"This beef picadillo recipe goes great with white rice, but you can also serve it with tortillas, in tacos, or you can fill empanadas with the leftovers...."
INGREDIENTS
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1½ pound minced beef. ([0.7 kg])
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2 tablespoons of olive oil
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1 white onion (chopped)
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3 cloves garlic (minced)
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1 bay leaf
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¾ cup of tomato sauce
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1 carrot (wash, peel and cut into small pieces)
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¼ teaspoon of cumin powder
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¼ cup of pitted green olives (sliced)
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1⅓ teaspoons of salt (or to taste.)
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¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper
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¾ pound waxy potatoes ([0.35 kg] wash, peel and cut into cubes)
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1 stalk of celery (chopped)
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1 red bell pepper (chopped)
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½ tablespoon hot sauce (or to taste)
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1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)