Best Picadillo Sliders With Garlic Mayo Recipes

PICADILLO SLIDERS

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These Cuban-inspired sliders are a natural with our merlot. Briny olives, garlicky mayo, and a slight hit of tomato acidity sharpen the wine's fruit; caramelized onions and raisins play to the wine's toasty side.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 30m

Yield 8 sliders

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
12 ounces ground beef
Kosher salt
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Pinch ground cloves
1/4 cup raisins, roughly chopped
1/4 cup green olives, roughly chopped
1/4 cup slivered almonds, coarsely chopped
8 potato rolls
Pickled jalapenos, for serving

Steps:

1. Grate 1 clove garlic into the mayonnaise with a rasp grater and set aside.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Chop the remaining 2 cloves garlic, add to the onions, and cook 2 minutes more. Let cool slightly.
3. Meanwhile, mix the ground beef, 1 teaspoon salt, tomato sauce, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in a large bowl. Stir in the raisins, green olives, and almonds, then the onions and garlic; mix gently until just incorporated.
4. Wipe out the skillet, add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, and set over medium-high heat. Divide the meat into 8 equal portions. Brown each side, about 4 minutes for medium. Serve on the potato rolls with a smear of the garlic mayonnaise and top with pickled jalapenos.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 898, Fat 44 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Cholesterol 63 milligrams, Sodium 1391 milligrams, Carbohydrate 93 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 33 grams

GARLIC MAYO

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Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Time 5m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 0

Ingredients

Steps:

Combine 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon each chili powder and ground cumin, 1 minced garlic clove and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl; mix until smooth.

TACOS PICADILLO

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 to 6 servings (12 tacos)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 tablespoons corn oil
1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded (if you like it hot include the seeds) and minced
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Kosher salt
4 whole peeled canned tomatoes, chopped and about 1/4 cup of their juices
3/4 pound lean ground sirloin beef
1/3 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
Oil, for frying
Dozen 5-inch corn tortillas, preferably white, or prepared taco shells
1/4 head romaine or iceberg, thinly sliced
3 ripe medium tomatoes, cored and diced
1 to 2 Hass avocados, diced
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar or Monterey jack cheese
Sour cream, for garnish

Steps:

Put the oil, onions, garlic, and spices in a medium skillet, season with salt and cook over medium to medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until tender, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the tomatoes, and their juices and boil to thicken, about 2 minutes. Stir in the beef and chicken broth, adjust the heat so the mixture simmers and cook until the beef is cooked through and the mixture thickens, about 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro, taste, and season with salt and pepper as desired. Transfer to a serving bowl and cover.
To make the taco shells: Pour enough frying oil into a small skillet so its about 3/4 of an inch deep; heat over medium to medium-high. Holding 1 edge of a tortilla with tongs, lay the other half in the oil, keeping it flat with a spatula. Cook until crisp, 30 second to 1 minute. Flip the tortilla over and repeat with the other half, holding the first side of the tortilla at an angle to make an open shell, cook for about 1 minute more. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
Put the fixings and meat in individual bowls and the taco shells on a platter. Serve encouraging your diners to build their own tacos, with meat in the shell with fixings on top.