Picadillo
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Picadillo is a ground meat hash with vegetables. It usually has capers and green olives in it as well. This recipe may be served over rice or used as a filling for sweet peppers, tortillas, taco shells or pita breads, even spooned over toasted buns. Source of recipe: Anne Lindsay's New Light Cooking. When I made this I found the flavour of 2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce to be too strong for my taste. I would try 1 tbsp and then taste it. I would also add the same quantity of vinegar so if you only added 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce then only use 1 tbsp vinegar. Note: May substitute 14 oz can tomato sauce for tomato paste and water but salt content will be higher.
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ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 2 onions, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 small sweet green peppers, chopped
- 1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup green olives, pitted and chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1 -2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (or to taste)
- 1 -2 tablespoon red wine vinegar (or to taste)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
directions
- Using a large nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat, breaking up with spoon, until browned and drain off any fat.
- Add onions and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until nearly tender.
- Add garlic and peppers, and cook, stirring often, for 2 to 3 minutes or until onions are softened.
- Mix tomato paste with water and stir into beef mixture along with raisins, olives, capers and Worcestershire sauce (original recipe called for 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce but I found that to be too much).
- Simmer for 5 minutes to blend flavors then stir in vinegar (I would add the same amount of vinegar as Worcestershire sauce), salt and pepper.
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"Picadillo is a ground meat hash with vegetables. It usually has capers and green olives in it as well. This recipe may be served over rice or used as a filling for sweet peppers, tortillas, taco shells or pita breads, even spooned over toasted buns. Source of recipe: Anne Lindsay's New Light Cooking.
When I made this I found the flavour of 2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce to be too strong for my taste. I would try 1 tbsp and then taste it. I would also add the same quantity of vinegar so if you only added 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce then only use 1 tbsp vinegar.
Note: May substitute 14 oz can tomato sauce for tomato paste and water but salt content will be higher."
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It is Cuban. There is a difference. That is like when I saw someone say caldo Gallego was Puerto Rican. It literally means GALICIAN soup/broth - as in from Galicia, Spain!Reply
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This turned out delicious and we loved it. It was sort of like a Central American sloppy joe.Replies 1
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I wasn't sure if this would be as good as the other picadillo which I've tried, but it was. The only alteration I made was that I used more salt, otherwise followed the recipe to the letter, and we loved it. Had it with oven roasted pumpkin instead of rice. This will be a keeper, too! Thanks for sharing. Made for CQ 2017 Central America, for the Happy CampersReplies 1 -
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