Our Ararat blend is inspired by bastirma, a traditional air-dried cured meat. The fenugreek, Urfa chili, and onion also lend themselves well to seasoning ground meat for tacos. We usually do this simple and to my mind very American meal about once every two weeks, so my old Digsmed Lazy Susan gets plenty of use.

Ararat Taco Night

Christian Leue

Servings/Yield

4

Category

Dinner

Ararat Taco Night

Ingredients

  • 2-3 tsp Ararat N35

  • 1/2 cup warm stock or water

  • 1 pound of ground beef chuck, lamb shoulder, or turkey thigh (shoot for 20% fat content)

  • 1-2 tsp gelatin (optional but yields a more supple texture)

  • 1/4 tsp baking soda (optional but will yield more tender meat and better browning)

  • 1-2 tsp salt, or to taste/diet

Directions

  1. Mix the Ararat with the stock/water. Mix the ground meat with the remaining ingredients.

  2. Heat a skillet over high heat and add the meat. Sear without moving it until it is browned and releases easily, then flip and repeat.

  3. Break the meat up, add the hydrated Ararat, mix well, and reduce the heat to low.

  4. Once almost all of the liquid has been absorbed give everything a good stir and taste to adjust seasoning.

  5. Serve in tacos (suggestions are below for accompaniments), or over a taco salad.

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