Argentinean Ground Beef

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups chopped peeled onions
• 1 cup chopped seeded green bell pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 8 ounces cooked kidney beans
• 8 ounces cooked hominy
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet over medium heat, sauté ground beef, onion, green bell pepper and garlic until vegetables are tender and beef is browned, about 6 minutes; drain.
• 2 stir in kidney beans, hominy, salt, basil, pepper, sugar, oregano and red pepper flakes. for a soup consistency, similar to mexican pozole, add up to 2 cups water* until desired consistency is reached. simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. serve warm over rice or pasta.
• 3 *note:.
• 4 without adding the water, meat mixture can be used as an empanada filling.