Picadillo
4
Points®
Total time: 50 min • Prep: 19 min • Cook: 31 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Picadillo is a delectable savory, sweet, and salty combination and is a favorite dish in many Spanish-speaking countries.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil
1 Tbsp
Red bell pepper
1 large, seeded and chopped
Red onion
1 medium, chopped
Garlic
2 clove(s), minced
Uncooked lean ground beef
1 pound(s), (10% or less fat)
Canned crushed tomatoes
1½ cup(s)
Frozen green peas
1 cup(s)
Raisins
¼ cup(s), dark, chopped
Olives
6 olive(s), small, green, pitted and chopped , about 2 tablespoons
Ground cumin
1 tsp
Hot pepper sauce
1 tsp
Table salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp, freshly ground
Cooked white rice
2 cup(s), long-grain, hot
Instructions
1
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the onion is golden, 7–10 minutes. Add the beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until the meat browns, about 6 minutes.
2
Stir in the tomatoes, peas, raisins, olives, cumin, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the flavors meld, about 10 minutes. Serve with the rice.
3
yield 1 cup picadillo with 1⁄3 cup rice per serving.
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