Air Fryer Beef Taquitos Food

AIR-FRYER TAQUITOS

Steps:

• Preheat air fryer to 350°. In a large bowl, combine eggs, bread crumbs and taco seasoning. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. , Spoon 1/4 cup beef mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up tightly and secure with toothpicks. In batches, arrange taquitos in a single layer on greased tray in air-fryer basket; spritz with cooking spray. Cook 6 minutes; turn and cook until meat is cooked through and taquitos are golden brown and crispy, 6-7 minutes longer. Discard toothpicks before serving. If desired, serve with salsa and guacamole.

AIR FRYER BEEF TAQUITOS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, and sauté onions together with the green peppers, stirring until the onions sweated and turned slightly brown and the green peppers softened.
• Add ground beef, stirring and breaking down any large pieces. Sauté until the meat turned slightly brown
• Add garlic powder and paprika and continue to sauté until the ground beef are fully cooked and slightly crispy
• Take the pan off the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste
• Transfer the ground beef mixture into a bowl, stirring continuously to let the mixture cools.
• Whisk 2 eggs in a small bowl
• Once the ground beef mixture is cool (about 5-10 minutes), add eggs and mix well
• On a clean work surface or a plate, lay down one corn husk strip (or kitchen string) sideways (in horizontal position). Place a soft corn tortilla on top of the strip
• Put 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese on the tortilla, forming a line from top to bottom (vertically). Add 1-1/2 tablespoon of ground beef mixture on top of the cheese
• Roll the tortilla. Start by taking the right side and bring it over to the left, covering the cheese and meat mixture. Tuck the edge under the filling mixture, then slowly and as tight as possible, roll the tortilla. Tie the corn husk strip/kitchen string securely around the middle of the roll. Push any filling that might have come out of the ends back into roll and cut off excess length of the strip/string
• Repeat the process for the remainder of the tortillas
• Spray the base and sides of your air-fryer basket with avocado oil spray, including the extra rack (if available).
• Place as many taquitos in the basket and rack as you can without crowding them and spray the top with avocado oil spray.
• If using the extra rack, set the heat to 375°F and timer to 8 minutes. Check the taquitos on the extra rack after 8 minutes, leave the ones on the basket below. Once the top surface is brown and crispy, flip them over so the bottom side can get crispy as well. Fry for another 4 minutes and check again, adding another 2 minutes of cooking time if necessary. Once they are brown and crispy, remove the taquitos on the top layer along with the rack. Flip the remaining taquitos over so the bottom side can get crispy, and fry for another 4 minutes.
• If using only one basket, set the heat to 375°F and timer to 6 minutes. Check the taquitos and once the top surface is brown and crispy, flip them over so the bottom side can get crispy as well. Fry for another 3 minutes. Once top and bottom side are golden brown and crispy, take the taquitos out of the fryer. Add 2 minutes of additional time if the taquitos are not yet crispy.
• Repeat the process for the remainder of the taquitos.
• Serve immediately (see notes for suggested toppings)