Ground Beef Con Mole Tacos - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb ground beef
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    6 garlic cloves, minced
    3/4 cup red pepper, chopped (1 medium)
    1/2 cup onion, finely chopped (1 medium)
    1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
    3 tablespoons dark chocolate or 3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate, chopped
    2 tablespoons sesame seeds
    1 tablespoon chili powder
    2 teaspoons paprika
    2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano or 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed
    2 teaspoons ground cumin
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    1/4 cup sherry wine
    1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
    1/2 cup yellow hominy, rinsed & drained
    1/2 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced
    1/2 cup fresh cilantro, snipped
    salt
Preparation
    In a large skillet, cook beef until browned. Remove beef from skillet, drain, and keep warm.
    In same skillet, healt oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in sweet pepper, onion, and 1/2 tsp salt for about 5 minutes or until onions and peppers are softened.
    Reduce heat to medium; stir in chocolate, sesame seeds, chili powder, paprika, oregano, cumin, cinnamon and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until spices are fragrant (be careful not to burn mixture).
    Remove skillet from heat. Stir in Sherry. Return skillet to heat. Add ground beef, the tomato sauce, hominy, & olives. Cook and stir until mixture is combined and thickened. Stir in cilantro. Season to taste with additional salt.

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