Picadillo, Cuban Ground Beef
By
Pamela Rappaport
@Pamelalala
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I lived in Miami for 18 years and fell in love with Cuban food. Picadillo is a traditional Cuban dish and every household does it a little differently. This is how I was taught to make it. Serve it with white rice, sweet plantains, and an avocado salad and you'll think you are in Little Havana!
Ingredients
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1/4 colive oil
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2 clovegarlic, minced
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1 largeonion, chopped
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1 largegreen bell pepper, chopped
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2 lblean ground beef
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15 ozcan diced tomatoes with the juice (or 2 large very ripe tomatoes if you have them!)
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1/2 tspground cumin
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·salt and pepper
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1 Tbspapple cider vinegar
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1 Tbsptomato paste
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3/4 cpimento stuffed green olives, sliced
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2 Tbspcapers
How to Make Picadillo, Cuban Ground Beef
- Saute onion, peppers and garlic in oil until tender
- Add the ground beef and brown, breaking the meat up. Drain the fat if you like but it's not traditional to do so.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, salt and pepper, and vinegar. Simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes.
- Add the olives and capers and warm through.
- Serve over white rice
- Note - Many recipes call for a cup of raisins.
