Street Tacos (Mexico)

My oldest daughter's favorite. Very quick and simple to make, this recipe was inspired by the carts in Ensenada, Mexico. The taco carts serve the most unique and delicious tacos, so I watched and learned how they put together such flavor. Bet you can't eat just one...

Ingredients:
Corn tortillas
Monterey Jack cheese 1lb. (sliced from deli, round)
Cilantro (fresh, 1 bunch)
Beef, chicken or pork (thinly sliced)
1T chili powder
1t cumin
1 can Pinto beans
1 jar (cheap Mexican salsa, or deli style salsa)
Lettuce (sliced thin to top the tacos)
1 cup olive oil (or canola oil)

Recipe:
Start by making the salsa. Use the existing salsa from the jar of the deli tub and
Add ¼ cup fresh cilantro. Refrigerate for at least a half hour. The cilantro will give your salsa the strong flavor for the tacos.
Fry the meat in 1T chili powder and 1t cumin. Make sure the meat has been drained of all juices before assembling in the tacos

Assembly:
Street tacos are assembled fast and should be eaten almost right out of the pan. I recommend that you use a frying pan just slightly larger than the corn tortilla.
Heat the pan on the highest heat. Put a little butter in the pan and wait for it to
Sizzle. Before it burns add a ¼ cup of oil and let the oil heat quickly.
Once the oil is hot, add the tortilla.
Turn the tortilla over after 15 seconds and once it is turned, add one slice of the
Cheese aiming for the middle of the tortilla.
While the tortilla and cheese is in the pan, use tongs to fold it in half so that the
Cheese is on the inside. After 15 more seconds, remove the tortilla for assembly.
Put your ingredients out and add the meat, the fresh cilantro (from remaining), the pinto beans, salsa and then top with lettuce and eat immediately.

Note**
If you have a gas stove, you can also roast the tortilla (instead of pan frying) directly on the burner. Just turn the gas on low and turn the tortilla every 15 seconds until it's hot enough to put the round cheese on. Then take it off and assemble once the cheese has melted.