Cuban-Style Picadillo
A hearty Cuban ground beef dish featuring a delicious combination of savory and sweet flavors with olives, raisins, and spices. This traditional picadillo is perfect served over rice.
6 servings
20 min
Ingredients
- •¼ cup olive oil
- •1 large white onion
- •8 cloves garlic
- •6 leaves Turkish bay leaves
- •2 pounds ground beef
- •1 can diced tomatoes in juice
- •¾ cup raisins
- •¾ cup pimiento-stuffed green olives
- •¼ cup tomato paste
- •1½ teaspoons red wine vinegar
- •1 teaspoon chili powder
- •¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and bay leaves; sauté until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add beef; sauté until cooked, breaking up with back of fork, about 7 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients. Simmer until picadillo thickens, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves. Serve picadillo warm.
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