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Tacos dorados de picadillo with avocado salsa

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  • 2 whole avocados
  • onion
  • 1 cloves garlic clove
  • 1 whole chile serrano
  • cilantro
  • ½ whole lime
Avocado salsa: in the blender add the avocados, a piece of onion, a garlic clove, a serrano, cilantro, the juice of half a lime and salt to taste.
  • salt
  • water or milk
Cover the avocados with water or milk and blend smooth; transfer to a bowl.
  • 5 whole Roma tomatoes
  • ¼ whole onion
  • 1 whole jalapeno
  • 3 whole serranos
Roast the Roma tomatoes, a quarter onion and the chiles until nicely charred, then transfer to the blender.
  • 1 whole chile chipotle
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • salt
  • ½ cup water
Add the chipotle, garlic, tomato sauce, oregano, cumin and salt, and blend smooth with half a cup of water.
  • 2 lb ground beef
  • ½ whole onion
  • total seasoning
  • adobo seasoning
Over high heat add the ground beef and half an onion, break it up and season with total seasoning and adobo seasoning; cook about 5 minutes or until browned.
Add the diced potatoes, mix and cook 5 minutes.
  • 3 whole medium small diced potatoes
  • chile verde
Remove all the grease from the meat, add the chile verde and the chile sauce and mix.
Reduce to medium-low and cook 10 minutes until the potatoes are fully cooked; taste for salt.
  • oil
  • tortilla
Fry a tortilla in hot oil a few seconds per side; as it begins to harden, fold it into a taco, creasing both sides so it stands, and turn back and forth until hard. Repeat.
  • lettuce
  • crema mexicana
  • queso cotija
  • pico de gallo
Fill the shells with picadillo and top with lettuce, crema mexicana, avocado salsa, queso cotija and pico de gallo.
Filling, topping and tasting