberg lettuce. | 10. ENJOY your Jack in the Box Tacos and say, "EAT YOUR HEART OUT, JACK!". | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
cold water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
soy protein	1	cup	ground texturized	-	-	-	-
soy grit	2	tablespoons	defatted	-	-	-	-
tomato paste	2	tablespoons		26.24	6.0512	1.3824	0.1504
onion flake	4	teaspoons		23.2667	5.5520000000000005	0.5967	0.0307
chili powder	1	tablespoon		22.56	3.9760000000000004	1.0768	1.1424
masa corn flour	1	tablespoon		25.8638	5.457000000000001	0.6028	0.2629
purpose flour	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
accent seasoning	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
garlic powder	1	teaspoon		10.261	2.2546	0.5131	0.0226
worcestershire sauce	3/4	teaspoon		3.315	0.8270000000000001	0.0	0.0
sugar	1/2	teaspoon		9.177	2.2954	0.0	0.0
cumin	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.9688	0.2323	0.0935	0.1169
black pepper	1	dash	ground	0.251	0.064	0.0104	0.0033
cayenne pepper	1	dash		-	-	-	-
citric	1	dash		-	-	-	-
corn tortilla	1		stone-ground	-	-	-	-
canola oil				-	-	-	-
jack taco sauce	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
american cheese	1/2	slice	divided	15.54	1.2285	2.3835	0.105
iceberg lettuce	2	tablespoons	shredded	1.26	0.2673	0.081	0.0126

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.