Cuban style picadillo
Cuban style picadillo is an easy 30 minute dinner that the whole family will love and is perfect for a busy weeknight meal made with ground beef, raisins and olives simmered in a tomato sauce served over rice.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 363kcal
Equipment
- Saute pan
- Meat chopper
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Can opener
- Serving spoon
Ingredients
- 16 ounces ground beef
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup diced onions about 1 small onion
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoons oregano
- 16 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup sliced green olives
- ¾ cup corn
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium high heat. Remove the meat from the pan and drain the grease from the skillet.
- Next, add the olive oil, onions and garlic to the pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Return the meat to the pan.
- Then, add the tomato paste, cumin, salt, pepper, paprika, and oregano and mix together well. Then add the diced tomatoes and raisins and bring mixture to a simmer. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Finally, add the green olives and corn and simmer until heated through, about 2-3 more minutes. Serve over rice.
Notes
If using frozen corn, thaw before using.
This can also be used as a filling for empanadas. Make a double batch and freeze to use for empanadas later.
Substitutions or additions:
You can substitute ground turkey for the beef. Another good addition is small diced potatoes (add with the raisins).