Cuban Picadillo (ground beef)
Cuban Picadillo (ground beef)
This traditional ground beef dish whips up in minutes and is made incredible with Cuban Seasoning blend.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, divided
- 1/2 medium onion
- 1/2 green bell pepper
- 1 tomato or 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup pimiento-stuffed Spanish olives or 2 Tablespoons capers
- 1 teaspoon Cuban seasoning
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Brown beef over high heat in a large saute pan and season with 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt. Use a metal spoon to break it up into small pieces.
- While meat is browning, dice onion, pepper, and tomato, and mince garlic. If olives are large, cut in half.
- Once the beef is cooked, turn down the heat to medium and add olive oil. Add chopped veggies, along with Cuban seasoning, olives, or capers, plus 2 Tablespoons of the brine from the olives. Add tomato paste and water, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Taste and add more salt if necessary.
- Traditionally picadillo is served with white rice.
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