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INGREDIENTS (for 8 servings):
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
- 3/4 cup blanched slivered almonds
- 1 (2 ounce) jar pimento peppers, drained and chopped
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
PREPARATION:
Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring to crumble, until starting to brown. Add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and jalapeno pepper, and cook until meat is no longer pink. Drain excess grease. Fill the pan with enough water to cover the beef, cover, and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.
Stir in the almonds, pimentos, raisins, tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar. Season with oregano and salt. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally for at least 1 hour.