Creole Ground Beef
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 1medium onion
  • 1/2large green pepper
  • 1tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 packet culantro and achioteseasoning
  • 8ounces tomato sauce
  • 4ounces water(half of tomato sauce can)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2tablespoons dry wineor vinegar alcaparrado
  • 4ounces sweet peppers
  • raisins(optional)
  • salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
  1. Cook the ground beef to take out any additional fat.
  2. One it changes color (from red to brown) add the onion, the green pepper, garlic powder and the seasoning packet, stirring constantly for three minutes to avoid the beef to stick to the pan.
  3. Add tomato sauce to the beef. Rinse the can with half of the water (4 ounces) and the pan, with the dry wine.
  4. Keep cooking at low heat for 10 more minutes, until it dries a little; add alcaparrado, raisins, and sweet peppers, to taste.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste.