Mexican Picadillo
This delicious and authentic Mexican Picadillo is made with ground beef, potatoes, and a spicy tomato sauce. It's an easy, hearty and scrumptious ground beef recipe that can be on the table in no time.
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds ground beef, 80/20
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled, diced into ½ inch chunks
- ½ cup onions, diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 3 jalapenos, stems removed
- 1 serrano pepper, stem removed
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon oil
Instructions
- In a small frying pan, add a teaspoon of oil and heat over medium heat.
- Once hot, add whole tomatoes, jalapenos, serrano peppers and garlic.
- Roast in the pan until the skin is charred and blistered.
- Place roasted vegetables in a food processor or chopper and pulse until desired consistency is obtained.
- In a large saucepan, over medium heat, add ground beef, diced onions, salt and pepper. Cook until the meat is no longer pink.
- Next, add diced potatoes, tomato mixture, and stir.
- Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until potatoes are tender.
- Serve with your favorite sides or over rice
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Notes
- Prepping the Chiles. Never touch your face or eyes and always wash your hands when working with hot peppers.
- Don't Over Cook the Beef. Cook just until the beef is no longer pink. Overcooked ground beef is bland.
- Cutting the Potatoes. Dice the potatoes no larger than ½-inch cubes. Any bigger and they'll take too long to cook and be harder to eat.