Lamb Tacos
Juicy, flavorful lamb cradled in warm corn tortillas and piled high with your choice of delicious toppings.
Servings: 8 tacos
Ingredients
- 8 corn tortillas
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder or 1/2 teaspoon for milder meat (recipe note #1)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Chipotle Lime Crema
- 1/2 cup Mexican crema or sour cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice about 1/2 lime
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lime zest
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
Toppings
- thinly sliced cabbage red or green
- thinly sliced radishes
- finely diced white onion
- queso fresco (fresh Mexican cheese) or cotija
- fresh cilantro leaves
- thinly sliced fresh or pickled jalapeño optional
- lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. (recipe note #2)
- Wrap 2 stacks of 4 tortillas separately in foil. Heat in oven 10 to 15 minutes until soft and warm.
- While tortillas warm, add lamb and oregano to a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir, breaking up the lamb with a wooden spoon until browned and nearly cooked through. Drain excess fat. Stir in cumin and 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder (use 1/2 teaspoon if you prefer milder meat), cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes more until meat is cooked through. Season to taste with kosher salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, make Chipotle Lime Crema by stirring ingredients together until smooth: Mexican crema (or sour cream), lime juice and zest, chipotle chile powder, and kosher salt. Set aside (refrigerate if making well ahead of time).
- To assemble tacos: top each warm tortilla with 1/8 of lamb, desired amount of toppings, finishing with Chipotle Lime Crema, cilantro leaves and fresh or pickled jalapeño slices if desired. Serve with fresh lime wedges.
Notes
- Chipotle chile powder is a smoky spice made with only smoked and dried chipotle peppers, not a standard chili powder that is a blend of spices.
- Warming tortillas in the oven is easy and great for feeding several people at once, but you can also lightly fry tortillas in oil if you prefer a crunchy taco. (Tacos pictured have lightly fried tortillas.)
- Note that topping amounts are 'to taste' and are not included in nutrition information.
Nutrition
Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg
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