Recipes from Mexico :: Mexican Main Dishes Meat
1 lb. ground beef
1 1/4 (one and one-fourth) c. minced raw onion
1 can pinto beans
1 1/3 (one and one-third) c. tomato sauce
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 c. water
1 Tbsp. flour
8 c. mashed potatoes
4 c. shredded lettuce (optional)
1/2 c. chopped raw onion
3/4 c. grated longhorn or Cheddar
Brown ground beef and onion, draining fat. Add pinto beans and tomato sauce, cooking 15 mins. Combine chili powder, flour, water and a little salt; blend this paste into previous mixture. Cook 45 mins. over low heat, stirring frequently.
Meanwhile, prepare mashed potatoes with butter, milk and black pepper, adding only enough milk to ensure rather stiff mashed potatoes.
To serve, spread mashed potatoes in center of dinner plate to resemble a 2-in. thick tostada (with a rim around the outer edge). Spoon chili into depression and top with lettuce, onion and cheese.
Serve with crusty rolls or French bread.
Makes 4 large tostadas.
