TACO BELL BELL BURGER & MILD BORDER SAUCE
From about the mid-1960's through the mid-1970's Taco Bell made a Sloppy Joe like sandwich called the "Bell-Burger". It used the same flavored ground beef mixture as a crunchy taco, along with a sauce similar to Mild Border Sauce and shredded mild cheddar cheese. This was served on a hamburger bun that had been steamed slightly to soften and warm it. This is not the "Bell Beefer", which came a few years later from the mid-1970's through the mid -1990's. The regular "Bell Beefer" had seasoned loose meat, sauce, onions and lettuce on a bun.
Provided by Raven Higheagle @ravenhigheagle
Categories Beef
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- BEEF FILLING: Combine in a mixing bowl raw ground beef, flour, chili powder, salt, minced onion flakes, paprika, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Mix thoroughly like you would mix a meatloaf.
- In a skillet on the stove top, add 1/2 cup of cold water and the seasoned ground meat mixture. Mix well.
- Cook over medium heat, mash and stir ground meat as it cooks, breaking it up.
- Cook until meat is no longer pink and slightly browned.
- The meat mixture should be loose, without any large pieces. Drain off any grease or liquid. Steam the burger buns slightly to warm and soften them.
- FOR THE BORDER SAUCE: Add cold water to a saucepan. Stir in the cornstarch until it is dissolved.
- Stir in the tomato paste, vinegar, chili powder, salt and cayenne pepper. Stir until well mixed and smooth.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5-minutes to thicken.
- Allow sauce to cool then store in a covered container in the refrigerator. Makes about 1 1/2 cups of Mild Border Sauce.
- TO BUILD THE BELL BURGER: Spread a tablespoon of Mild Border Sauce on the bottom bun.
- Place several tablespoons of the meat mixture on the bottom bun like making a sloppy joe.
- Add 2 tablespoons of Taco Bell Mild Border Sauce evenly over the meat on bun.
- Sprinkle 1 or 2 Tbsp of shredded mild cheddar cheese over meat mixture on bun. Add the top bun.
- Repeat 5 more times. Serve warm.
- To make a "Bell Beefer" add loose meat, diced onions, shredded lettuce and mild border sauce.
- To make a "Bell Beefer Supreme" add loose meat, diced onions, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, grated cheese and mild border sauce.
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