Picadillo Tostadas – We Love God!

I never got away from Jesus, and Him crucified, and I found that when my people were gripped by this great evangelical doctrine of Christ and Him crucified, I had no need to give them instructions about morality. I found that one followed as the sure and inevitable fruit of the other… I find my Indians begin to put on the garments of holiness and their common life begins to be sanctified even in small matters when they are possessed by the doctrine of Christ and Him crucified.

David Brainerd

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats		December 19	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Onion, chopped fine
2		Garlic cloves, minced
2	T	Vegetable oil
2	lb	Ground pork
1/3	c	Raisins
1 1/2	c	Tomato sauce
1/2	c	Sliced pimiento-stuffed
		green olives
3/4	t	Cinnamon
1/4	t	Ground cloves
		Vegetable oil for frying the
		tortillas
		Twelve 7-inch corn tortillas
3	c	Shredded romaine or iceberg
		lettuce
1 1/2	c	Thinly sliced red onion or
		coarsely
		grated radishes

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the picadillo:  In a large heavy skillet cook the onion and the
garlic in the oil over  moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion
is softened, add the  pork, and cook the mixture over moderate heat,
stirring and breaking  up any lumps, until the pork is no longer pink.
Pour off any excess  fat, add the raisins, the tomato sauce, the
olives, the cinnamon, the  cloves, and salt and pepper to taste, and
simmer the mixture,  stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, or
until it is  thickened. The picadillo may be made 1 day in advance,
kept covered  and chilled, and reheated before proceeding.  In a
skillet heat 1/4 inch of the oil over moderately high heat until  it is
hot but not smoking, in it fry the tortillas, 1 at a time, for  30
seconds to 1 minute, or until they are crisp and golden, and  transfer
them with tongs as they are fried to paper towels to drain.  Arrange
the tostada shells in one layer on platters, divide the  picadillo
among them, and top it with the lettuce and the onion.  Makes about 12
tostadas, serving 6 to 8.  Gourmet December 1990  Converted by
MC_Buster.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 6046 Calories From Fat: 3817 Total Fat: 425.5g Cholesterol: 576.2mg Sodium: 10265.2mg Potassium: 4752.2mg Carbohydrates: 402.1g Fiber: 37.3g Sugar: 66.6g Protein: 162.5g