Picadillo de Papa con Carne (Potato and Beef Hash)
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Cocina Tradicional Costarricense 5 - Los Santos y Mora
Ingredients
3
potatoes
1
salted beef
¼
lard
1
head(s) garlic
3
sweet peppers
1
sprig(s) celery
1
large onion
3
bouillon cubes
2
beef bouillon packets
2
culantro castilla (cilantro)
salt to taste
cumin seeds (ground) to taste
1
achiote (annatto)
Directions
- Put the meat to cook in chunks with the pepper, ½ head of garlic, the onion, the celery, the culantro, and add the salt.
- When it is tender, remove it, let it cool, and shred it.
- Cook the potatoes, peel them, and chop them into small pieces.
- In a very hot pot, fry in the lard ½ head of crushed garlic and the achiote.
- Add the chopped potatoes, the meat, and add the cumin, the bouillon cubes, and the bouillon.
- Stir constantly until it boils for five more minutes.
- Serves 25 people.