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Picadillo ranchero

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Picadillo ranchero, from the video
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Ingredients
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  • 1 whole onion
  • 2 whole jalapenos
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 2½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1½ tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 4 whole tomatoes
  • 3 whole tomatillos
  • 2–3 whole chile chipotle
  • 1 tomato sauce
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Heat a little oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
Sauteing the aromaticsSauteingRead
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  • oil
Add the onion and jalapenos and saute a couple of minutes.
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Add the minced garlic and saute 30 seconds.
Browning and seasoning the beefSeasoningRead
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  • 2 lb ground beef
Add the ground beef, break it down, and season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin and oregano. Cook 3 minutes.
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Add the potatoes, mix and cook 5 minutes.
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Remove any grease from the meat. Add the tomatoes, tomatillos and chile chipotle and mix.
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Add the tomato sauce and one cup of water, mix, reduce the heat to medium-low and bring to a simmer.
Tomatoes, tomatillos and the simmerSimmeringRead
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  • 1 cup water
At the simmer, taste for salt and adjust.
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  • 2 whole bay leaves
Add the bay leaves, cover and cook 15 minutes, until the potatoes are fully soft.
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  • cilantro
Turn off the heat and sprinkle with cilantro.
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Variation: for heat add chiles serranos; for no heat skip the jalapenos; add more water for a more brothy dish.
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