Street Tacos on the Blackstone
This recipe gets everything done on the griddle and with our homemade taco seasoning, you will wow your tastebuds. Be adventurous and grill up the tortillas too.
Equipment
- Blackstone Griddle (36-inch, 4-burner with air fryer)
- Air Fryer or oven (Optional)
- Mixing Bowls
- Griddle Spatulas
- Blackstone taco rack (Optional)
- Instant read thermometer
Ingredients
Taco Seasoning
- 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked Paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
Tacos
- 1 pound ground beef (80/20)
- 1 pound ground sausage (Italian sausage or your choice)
- Street taco shells
- Shredded Colby Jack
- Chopped lettuce (Your preference)
- 1 diced red onion
- 1 diced tomato
- Salsa (Your preference)
- Guacamole
- Sour cream
- Flour and corn tortillas (Optional)
Instructions
- Pour all taco seasoning ingredients into a bowl and mix, set aside.
- Break the ground beef and pork in half and place in a large bowl. Add the seasoning and mix until the beef and sausage are evenly combined.
- Preheat the Blackstone griddle on low for 5 minutes.
- Turn off 2 of the side burners. The other two will be left at low with an approximate temperature of 380 degrees F.
- Bring out the taco meat and place it on the griddle. Use the spatulas to evenly cook the meat by mixing occasionally. For us, it took 10 minutes. At the same time preheat the air fryer to low for the street taco shells.
- Once the air fryer is preheated, for about 5 minutes, place the shells in to get crispy. This takes about 5 minutes.
- The taco meat is cooked once it has reached a temperature of 165 degrees F. Remove it from the griddle in a bowl.
- Now time to build those tacos!
Notes
Using the taco seasoning packet is a convenient way to season the taco meat, which we do too. We use two packets for this amount of meat. One is used to season the meat directly the other is diluted into the amount of water for a single packet. The taco seasoning packet instructions call for 2/3 cup of water per packet. We start by browning the meat. Once it is browned, add the water with the seasoning mixture diluted in it. Do not just pour it all on the meat because you do not want it draining off. So, just pour a little at a time and mix to get an even seasoning of the meat. It took about 3 - 4 pours to use up all the seasoning and get to the final temperature. Now just remove and build those tacos!
