Picadillo
photo by rpgaymer
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 2 tablespoons green olives, sliced
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1⁄4 cup diced pimento
- 1 cup frozen green pea
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1⁄4 cup white wine
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano, ground
directions
- Cook ground beef in a large pan over medium heat until done. Remove from pan, drain, and set aside.
- Add olive oil to pan. When the oil is hot add onions and green peppers. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add garlic and saute several more minutes.
- Return cooked beef to pan and add remaining ingredients. Stir well and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; cover pan and simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf before serving.
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Reviews
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This recipe is as good as the other reviewers said it was. I made it for Cinco de Mayo and it did not disappoint. I made mine in a vegan version using Yves fake ground beef and it worked great! One note of caution, I added the 1/2 teaspoon salt prior to trying it and regretted it. I hadn't added any additional salt so figured it would be bland and need the 1/2 tsp, but it turns out the olives added quite a bit of salt, so it was a bit on the salty side. Otherwise, it rocked. This one is going in my "go-to" cookbook. I made it with the recipezaar recipe for Mexican Yellow Rice, which was also fantastic and easy to make. The whole thing took me about an hour.
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Tweaks
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This is pretty good, and definitely tastes different than most Latin American food I've eaten. I ended up using chopped kale instead of peas though, because I love kale. I served this over rice, but I realize now it would have tasted so much better in a burrito, maybe with some cheese, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
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