Carne Molida con Papa

Ingredients

• Tomato (1)
• Dried California Chiles (3)
• Lean Ground Beef [7% fat] (1 lbs.)
• Potatoes (3)
• Salt
• Garlic
• Cumin
• Black Pepper
• Olive Oil

Instructions

1. Put 3 California chiles and 1 tomato to boil
2. Pre-heat pan on medium flame; coat in olive oil
3. Tear beef into little pieces and put in pan
4. Turn heat up to medium-high
5. Peel potatoes
6. Season beef with [aprox.] 1/2 teaspoon of salt
7. Mash beef with masher
8. Put flame to lowest level
9. Cover pan
10. Cut potato to small pieces; put in pan then cover pan again; do this with all potatoes
11. Stir & cover
12. Put the boiled chiles and tomato into blender; add 1 clove of garlic; add 1/2 teaspoon of cumin; add 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper; add a splash of the water used to boil
13. Blend
14. Continually stir beef & potatoes
15. When potatoes begin to soften a little, add the blended chile
16. Rinse blender with a splash of water and add to meat
17. Stir
18. Let sit on lowest level flame until potatoes are completely soft
19. Done.