Uncle Kenta's homemade Jack In The Box style tacos recipe

[@PS-mv5gj]

1. Use king size corn tortillas. 2. Cook your meat and use a bean smasher to get it real mushy. 3. Add seasoning, I used a generic taco seasoning 4. Add a sprinkle of flour (yes do it) 5. Warm your tortillas on a greased pan, just until pliable. 6. Stuff your tortillas. 7. Fry the folded tacos until eat side is golden. 8. When done, drain on paper towel. 9. Add your half cheese slice, lettuce 10. I have jack in the box near me so I have a bunch of sauce in the fridge. Add it.

[@julieswahn9887]

PS. do you think beans are added to the meat or perhaps cornmeal? what are your thoughts on this?

[@resa.walters]

@@julieswahn9887 I think part refried beans are added. I plan to try making some with spicy Frito lay bean dip, and finely ground beef, yum!

[@starsullivan302]

thanks for sharing lol no Jack in the Box in Wisconsin either and I grew up in California and loved these tacos😜

[@katiek1856]

These are actually originally called Freddies. You don't cook the meat first. You stir the meat with seasonings until it's a paste consistency. You can do that with your hands or with a stand mixer using the paddle. Then you add your meat to a corn tortilla and smash it down. Make sure it's thin and sealed pretty good and don't over fill. Then you deep fry. You can use a Dutch oven with oil and it fry only 2 at a time. Just need enough oil to cover. When they come out crispy and golden then you quickly add the cheese,sauce and lettuce. Then let it sit for a min or two. Cheese will melt and the outside will be cool to the touch. I miss Jack in the Box too. I moved to MS from AZ where they had one on almost every major intersection.

[@uk7769]

Cool thanks for sharing. I will have to try your Freddies recipe sometime. They sounds really good.

[@aqualms]

THANK YOU. I've tried many times, but never perfected the technique- you are one of my heroes. Thank you.

[@paulazephier7889]

I know, health wise they are terrible for me, but am so addicted to Jack in the Box tacos. So I appreciate the video. Can't wait to make my own. I live in Texas where Jack in the Boxes are readily available. But I've lived in Arkansas & Missouri, before, & didn't have access to a Jack in the Box. I know the frustration & the craving! The first thing we did, when returning to the Texas, was hit a Jack in the Box.

[@prokopjonas]

Put the meat in the tortilla and then fry it, already folded. That way, the center stays a litte soft (like the original jack tacos) while the edges get crispy.

[@luisminaj9029]

+Tête Dur the meat can be precooked

[@Princeton_James]

Precooked or else the shell will cook much faster and the meat will be raw.

[@MelissaSkates71]

Thx good idea

[@robertviking1869]

A thin layer of raw ground beef. Tortilla and meat cook at the same rate. Perfect. Don’t forget the seasoning! Mom only did it this way.

[@DJCYCLONE2]

Made them at home myself a few times just dropping by to refresh my memory.. this is the bomb!!!

[@uk7769]

Very cool thank you!

[@Coderickfoxx]

We grew up in So. Cal and live in Florida now I haven't had a Jack in the Box taco in 18 years! Thanks for the recipe it rocks!

[@BLITZ6769]

what!!?? No Jack in the box in Florida!!!?? I'm never leaving Los Angeles!..

[@jessicaescobar7481]

lol

[@BLITZ6769]

+Jessica Escobar What's so funny? I'm still in LA.

[@jessicaescobar7481]

Your comment was funny...

[@BLITZ6769]

+Jessica Escobar I just got through laughing through it!

[@lukepate8749]

None in Florida ever.My bro lives in Tampa.We are from LA.I live in Texas.He misses them like crazy.Peace.

[@andrewlee3037]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!! ....im 7 years late to the party! but THIS is what i've been looking for!!!! how you did the shells , a damn masterpiece! sure ive seen the copycat vids, yours isnt much different as far as using a processor to chop the meat, but NOONE else showed how exactly the shells were done...thank you!.. (7 yrs late)

[@lukepate8749]

Great video !!!! I was born in LA and grew up on these since 1968.We moved to Texas in 1980.Many JIBS here.My brother moved to Tampa bay in 1988 and every time he comes home we buy like 40 tacos and bring them home.Will try to make them,looks delish !!!! Have to try this.Have subscribed,Right on,Right on,Right on, :) Having them tonight as a matter of fact, :)

[@sarukan2011]

I'm Mexican, and those tacos are the only ones I eat in America. Thanks for recipe dude

[@mr_roll_that_window_down2734]

Comment if u work at Jack I do

[@denaedee804]

Dude you're awesome!!!! This has to be the manliest cooking video I've seen 😂 It looks so good!! I'm going to have to make it! I have no more Jack In the Box tacos in my life bc I'm stationed in NC 😔 and I've really been craving them! Needed this video! Thanks!

[@B_Giselle1]

Denae Dee they have Jack In The Box in SC. So if whenever you are out that way, you are good to go. I live in Atlanta and I make that 2 hour drive...

[@TheNonGamer1]

Good job man I work at jack in the box here in California and I got to say this is pretty spot on

[@uk7769]

Cool thanks for the comment!!

[@marcogarcia7374]

I recommend mission tortillas, la bandera tortillas tent to break and crumble alot

[@zatoichi101]

Dude!! YOU are my freaking hero!!!! I live in Buffalo and, as you probably can guess, NO Jack In The Box. Thanks for posting this!!!

[@GungaLaGunga]

Thank you for the comment! Cheers from down here in FLA.

[@anthonygomez4433]

Thx for the recipe, I loved it and my kids loved it❤️I love cooking while in quarantine❤️

[@dalemills7926]

Nope NO Jack in the Box here at all IN FLORIDA.....LOL YEAH awesomeness ..

[@frankthetank1369]

I'm making my own Jack in the box tacos with ground beef today for dinner.

[@joewalsh5926]

Haha, #D House of Pancakes... SCTV FTW! Also, the secret to the unique flavor of JitB taco sauce is clove. Just a tiny pinch of ground clove in 1/4 cup of La Victoria hot sauce makes a pretty close facsimile of the real thing.

[@uk7769]

Hi Joe Walsh. Love your music! Funk 49 is awesome! LOL Seriously, I will have to try the clove thanks! And hell yeah SCTV, good stuff! Cheers

[@thomasbroderick961]

Loved SCTV.

[@MelissaSkates71]

This was helpful and so easy thank you, I made these in less than 30 minutes, tastes great!

[@Kiayya_-.]

also I was thinking if one were to slightly fry the tortilla put in the meat and fold it and freeze it. its perfectly ready for a quick grab n fry (with oil in the pan almost covering the taco to get inside of it. yeah I think imma try that, tyy

[@BlueTigerRunning]

Cool video, agree about the texture, but uncle all you need to do is add a bunch of water to the meat before you cook it (about 1/4 cup) per pound plus about 2 tsp tomato paste, then when it cooks it will be really "mushy" with the texture you want. Also just shred the onions on a micro plane (type of shredder), into the meat which will also make them softer, no need to blend. There was a lady who did a video about this method, but I can't find it right now. Also she added a teaspoon or so of cornmeal to it to make it even mushier. Then she stuffed the softened shelled and folded over then chilled in fridge, took them out and deep fried.

[@uk7769]

Interesting, I will have to try those next time.

[@snowblo1]

Q T ... Thanks, I think I'm going to try them the way you described. I live in Wisconsin & have never had Jack Box, so I don't really have anything to compare them to. Hopefully they taste better than Taco Bell's hard shell 🌮. I've never been a fan of those. There is one lady on here who is making her version of these along with/her husband. And she just takes raw hamburger meat, no seasonings except for a sprinkle of garlic powder and fry it all together in oil. I was thinking about doing em that way too, but if course adding a bit more spices.

[@babyiscake]

2020 anyone lol

[@brothercarloshiddentruth9442]

Thanks for sharing can you do one on the Jack in the box super tacos.

[@yellowneesy]

Oh no! You made me hungry! :-) I bet they taste better than any bought ones! :-)

[@valeriasmith5203]

If you can get William's taco spice in your area, it is so good and tastes a lot like JIB spices. I don't blend my meat, if your meat is defrosted, then put it in a pan, fill water to top of the meat and then stir till the meat is loose and floating in the water and then boil it down, leave some water for the spices to blend into and simmer just a little while, no clean up for the blender.

[@GungaLaGunga]

Mmm... I'll have to find some Williams spice and give it a tasty taste!! Thanks for the spice tip! Cheers! And I will try the boil it down method too. Does it achieve that wonderful fine grit paste like taco meat consistency?

[@valeriasmith5203]

Uncle Kenta - it is very fine, your meat has to be defrosted if frozen and just stir or chop till it all falls apart into small particles. What I like about Williams Seasonings is there is no fillers or thickeners. Make sure you leave enough water to simmer in the spices, not a lot of water just enough. It's super easy and when I made mine I could swear I was tasting some JIB tacos, I just didn't have the American cheese, that would have put the Bam! into it. Love your video, You are a wonderful and funny character. I wish I could get my hands on JIB taco sauce.

[@valeriasmith5203]

Uncle Kenta I should clarify, the meat should be uncooked when you stir with the water and break it up. It makes an ugly looking slurry, but if it's already starting to cook it wont break up. The tiny particles are so worth it. It also allows the spice to really get inside the meat. My Dad was the best cook on this planet, we lost him in 2009, but one thing he taught us kids is that good food is well worth the time and effort. Sometimes the blender can leave a funny taste in some foods, that's why I devised this method.

[@Ryand83j2a]

Some good authentic American Food yummm...

[@elguero117]

Grew up in San Diego California move to Deming New Mexico was shocked when they found out that they didn't have any Jack in the Box locations in town I have to travel an hour to Las Cruces to get a jack-in-the-box taco or go to Arizona

[@heatherthompson1625]

Yummm they looked so good, My mouth was watering, I live in Seattle Wa, We have JACK IN THE BOXS all over, Definitely getting Jack in the Box tacos today for Lunch. One day I might make them as well, Looked easy.

[@gmoney9068]

Lookin' good, Mr. "Jack"...….I'll have to give your homemade recipe a try!

[@Maizerus]

As a migrant to minnesota, I share your rage at the fact that there's not a single JITB anywhere near me.

[@uk7769]

lol. Rage on Maizerus! Still no JITB near me in Florida. However, December 2016, Rubios Fish Tacos came to South Florida.

[@daydreamest]

Moved to Wyoming from Southern California 3 1/2 years ago, and i must say there's a lot of money and jobs but apart from that, this place is pretty much a living freezing Hell!!! anyways so these past couple years at least twice a week, i would think about / crave Jack In The Box Monster Taco's especially with the triangular shaped sour cream packets, so this morning I randomly started craving em, and told myself, forget about these damn English muffins, I need Jack In The Box Monster Taco's back in my life, so i did what every good human would do in this type of situation [depending upon] and (GOOGLE'd IT) :) so here Iam, as well as this over extended comment, and excuse my french but, UNCLE KENTA "YOUR THE S#IT" thanks a million Boss

[@MsPenutman1]

Me too I'm craving one so bad I live in Florida

[@valeriasmith5203]

One more suggestion, this onion dicer is awesome, and the trick is to slice the onion from top to bottom, very thin, place in the dicer and slam the lid down, the pieces are smaller then McD's rehydrated onions. I hope this link brings up the dicer that I use. www.walmart.com/ip/Onion-Chopper-Dicer/20469704

[@MuahObsessions]

I was in Tennessee the first time I seen this video and now I'm back home in Texas where we have Jack-in-the-Box basically everywhere but this seems like a good dinner recipe so I will let you all know how they turn out tomorrow!

[@uk7769]

Right on, ride on!

[@MuahObsessions]

I made 45! i have a big family haha they were bomb!! Thanks (:

[@GeeEll3]

You sound like Kurt Russell. Great recipe.

[@earhartcarol]

I miss these tacos so much. I am originally from CA and am now in AL...so like you, I am far, far away from a Jack in the Box. Thank you for the video! I will be trying this soon! Do you remember the Ham and Cheese Sandwich they use to have? I have been looking for the sauce they used on those for a long time...they were served on a sesame seed kaiser roll.

[@GungaLaGunga]

Hey thanks for the comment. Hmm I don't recall the Ham and Cheese. One of my other favorites was the cheese and jalapeno nachos from the 1980's. The spicy crispy chicken sandwich, and of course the good old Jumbo Jack with cheese. Cheers to you up there in sweet home Alabama!

[@aaron210tx5]

I love the tacos maybe I'll tell my dad to make that😋

[@comfeefort]

This would be great for spicy beef burritos also

[@jimbur7849]

try adding 2 Tbls. of refried beans in your meat mixture, believe it or not but J- n.t.b has a smidge of beans in the meat mixture.

[@bradheiner6869]

Great Now Im craving this

[@BonGalabansafe]

That's really good food.

[@resa.walters]

Personally, I suspect JITB, uses part tvp, part beans, and part beef. Who knows how much beef is actually in them. I just had four of them. Hadn't had any for years. I'd like to try your method, or a similar one.

[@mightySHRIMP420]

I'm in PA for 7 year we found a jack in Philly. Took a trip to get some jack. Place was closed

[@thomasbroderick961]

You know what puts them over the top? Grated Parmesan on the outside of the shell.

[@rosinantedelafuente]

You are an American hero

[@christoperwiese6146]

Great video! I"m currently living in Thailand with my wife and craving some tacos! I'm going to use your recipe :)

[@uk7769]

Very cool! Cheers to Thailand from South Florida!

[@beverlysteele8754]

The recipe I found included refried pinto beans with a slightly watery texture and into the meat mix. Excellent job on the video! Looks better than the original!

[@Rambizzle454]

jack in the box tacos are 50/50 meat to bean ratio. but, other than that you nailed it bro! grating your onion is fast and easy, and gets it super fine, I use my grater for onion, potatoes, and cheese.

[@ChenKaifeng]

There is no meat or beans in Jack in the Box tacos. It is seasoned soy protein. No meat.

[@Rambizzle454]

whatever man, prove it. ill look it up one more time, but I remember seeing that it is meat and beans.

[@Rambizzle454]

ok so I looked it up on their official website, you made me do this lol, what I thought was refried beans is actually soy, but it does have beef and chicken it it. so get ur facts straight before you come up in here saying stuff.

[@ChenKaifeng]

They have changed their taco filling recipe throughout the years. Didn't know they started adding meat again. In the past it was all soy protein with chicken and beef "flavoring".

[@GungaLaGunga]

Oh cool. Interesting, and thanks for the info on real J in the B tacos. I would have guessed that the real ones were a proprietary blend of miso paste, Bondo, and blue agave root dust. haha Cheers!

[@bradheiner6869]

Bravo !

[@earllscheibb9495]

I just made these..... Holy s:;- there right on !!!! Great job !

[@yoouulie]

You can also get than minced meat texture by adding chorizo to the beef.

[@uk7769]

Oh that sounds delicious. Have to try that.

[@jcengr5000]

Editing was first rate, and I like the "oh dear, look out" at 4:08, and the thumbs up at about 4:25. Also, in italiano, it's oile de olive, phonetically Oh-EE-lay Day Oh-LEE-vay. Can you dig it??

[@uk7769]

I can dig it!!!

[@jcengr5000]

Also, love your motivational speaker style voice. Add just a little more "radio guy" voice and you are golden, baby.

[@MelissaSkates71]

Thanks this totally worked

[@HamptonBlu]

thank you so much for this!

[@uk7769]

Awesome. Glad you liked it. Cheers!

[@2des35]

These Budgies aarrrree Greeaaasssyyy!

[@avarey8411]

The tacos taste when friend in peanut oil. Makes all the difference in the world.

[@geezerbliz]

Dr. Tongue's 3D House Of Pancakes

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

I settle for nothing less than the reak jack n the box taco.

[@SednaCommunications]

supposed to fry fillings inside and top with cold toppings

[@Knight2000-]

Your voice sounds like a southern 70’s drunken stepfather.

[@uk7769]

lol

[@uk7769]

Dr Tongue's Evil House of Pancakes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4OWeJKYmraWmaM

[@jcengr5000]

Great video! I can rely on Uncle Kenta as a font of information. Great theme music. Love the references. Right On, Ride On!!!! I do have one question: What if I DO have a stove that goes to 11???

[@uk7769]

I think you can adjust any recipe in 10 based stove setting by factor of 1.1 que no?? But on your stove, why don't you just make ten hotter, and make ten be the top number, and make that a little hotter?

[@jcengr5000]

uk7769 True. True. But if you do have a stove that goes to 11, your math is correct. A*1.1=B where A is the setting of the stove that goes to 10 and B is the proportional setting on a stove that goes to 11. Thank you, Unckle Kenta (new spelling is another idea to copyright).

[@gimenam9278]

and has the same taste of jack tacos?

[@uk7769]

Same? no. JITB tacos are some soy paste mixture. Doing it yourself, they actually taste better. Enjoy.

[@Kiayya_-.]

yyeeaaahhhh.... omfg yes thank you so much

[@theunknowncommenter3444]

0:34 oh yeah! mesa az *REPRESENT!*

[@narsisomendosa]

Nice work

[@suzeq7592]

I don't have a j and b either.... so yeah but wanted to try me.. 😁 👕👍Great video! 👖

[@jonathanwilloughby745]

How about... Take the corn tortillas... Add the cooked meat and freeze them for whenever.... Then throw it frozen into pan. Tah-Dah, lol 😀

[@satsukichan9720]

i wish you had more recepies XD

[@guavagirl8344]

Must you slam the beef with such force?!😂

[@uk7769]

haha, yes, like it owes me money!

[@TASK_27]

This guy sounds like Jack Nicholson. Lol...

[@raedrahman6188]

you have to put soy protein in it.

[@crunch7915]

Oh Snap!! I used a 400 grit on my plastic headlight covers. I know what you are talking about because that was as smooth as a babies ass!!

[@jcengr5000]

Can I put TWO triangles of cheese in there?

[@GungaLaGunga]

Although Jack puts in just one equilaterally sliced triangle, the amount of cheese investment you are comfortable with is entirely up to you.

[@jcengr5000]

Uncle Kenta You know, that's just what I needed to hear after a long flight from Miami...

[@uk7769]

John Cunneen Alright Harry, quit messing around i haven't got a lot of time.

[@lime4328]

"El cheapo" more like EL CHAPO

[@RedfishInc]

why?

[@lennysvibe]

HA!!!!...EXCELLENT NARRATION...THAT MEAT DIDNT LOOK TOO GOOD...I REMEMBER LIVING IN LAGUNA BEACH AND WE HAD A JACK N BOX ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY...I HATED THOSE "TACOS"...BUT I SURE DID EAT ALOT OF THEM...THEY WERE CHEAP AND CONVENIENT...LOL

[@absolutegenius109]

Good but u should use grated cheese

[@eliseogarcia1871]

Too much fucking work for 2 tacos I could get for 99 cents at the real jack in the box

[@uk7769]

Well it is a lot faster and cheaper than me drivin' 623.9 miles to MY nearest J in the B.

[@lookimabutterfly8818]

he said "juice" dude that's grease! you got to strain that off baby

[@uk7769]

Did I say 'juice'?... I did say juice! LOL!!! 5:29 I don't know why. I done lost my mind long ago. Too many tacos, and margaritas.

[@lookimabutterfly8818]

Hahaha lol your silly

[@frankthetank1369]

Grease is the word. Yeah I fry mine with the meat in it then I put lettuce tomatoes & cheese.

[@bm4867]

Hello are you genius

[@darthtyler100]

@uk7769 you i think have the better tacos because you made it from scratch and jack in the box probably just puts it on a stove and it's already cooked. they probably just heat it up. I give you cudos sir.

[@jobee1585]

That's not a taco ...it's a tacko

[@johnlincolnhawk1270]

Delicioso!

[@leticiarincon8517]

Translate in Spanish please

[@jimbur7849]

try adding 2 Tbls. of refried beans in your meat mixture, believe it or not but J- n.t.b has a smidge of beans in the meat mixture.