Tortitas de carne – beef patties in tomato and chipotle sauce

Ingredients for 4 portions

• 600 gBeef mince
• 1Egg
• 5 tbspBreadcrumbs
• ½Yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 cloveGarlic, finely chopped
• to tasteSalt
• to tasteBlack pepper
• 3 tbspRapeseed oil, for frying
• 5Tomatoes
• 2Chipotle peppers in adobo
• ½Yellow onion, for the sauce
• 1 cloveGarlic, for the sauce
• ≈ 500 mlWater
• 1 cubeChicken stock

On the side

• 12Corn tortillas

Method

1. Mix the mince with the egg, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Shape into 12 flat patties about 8 cm across.
2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the patties in batches, 2–3 minutes per side. They don't need to be cooked through. Set aside.
3. Blend the tomatoes with the chipotles, onion, garlic, water and stock cube.
4. Pour off most of the fat from the pan, add the tomato sauce and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, until it darkens slightly.
5. Return the patties to the pan, cover and simmer over a low heat for 15 minutes, turning them once.
6. Warm the tortillas in a dry frying pan and serve the patties with plenty of sauce.

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