Taco Stew with Red Beans

Ingredients

• Ground beef
• 2 medium potatoes
• 1 cup cooked red beans (kidney beans)
• 4 garlic cloves
• A bunch of fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon dried cilantro
• Salt
• A packet of ready-made taco seasoning or: seven-spice mix, cinnamon, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder
• 3 cups cooking tomato juice or passata

Method

1. First, fry the ground beef in a little vegetable oil until cooked. Add the packet of taco seasoning or the spice mix (seven-spice, ground cumin, cinnamon, paprika).
2. Meanwhile, rinse and boil the red beans until tender.
3. In a somewhat deep pot, sauté the crushed garlic, then add the chopped fresh cilantro.
4. Add the cooked meat and sauté for a few minutes with the garlic and cilantro.
5. Add the cooked red beans, then stir in the dried cilantro and salt.
6. Dice the potatoes into small cubes. Place them in the microwave for a few minutes until slightly tender.
7. Add the potatoes to the meat and bean mixture and mix well.
8. Add the tomato sauce or crushed fresh tomatoes.
9. Bring the taco stew to a gentle single boil; when the tomato sauce thickens slightly, let it cook a few more minutes, then turn off the heat.
10. Serve the taco stew of ground beef and red beans with white rice or rice with vermicelli.