Recipe for cooking chorizo/beef picadillo (chorizo/beef filling)

Quick Meals- Salads and Sandwiches :: Beef Sandwiches

Chorizo/Beef Picadillo (Chorizo/Beef Filling)

Use as a filling for tacos and flour tortillas.

2 1/2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2/3 C. green chiles, minced
2/3 C. onions, minced
2/3 C. potatoes, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
Heaping 1/4 tsp. salt
Heaping 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. Mexican oregano
8 oz. chorizo
1 1/4 lb. very lean lean ground beef

Heat extra virgin olive oil in a skillet over moderate heat and add green chiles, onions, potatoes and garlic. Saut the vegetables until they are well browned, adjusting the heat as necessary, about 8 to 10 min., stirring often. You may have to add a little more extra virgin olive oil to keep the vegetables from sticking.

Add tomatoes and continue cooking for 3 min., stirring often. Add salt, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 min. Add chorizo, breaking it up and stirring it into the vegetables. When the chorizo has browned and released most of its fat, add the lean ground beef, breaking it up and mixing it with the other ingredients. When the lean ground beef has browned, cover the skillet, turn the heat to very low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 min.

Makes approximately approximately 4 C..