Tacos Picadillo Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• For the tacos
• 2 tbsp corn oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded (if you like it hot include the seeds) and minced
• 1 1/2 tbsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• Salt
• 4 whole peeled tinned tomatoes, chopped and about 65ml of their juices
• 375g lean beef mince
• 85ml chicken stock
• 25g fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped
• Oil, for frying
• Dozen 18-cm corn tortillas, preferably white, or prepared taco shells
• For the toppings
• 1/4 head romaine or iceberg, thinly sliced
• 3 ripe medium tomatoes, cored and diced
• 1 to 2 avocados, diced
• 150g shredded cheddar or jack cheese
• Sour cream, for garnish