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Beef Taco Recipes

Bold, hearty, and full of depth. Explore our collection of beef taco bases — from classic carne asada to Korean BBQ short rib — and build your perfect beef taco with the Summoning Circle.

20 Beef Taco Bases

Anticucho Beef

Anticucho Beef

Peruvian-style aji panca and vinegar marinade clings to seared beef with a smoky, tangy crust. Anticuchos are ...
Arrachera

Arrachera

Skirt steak marinated in citrus, garlic, and cumin, then charred hard over high heat. Slicing against the visi...
Baharat Beef Kebab

Baharat Beef Kebab

Tacofied Levantine spice magic. Warm baharat: allspice, cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon—coats beef chunks in ...
Barbacoa

Barbacoa

Chuck roast braised in chipotles, garlic, and lime until it shreds into dark, smoky strands. Traditional barba...
Berbere-Spiced Beef

Berbere-Spiced Beef

Ground beef cooked with berbere — Ethiopia's signature spice blend of dried chilies, fenugreek, coriander, car...
Black Pepper Miso Steak

Black Pepper Miso Steak

Cracked black pepper and white miso team up for glossy, peppery‑savory steak bites. They hit like a steakhouse...
Carne Asada

Carne Asada

Skirt steak in a citrus-beer marinade — lime, orange, Mexican lager, soy, and cumin — grilled until charred. T...
Crying Tiger Steak

Crying Tiger Steak

Thai grilled beef gets tossed with lime, fish sauce, toasted rice powder, and fresh herbs. Bright, aromatic, a...
Gaucho Steak

Gaucho Steak

Ribeye marinated in tequila, citrus, and chili, then seared and sliced thin. The marinade is more assertive th...
Gringo Ground Beef

Gringo Ground Beef

Classic American taco night in a skillet. Your favorite store-bought taco seasoning does the heavy lifting—jus...
Harissa & Preserved Lemon Steak

Harissa & Preserved Lemon Steak

Beef cubes marinated in rose harissa and preserved lemon, then seared until the edges caramelize. The preserve...
Korean Ground Beef

Korean Ground Beef

Ground beef glazed with soy, sesame, honey, and ginger — all the sweet-savory-nutty notes of Korean BBQ in a 1...
Korean Short-Rib Bulgogi

Korean Short-Rib Bulgogi

Short ribs sliced paper-thin against the grain, soaked in a soy-sesame-Asian pear marinade for 12–24 hours, an...
Moroccan Spiced Ground Beef

Moroccan Spiced Ground Beef

Ground beef with ras el hanout — North Africa's 'best of the shop' spice blend — plus cinnamon, cumin, honey, ...
Seared A5 Wagyu

Seared A5 Wagyu

Obscenely marbled Japanese beef, seared for 45 seconds and tucked into a tortilla. This is either the pinnacle...
Szechuan Chili Beef

Szechuan Chili Beef

Beef strips stir-fried and coated in chili crisp — the Sichuan pantry's most powerful ingredient. A cornstarch...
Szechuan Dan-Dan Beef

Szechuan Dan-Dan Beef

Ground beef coated in chili oil, doubanjiang, soy, and Sichuan peppercorns — dan-dan noodles without the noodl...
Teriyaki Gyu Negima

Teriyaki Gyu Negima

Beef and scallion skewers glazed with homemade teriyaki. Ribeye chunks alternate with fat scallion pieces, gri...
Thai Larb Beef

Thai Larb Beef

Traditional Thai larb with ground beef—lime, fish sauce, toasted rice powder, and fresh herbs create a bright,...
Vietnamese Caramelized Ground Beef

Vietnamese Caramelized Ground Beef

Ground beef caramelized with fish sauce, brown sugar, and lime — the sweet-savory-funky trio at the heart of V...

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