Je Tries To Cook: Picadillo Recipe
Ingredients
- 750 g ground pork
- minced garlic, 1 medium-sized onion
- 2 medium-sized potatoes cut into cubes
- 1 small-sized carrot cut into cubes
- 2 pcs hotdogs cut into cubes
- cooking oil
- 7 tbsp patis
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1 1/4 cup water, 1 tbsp sugar (not in the photo)
- black pepper, seasoning granules
- parsley flakes and thyme (both optional)
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