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Sopita de fideo with potatoes and ground beef

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  • 4 whole small roma tomatoes
  • ¼ whole onion
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves
  • 3 whole chile guajillos
  • 2 whole chile chipotles
  • 1 tbsp beef bouillon
  • 2 tsp tomato bouillon
Blend the tomatoes, a quarter onion, garlic, guajillos, chipotles, beef bouillon, tomato bouillon and cumin with 2 cups water until smooth.
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 2 cup water
Heat the pan over high heat.
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp chili powder
Add the ground beef, season with salt, black pepper and chili powder, break it up and cook 5 minutes.
Browning the ground beef
Remove the meat, draining off as much grease as possible. Cover the bottom of the pan with a little oil and heat.
  • oil
  • 2 whole small diced potatoes
Add the diced potatoes and the fideo; fry 5 minutes, until the fideo is golden, salting the potatoes and stirring constantly.
  • fideo
  • salt
  • onion
Add onion and the hatch peppers, mix and cook 2 minutes.
  • 3 whole roasted, peeled, and chopped hatch peppers
Return the meat, add the sauce and 1 cup more water (more for a brothier sopita); bring to a full simmer.
  • 1 cup water
Taste for salt and adjust. Add a small bunch of cilantro.
  • cilantro
Reduce to medium-low, cover and cook 12 minutes until the potatoes are soft.