Caldito

Hey all you Chile Heads!  I want to share our families Caldito recipe with you.  Whenever I make this recipe it reminds me of my dad, and how he was the one to cook this for our family growing up.  I hope you enjoy it!

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Caldito

Ingredients:

1/2 pound ground beef

4 medium size potatoes (you can use russet or red)

2 tablespoons flour

1-teaspoon salt

½ cube beef broth, or swap 1-cup water for a 12oz can of beef broth

4 cups water

 

Directions:

1.  Peel potatoes and slice into ¼-inch pieces into a bowl; I use a paring knife and slice according to the edge of the potato, set aside. 

2.  Brown ground beef until the meat is no longer pink. 

3.  Add potatoes and cook with beef for approximately 2 minutes. 

4.  Add flour to beef and potatoes and cook for another 2 minutes. 

5.  Add water while continually mixing all ingredients to combine. 

6.  Put ½ cube of beef broth into the mix, and bring to a boil. 

7.  Once boiling, add salt, mix, turn heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. 

 - Garnish with chopped cilantro, green onion and green chile.  I don’t add green chile initially because then it becomes a low grade green chile stew.