Cuban beef picadillo
Cuban beef picadillo is a traditional dish made with ground beef, potatoes, and various flavorful ingredients.
Equipment
- Frying pan
- medium-size frying pan
- Large frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
- ½ whole bell pepper diced
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 3 small potatoes peeled and cut in small pieces
- ¾ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup whole green olives stuffed w/ pimentos
- ½ cup raisins
- ¼ cup capers drained
- 16 ounces tomato sauce 2 8 oz cans
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
To serve
- Latin style white rice
- Fried ripe plantains
- Tomato and onion curtido
Instructions
- In a medium-size frying pan, brown the ground beef with a dash of cumin and pepper, drain off any excess grease, and set aside.
- In a large frying pan, heat 2 tbs of olive oil over med-low heat and cook the diced onion until soft.
- Add the chopped garlic and cook until almost golden.
- Mix in the bell pepper, cumin, pepper and a little salt – not too much as the olives and capers are salty.
- Add the potatoes pieces and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the ground beef and the wine, let the liquid reduce.
- Add raisins and tomato sauce when the potatoes are about half-cooked.
- Cook for 5 more minutes and then add the olives and capers.
- Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are ready. If the sauce thickens too much, you can add some more wine or a little bit of water. Taste and adjust any seasonings.
- Serve with rice, fried ripe plantains and a small salad.
Notes
You can also use ground chicken or turkey in place of the ground beef.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 25gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 750mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 20mg
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