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Slow-Cooker Cuban Picadillo (with hidden, heart, liver, and kidney)

Slow-Cooker Cuban Picadillo (with hidden, heart, liver, and kidney)

 

Picadillo is a spiced ground beef and vegetable hash and is a traditional dish in Spain, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba, and, interestingly, the Philippines. This recipe is for the Cuban style and sneaks in a healthy dose of grass-fed beef organ meats! It is so flavorful and well-spiced that you can't even tell the heart, liver, and kidney hidden alongside the ground beef.

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Easy Slow Cooker Cuban Ropa Vieja

Easy Slow Cooker Cuban Ropa Vieja

This slow cooker recipe for Cuban Ropa Vieja is super fast and easy to prep, and the result at the end of the day is hearty and delicious. It also freezes well to keep as an emergency quick meal that just needs reheating to be ready to eat. 

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How to Cook Beef Tongue

How to Cook Beef Tongue

Beef tongue. If you've ever had it, you love it. If you haven't, you are probably grossed out and intimidated by the thought of preparing and eating it. You shouldn't be. It's extremely easy to cook, and one of the most succulent, satisfying meats and it will probably become a new favorite after you taste just how delicious and melt-in-your-mouth tender it is. Read more to learn how to cook this amazing organ meat.  

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Time-saving slow cooker roast

Time-saving slow cooker roast
I love my slow cooker. It saves me SO much time in the kitchen by allowing me to cook in bulk to either eat from for several days in a row or portion and freeze for later. One-pot-meals in the slow cooker sure are great, but sometimes I just don't want to eat the same thing in a row for several days. So, I got the idea to start cooking up my roasts with a bare minimum of additional ingredients, or sometimes, with nothing extra at all, so that the meat can be used in a wide range of different final dishes. Since the meat is minimally seasoned, I can reheat it in any number of recipes, using whatever ingredients I happen to have on hand.

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