Slow Cooker Carne Picada

Use your slow cooker to make carne picada. You only need a few ingredients and carne picada makes great taco meat.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 286 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as Rotel®)
• 0.5 teaspoon paprika
• 0.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 teaspoon sea salt
• 0.25 cup flour
• 1.5 pounds round steak, cut into strips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine flour, paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a large bowl, mix to combine. Toss meat in flour mixture until well coated.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear meat until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Depending on the size of your skillet, you might need to sear the meat in batches. Remove from skillet. Add onion, scraping off all the browned bits, and sautè until softened and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 3

Add meat, onions, and diced tomatoes, undrained, into a slow cooker; mix to combine. Cook on Low until meat is tender and flavors have combined, 2 to 3 hours.