Recipe - Jack-In-The-Box Taco

1 pound Ground beef
1/3 cup Refried beans
One fourth teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Chili powder
One fourth cup Ortega taco sauce
12 Soft corn tortillas
3 cup Cooking oil(Crisco prefer'd)
6 sl American cheese
1 Head lettuce, chopped fine

1) Slowly brown ground beef over low heat, using wooden spoon to chop and
stir meat, keeping it very fine and smooth. 2) When beef is browned, drain
fat. 3) Add refried beans and use wooden spoon to smash the whole beans
into the mixture, creating a smooth texture. 4) Add the salt, chili powder,
and 2 tbs. of the taco sauce to the mixture. Remove from heat. 5) In
another skillet, heat 1/4" of oil until hot. (Test with small pc. of
tortillait should bubble when dropped into the oil.) Crisco oil will give
the food a taste closest to the original. 6) Spread 1/12 th of beef mixture
on center of each tortilla. 7) Fold tortillas over and press so that the
beef filling acts as an adhesive and holds sides together. 8) Drop each
taco into the pan of hot oil and fry on both sides until crispy. 9) When
cooked, remove the tacos from the oil and place them on a rack or some
paper towels until they are a little cooler. 10) Pry open each taco
slightly. Add One half slice of american cheese (cut diagonally) and some
lettuce. Top with abt. 1 One half tsp. of remaining taco sauce.

Yield: Makes 12 Tacos

Older than McDonald's and Burger King, JackintheBox, is the world's 5th
largest hamburger chain, with 1,089 outlets (by the end of 1991) in 13
states throughout the West and Southwest. The restaurant, headquartered in
San Diego, boasts one of the largest menus in the fastfood worlda
whopping 45 items.
Now taste for yourself the homemade version of Jack's most popular
item. The JackintheBox Taco has been served since the inception of the
chain, with very few changes over the years.

Source: "Top Secret Recipes" by Todd Wilbur

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