# Picadillo

A delicious and easy-to-make ground beef dish that can be used in various meals like tacos, tostadas, or gorditas.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- white onion, chopped
- 1 medium-sized potato, cut
- 1 tomato
- 2 garlic
- 1 tbsp tomato bouillon
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 1 cup water
- water
- salt
- 1 serrano

## Instructions

1. Break up and cook the ground beef for 10 to 15 minutes to brown the meat.
2. Chop a little bit of white onion and add it to the ground beef, then cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Cut one medium-sized potato and add it to the ground beef, then cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
4. Add one tomato, two garlics, one tablespoon of tomato bouillon, half a teaspoon of cumin, and about a cup of water to a blender.
5. Blend the ingredients.
6. Add the blended mixture to the ground beef.
7. Add a little bit more water.
8. Give the mixture a quick mix.
9. Add salt to your liking.
10. Add one serrano for flavor (do not blend if you don't want it spicy).
11. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- blender

## Tips

- For a spicier picadillo, blend the serrano with the other ingredients in the blender.
- Picadillo can be used to make tacos, tostadas, or gorditas.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@marlen.cooks/video/7531884316482194719
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e6841b96-b590-4fd3-b97c-8869a41b0977
- Extracted: 2026-06-30

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