Picadillo Cubano is a simple, but satisfying popular Cuban dish. I like it because it’s easy to prepare and tastes brilliant. The flavors of this dish are incredibly intense and rich. You’ll just have to go and make it yourself to see what I mean.
You’ll love every bite of this dish, I promise.
Buen provecho!
Ingredients:
(About 4-6 servings)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon of ground oregano
1 bay leaf
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, crushed
Salt and pepper, to your taste
1 cup of tomato sauce
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 cup of white wine
1/2 cup of stuffed Spanish olives, cut in half
1/3 cup of raisins
Directions:
1. Place a sauce pan on medium-high heat and add the olive oil.
2. Add the beef and brown, stirring occasionally, then add the cumin, oregano, bay leaf, onion, bell pepper, garlic and season with salt and pepper.Cook for about 10 minutes more.
3. Add the tomato sauce, white wine, olives and raisins. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring often.
4. Remove the bay leaf and serve over plain white rice.
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This may be simple but it sounds so delicious! Great post Erica.
i have some leftover ground beef from our 4th of july party – and now i know what to do with it
sounds so tasty!
What an interesting combination of flavours! I would not have thought to combine olives and raisins in the same dish. Looks fantastic!
All of the flavors in this make it magical
Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Brilliant is a great description.
Do you think I could throw all of this in a crockpot for a couple hours & really let the flavors meld? Sounds yummy!
Great idea!
Wow Erica, such a tasty dish…
Have a wonderful weekend
I’ve made a vegetarian version of picadillo before with lentils instead of beef! Love the flavor profile.
love this recipe! especially with yellow rice and black beans!
Joanne, thanks for the lentil version
Diane, I see people say things like that all the time but, in Cuba we never mix yellow rice with beans. We found that kind of weird. just FYI. thnx
Made this yesterday. It is TO DIE FOR!!!
I also use it for empanadas….love your version…
Hola Erica – Lo prepare anoche, quedo delicioso. Muchas gracias por estas recetas.
I learned how to make picadillo from my Cuban college roommate back in the 60s. I’d forgotten how good it is and made it for dinner tonight. Big hit and great recipe.