chorizo/beef picadillo (chorizo/beef filling)
Chorizo/Beef Picadillo (Chorizo/Beef Filling) Use as a filling for tacos and flour tortillas. 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 2/3 cup green chiles, minced 2/3 cup onions, minced 2/3 cu...
Ingredients
- 21/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2/3cupgreen chiles, minced
- 2/3cuponions, minced
- 2/3cuppotatoes, minced
- 3clovegarlic, minced
- 1/2teaspoonmexican oregano
- 8ouncechorizo
- 11/4 pounds very lean ground beef
Directions
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Chorizo/Beef Picadillo (Chorizo/Beef Filling) Use as a filling for tacos and flour tortillas
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2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 2/3 cup green chiles, minced 2/3 cup onions, minced 2/3 cup potatoes, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced Heaping 1/4
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Sauté the vegetables until they are well browned, adjusting the heat as necessary, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often
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You may have to add a little more olive oil to keep the vegetables from sticking
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Add tomatoes and continue cooking for 3 minutes, stirring often
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Add salt, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 minute
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Add chorizo, breaking it up and stirring it into the vegetables
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When the chorizo has browned and released most of its fat, add the ground beef, breaking it up and mixing it with the other ingredients
