Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Picadillo seco para tostadas

Dry Picadillo for Tostadas

Name: Dry Picadillo for Tostadas
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.2 lbs ground beef, I buy 90-10; 4 chopped carrots; 7 oz frozen peas; 6 Roma tomatoes; 6 tomatillos; 1/2 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 4 sprigs parsley; 4 sprigs cilantro; 8 green chiles or to taste; 1 tablespoon avocado oil; salt and pepper

LuzMa SG @LuzMa_SG

CDMX

This is how I usually prepare picadillo at home. My son likes it spicy, so I usually blend the chiles with the tomatoes. It's also great for making tacos, as it stays dry and doesn't break or soften the tortillas. It can be made with a mix of beef and pork.

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Ingredients

45 minutes

8-10 servings

2.2 lbsground beef, I buy 90-10
4chopped carrots
7 ozfrozen peas
6Roma tomatoes
6tomatillos
1/2onion
2 clovesgarlic
4 sprigsparsley
4 sprigscilantro
8green chiles or to taste
1 tablespoonavocado oil
salt and pepper

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Wash all the vegetables, cut the Roma tomatoes and tomatillos into pieces. Place some in the food processor with the onion and garlic and blend until almost smooth. Blend the rest with the cilantro and parsley. You can also blend the green chiles, but I didn't because one person doesn't eat spicy food.
2

Heat the oil and fry the sauce. Add the meat and break it up well with a spatula or spoon. Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
3

Add the carrots, peas, and whole chiles. Cook covered over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once everything is cooked, uncover the pot to evaporate as much liquid as possible. Check the salt and add ground black pepper to taste.
4

Spread the tostadas with cream and top with the picadillo.

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Published in the US on April 15, 2025 15:57

CDMX

Mis pasiones son la lectura, el baile, los viajes y la cocina. Soy cocinera aficionada, me encanta probar recetas nuevas, experimentar con sabores, texturas y colores, y compartir lo que preparo. Sigo la dieta DASH para la hipertensión, por lo que mi alimentación se basa en vegetales, frutas, proteínas magras, legumbres, lácteos bajos en grasa, granos integrales y grasas buenas, y es baja en sodio y azúcares.