Paleo Picadillo Style

By mack

Ingredients

• MOJO
• 10 cloves garlic, cracked from skin
• 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin, eyeball it in your palm
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball the amount
• 1/4 cup water, eyeball it
• 2 pounds ground sirloin/beef/etc
• 1 tablespoon paprika, eyeball it in your palm
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it NOT PALEO
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco) eyeball it NOT PALEO
• 1 cup tomato sauce get organic natural with no sugar
• A palm full grill seasoning blend (recommended: McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning

Preparation

Step 1

Make the mojo sauce: put the garlic and onion in a food processor with cumin, lemon zest and juice. Turn processor on and stream in about 1 cup of extra-virgin olive oil and 1/4 cup of water. Turn off processor and reserve.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and brown. Add half of the mojo and crumble the meat as it cooks, about 3 minutes. Add olives and pimientos, paprika, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, tomato sauce and grill seasoning. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Cook over low heat 10 minutes