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Ground venison tacos with all the toppings.

Ground Venison Tacos

Kate Schat
Ground venison tacos are the perfect summer dish. Add beans to stretch your meat and everyone can choose their favourite toppings.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6 servings
Calories 533 kcal

Ingredients
  

Tortillas

  • 2 cups flour*
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, melted lard, or melted butter
  • ½ cup water or milk
  • ½ cup sourdough starter This can be at any stage as long as it has doubled. So it could be nice and doubled, or fallen and ready to discard.

Taco Meat

  • 2 pounds ground venison
  • 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili pepper we used chipotle
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Toppings

  • 2 tomatoes diced
  • 2 limes sliced
  • Grated cheese
  • Leafy green mix
  • Sour cream

Instructions
 

Make Tortillas

  • Mix flour, salt, and oil/lard together.
  • In a measuring cup, combine starter and water/milk.
  • Combine the wet and dry ingredients and gently knead into a uniform dough.
  • Let sit 6-18 hours; but 12 is best. If you want to push it to 24 hours, leave it in the fridge for the full 24 hours.
  • Divide into golf ball-sized balls, and roll thin as you can.
  • In a cast iron frying pan on medium heat with no oil, cook for 30-60 seconds a side, until there are little brown spots/bubbles.

Make Filling

  • Add ground venison to a cast iron pan on medium heat and break up and stir with metal spatula until meat is browned.
  • Stir in beans and seasoning and reduce heat to low.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes or so to heat the beans. Taste for seasonings and serve.

Notes

  • Use 1 tablespoon of homemade taco seasoning instead of the listed seasonings.
  • *Any of the following have been tested and work out dandy: all-purpose, soft white wheat, hard red wheat, hard white wheat, khorasan/kamut, red fife, einkorn, or spelt.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tacosCalories: 533kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 43gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 123mgSodium: 514mgPotassium: 858mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 564IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 8mg
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