Recipes from Mexico :: Mexican Main Dishes Meat
Use as a filling for tacos and flour tortillas.
2 1/2 Tbsp. 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 lbs. very lean ground beef
Heat olive oil in a skillet over moderate heat and add green chiles, onions, potatoes and garlic. Sauté the vegetables until they are well browned, adjusting the heat as necessary, about 8 to 10 mins., stirring often. You may have to add a little more olive oil to keep the vegetables from sticking.
Add tomatoes and continue cooking for 3 mins., stirring often. Add salt, cumin and oregano and cook for 1 minute. Add chorizo, breaking it up and stirring it into the vegetables. 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. When the ground beef has browned, cover the skillet, turn the heat to very low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 mins. Makes about 4 c..
