# Dubai Taco

A fusion of a smash burger and a taco, featuring seasoned ground beef pressed onto a tortilla and cooked until crispy, then topped with cheese and a spicy sauce.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 650 g lean ground beef
- 350 g Fat
- 0.5 kg white onion small diced
- 80 g green chili chopped
- 140 g green bell Pepper chopped
- 30 g garlic chopped
- 20 g instant coffee or ground coffee
- 10 g Beef or chicken stock powder
- 15 g black pepper
- 2 g cardamon powder
- 4 g nutmeg
- 4 g cinnamon
- 6 g Smoked Paprika
- 20 g Baking Powder
- tortilla
- beef tallow
- white American cheese
- mayo
- ketchup
- chilies for sauce

## Instructions

1. Combine the ground beef, fat, small diced white onion, chopped green chili, chopped green bell pepper, chopped garlic, instant coffee, beef or chicken stock powder, black pepper, cardamom powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, smoked paprika, and baking powder in a bowl.
2. Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Jeremy recommends chopping everything by hand instead of using a food processor.
3. Form the meat mixture into balls, each weighing 110 g (around 4 oz).
4. Preheat the griddle.
5. Apply a little beef tallow to the griddle.
6. Place a meatball onto the preheated griddle.
7. Place a tortilla on top of the meatball.
8. Use a griddle press to smash the beef and tortilla together, ensuring the beef matches the tortilla's shape.
9. Cook until a smash burger-like crust forms on the bottom of the beef.
10. Flip the taco over to crisp the tortilla.
11. Add cheese (like white American, cheddar, or Swiss) to the inside of the taco and allow it to melt.
12. Once the cheese is melted, remove the taco from the griddle.
13. Fold the taco.
14. Prepare a spicy sauce using mayo, ketchup, and chilies.
15. Add the sauce to the cooked taco and serve.

## Equipment

- Maiden griddle
- scale
- Maiden griddle press

## Tips

- Jeremy recommends chopping everything by hand instead of using a food processor.
- Refrigerate the beef mixture after mixing.
- For a spicier flavor, include chilies; for a milder taste, omit them.
- Use keto tortillas for a keto-friendly version.
- The original recipe calls for about 20% lamb, if you want to try that variation.
- Use beef tallow on the griddle for cooking.
- The secret sauce recipe is not shared, but consists of primarily mayo, ketchup, and chilies.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/1caQmWPluas?si=wF4t3pKFgoWWHcVD
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/071c43d3-fd6f-4cb2-a0b3-d3a5fd91d4da
- Extracted: 2026-06-24

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