Easy Recipe: Perfect Ground Elk Tacos

Ground Elk Tacos.

You can have Ground Elk Tacos using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ground Elk Tacos

1. It’s 1 lb of ground elk.
2. Prepare 2 of white onions, chopped.
3. You need 1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped.
4. You need 3 of limes.
5. Prepare of cotija or queso fresco, crumbled.
6. Prepare 10-15 of corn tortillas.
7. Prepare 6 of garlic cloves, sliced.
8. It’s 3 of Roma tomatoes, cored and chopped (optional).
9. It’s 1 of spicy pepper (fresno, serrano, habanero or jalapeño), chopped.
10. You need 1 tablespoon of cumin.
11. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of all spice.
12. It’s 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
13. You need 1 tablespoon of chili powder.
14. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of salt.
15. Prepare 2 teaspoons of ground coriander.
16. It’s 2 teaspoons of ground black pepper.
17. It’s 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
18. You need 2 tablespoons of water (or more if needed).

Ground Elk Tacos instructions

1. Create the spice blend. Add garlic, 1/2 of the chopped spicy pepper, cumin, all spice, chili powder, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, coriander, half the cilantro, and vegetable oil to a mortar and pestle (or food processor). Grind to a paste..
2. Combine 1.5 white onions (chopped), Roma tomatoes (optional) and the rest of the chopped cilantro, the juice of one lime and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside..
3. Cook the remaining half onion and the ground elk until browned and cooked through (about 8 minutes). Add the other half of the chopped spicy pepper and cook another 2 minutes. Add the spice paste from step 1 and two tablespoons of water, mix thoroughly and cook another 3-5 minutes. Add more water if needed to get desired consistency..
4. Serve meat on warmed corn tortillas, top with onion salsa, crumbled cheese and your choice of hot sauce. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with a slice of lime..