Picadillo "ground beef" for tacos
Picadillo "ground beef" for tacos

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, picadillo "ground beef" for tacos. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Picadillo "ground beef" for tacos is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Picadillo "ground beef" for tacos is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Picadillo Tacos - Tacos de Picadillo. I love making Picadillo Tacos when I need to serve a crowd. The filling and the shells can both be made ahead of time, and they are simple to make.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have picadillo "ground beef" for tacos using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Picadillo "ground beef" for tacos:
  1. Make ready 3 lb ground beef
  2. Prepare 2 cup salsa
  3. Get 1 cup beef stock
  4. Take 3 tbsp cumin
  5. Get 3 tbsp paprika
  6. Make ready 2 tbsp onion powder
  7. Make ready 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  8. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  9. Make ready 1 salt and pepper

These crispy corn shells are not from a box. They are made with soft corn tortillas formed into half-moon shapes, then lightly fried. Picadillo is common in Latin American cuisines; ground or finely minced meat, cooked with spices and tomato or tomato sauce, used to make a filling for tacos or to serve with rice. We took that and turned it into a filling for hard-shell tacos, a packet of spices to rip open and pour over ground beef.

Instructions to make Picadillo "ground beef" for tacos:
  1. Season beef with spices. Let marinate if possible. Put ground beef in a cold, large pot. Do not use oil. Ground beef makes it's own fat!
  2. Drain oil. Deglaze pan with beef stock by scraping the fond off the bottom of the pot. When the brown bits are lifted off the bottom of the pot, return the beef to the pot.
  3. Reduce liquid until fully absorbed. Add salsa. Reduce until liquid is absorbed and you reach your desired consistency.
  4. Variations; Tequila, any different salsa you like, small diced bell peppers and hot peppers, shredded cheese, lime juice/zest, smoked paprika, cilantro, tomatillos, cinnamon (add before salsa)
  5. Also try tamarind, fresh tomatoes, sherry, sherry vinegar, zucchini, potatoes

In the mean time fry the ground beef in a pan over medium high heat. When the meat is nearly cooked add the onion and continue cooking until the onions are soft and browned. Add the chili powder, coriander, cumin, and pepper, cooked potatoes and minced garlic. This Picadillo is commonly served on tortillas. I love loading this into fresh flour tortillas.

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