On Fri, 10 May 2019 23:10:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 10 May 2019 19:39:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 5/10/2019 9:58 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 10 May 2019 20:25:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/10/2019 11:36 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 9 May 2019 22:35:02 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey, at least it's food related! Made with refried beans, carne
>>>>>>>> molida,
>>>>>>>> sharp cheddar, pico de gallo, iceberg lettuce and black olives. Yum!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just don't care for potatoes cooked in Tex-Mex meat preparations.
>>>>>>> Don't like breakfast burritos for the same reason. I've tried but I
>>>>>>> just don't like the mouth feel.
>>>>>>> I'll just have the beans on the tostada.
>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> What potatoes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>> it's my understanding that molida is traditionally made with potatoes
>>>>> in the meat mixture
>>>>>
>>>> Okay, thanks, Janet! I was unfamiliary with the term 'molida'. I can
>>>> say
>>>> I'm not particularly fond of potatoes in Tex-Mex stuff like breakfast
>>>> burritos, either. But then my only encounter with them has been frozen
>>>> breakfast burritos and really, one try, no thanks!
>>>>
>>>> I saw a show on PBS about making tostadas the other day. I can't
>>>> remember
>>>> her name but she used a comal drizzled with oil to heat the corn
>>>> tortillas
>>>> to a crisp and then topped them with some different tasty toppings.
>>>> Trust
>>>> me, there wasn't any cheddar cheese involved. Crumbled Oaxaca and Queso
>>>> Blanco (or was it Queso Fresco?) were the Mexican melting cheeses. I do
>>>> believe there was simmered, shredded seasoned beef, shredded lettuce and
>>>> maybe olives involved.
>>>>
>>>> My take-away from it: tostadas are similar to crisp corn tacos, except
>>>> they're flat.
>>>
>>>Exactly. And no potatoes. Carne molida is simply seasoned ground beef.
>>
>> Carne Molida
>> http://www.tastingpuertorico.com/carne-molida/
>> 2 lbs ground beef
>> Adobo Seasoning (about 1Tbsp)
>> 1 packet Sazón Seasoning
>> 1 Tbsp tomato paste
>> 2 Tbsp tomato sauce
>> 2 Tbsp sofrito
>> 8-10 Spanish salad olives
>> 2 small potatoes (peeled & cubed) - optional
>> Directions
>> Season ground beef with adobo
>> Add ground beef to a large pan and begin to brown on low to medium
>> heat
>> Add the Sofrito, Sazon Seasoning, Tomato Paste, Tomato Sauce, Olives
>> and Potatoes and cook on low until the ground beef is cooked and
>> potatoes are tender
>>
>> this is the way I have had it. I assumed that if Julie was making
>> Mexican seasoned ground beef she would have said so. Since she said
>> molida I thought of the above. I was surprised to see the recipe
>> indicate potatoes optional, I've never had it that way. Other recipes
>> do not say optional. Very much like Mexican Picadillo
>> Janet US
>
>Nope. If it has potatoes it is usually Con Papas.

Nope won't do. Yes, carne con papas has potatoes,There are recipes
for carne molida with potatoes. You didn't read the recipe that I
posted for you, did you?