Title: Picadillo (Spicy Beef)
Categories: Texmex, Meats, Main dish
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Lean beef, chopped coarse
1 Med. onion,chopped fine
2 lg Fresh tomatoes,peel,chop
1 Clove garlic, crushed
2 tb Vinegar
1 ts Sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 pn Cloves
1/4 ts Cumin, ground
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Seedless raisins
1/2 c Almonds, blanched, slivered

Brown meat over med. heat. After meat begins to cook and some he fat
begins to cook out, add the onion. Cook until onion is translucent. Drain
off excess fat, if any.

Add all remaining ingreds. except almonds. Simmer for abt. 30 min. Add the
almonds just before serving; use as garnish for top of dish.

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