Picadillo (Hash) at the Flores Family's El Charro Cafe

• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 cup water
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 14 cup garlic, pureed
• 12 medium white onion, chopped
• 2 12 cups potatoes, cooked and diced
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 14 cup raisins, soaked in hot water until plump
• 8 tablespoons vinegar
• 12 cup ketchup (optional)
• 12 cup water (optional)
• 6 Spanish olives, pitted, chopped
• 1 teaspoon sugar (Up to 2 teaspoons sugar) (optional)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup apple, unpeeled and diced

1. Heat a skillet and add the salt, water, and ground beef.
2. Stir and separate the beef, and brown it quickly.
3. Mix ketchup with water in equal proportions.
4. Add the garlic puree, onion, potato, celery, tomato, raisins, vinegar, ketchup/water mixture, olives, sugar, cinnamon, and apples.
5. Cook until flavors blend, about 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
6. Makes 6-8 servings.

salt, water, lean ground beef, garlic, white onion, potatoes, celery, tomatoes, raisins, vinegar, ketchup, water, spanish olives, sugar, cinnamon, apple

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/picadillo-hash-at-the-flores-familys-el-charro-cafe-306842 (may not work)