POTATO MASA CAKES WITH SPICY PORK

Potato Masa Cakes with Spicy Pork image

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 medium white onion, finely chopped
3/4 pound fresh ground pork
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (Mexican variety preferred), crumbled
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
2 plum tomatoes, cored and finely chopped
Potato Masa Cakes
1/4 cup crumbled cotija or feta cheese

Steps:

1. In a skillet, heat the oil over medium heat and cook the onion until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the pork and cook, breaking the meat into bits with a wooden spoon until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add the salt, oregano, cumin, thyme, allspice, and tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is completely cooked, about 5 minutes. Reserve in the pan off heat. 2. Prepare the potato masa cakes. To serve, reheat the pork. Place 1 potato cake on each of 4 serving plates. Top equally with the heated pork mixture. Sprinkle each serving with crumbled cheese. Serve at once.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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