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ground beef picadillo

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Lisa 'Gayle' Goff
Chula Vista, CA

Just another classic but it's Yummy!

(1 rating)
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For ground beef picadillo

  • 1 lb
    ground beef
  • 1 md
    onion peeled and diced
  • 4 clove
    garlic peeled and chopped
  • 2
    jalapenos, fresh,seeded and diced
  • 4 md
    tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 10 md
    green olives quartered
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive brine from the olive jar
  • 1/4 c
    raisins (softened in water for 20 minutes)
  • 1
    pablano chili seeded and chopped (or green pepper if unavailable)
  • 1 tsp
    cumin
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground clove
  • 1 tsp
    brown sugar
  • 2
    potatoes, peeled and diced mixed in 1 tsp molasses
  • 1/4 c
    olive oil to brown potatoes in

How To Make ground beef picadillo

  • 1
    start softening rasins (set aside) and brown the potatoes in olive oil until golden and tender.
  • 2
    cook ground beef, jalapeno and onion about 1/2 done, then add garlic and cook a couple more minutes.
  • 3
    Add remaining ingredients
  • 4
    Serve over rice or you can use this mixture to make tamales or empanadas as well.
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