Tonight I made... Doritos Locos Smashburger Tacos (pics)

derka123

I saw they had nacho cheese taco shells at the store, so I figured what the heck. Charred up an onion, got the griddle to 800, pulled out a pound of ground beef and smashed it on the hot surface (after hitting with some salt and taco seasoning). Flipped the beef over after the sear and chopped it right on the griddle with an old kitchen knife, then mixed in the onions. Loaded cast iron with taco shells, beef/onion, black beans, tomatos, jalapenos, and cheese. Pulled after a few minutes.

These were good, maybe not the best tacos I've made but definitely interesting and fun. I say try it, entire process (even getting the egg up to temp) took about 45 minutes, so may be a weeknight option.

Killit_and_Grillit

thetrim

That looks great!

reinhart36

Looks yummy.  Where'd you get that griddle??  I'd like to try this..

Thanks for sharing.

derka123

reinhart36 said:

Looks yummy.  Where'd you get that griddle??  I'd like to try this..

Thanks for sharing.

GrillGrates. Just be sure to use an IR thermometer as pictured above, and don't let it go much past 800F. They're made of aluminum, which will melt around 1200F.

deadlyfrog

Great cook! 

SmokeyPitt

Hell yeah. I would crush 3 or 4 of those. 

JohnnyTarheel

Man that is outstanding 

Botch

I'd hit those, despite my dislike for the "over-seasoned" Doritos-anything, that came about 20 or 30 years ago.  

StillH2OEgger

Bravo! Well done.

Hub

Foghorn

I'd eat all of those.  And thanks for the info about the limitations of grill grates as I got some for Christmas but haven't used them yet.

HoustonEgger

Awesome cook - haven't pulled out my grill grates in a while - it may be time!

northGAcock

CigarCityEgger

That looks amazing, thanks for sharing!

bluebird66

Dang, that looks good!

alaskanassasin

Cool idea to melt the cheese! Those look killer!

johnnyp

I'd hit it. nicely done

mlc2013

well played sir well played indeed

northGAcock

derka123 said:

I saw they had nacho cheese taco shells at the store, so I figured what the heck. Charred up an onion, got the griddle to 800, pulled out a pound of ground beef and smashed it on the hot surface (after hitting with some salt and taco seasoning). Flipped the beef over after the sear and chopped it right on the griddle with an old kitchen knife, then mixed in the onions. Loaded cast iron with taco shells, beef/onion, black beans, tomatos, jalapenos, and cheese. Pulled after a few minutes.

These were good, maybe not the best tacos I've made but definitely interesting and fun. I say try it, entire process (even getting the egg up to temp) took about 45 minutes, so may be a weeknight option.

I looked for those shells at my local Publix as I had forgotten about them. I did not see them in the Mexican section.....Had a crap load of Ol Elpaso. that said, where do they normally reside? Chip section possibly?

derka123

at my store they are right next to the rest of the taco shells (hard and soft)

marysvilleksegghead

YUM!