Authentic home cooking from Chile, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Chile as Picadillo de carne

Picadillo de Carne

Name: Picadillo de Carne
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup tomato sauce (120 ml); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (15 ml); 1.1 pounds ground beef (500 grams); 1 small onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 celery stalk, diced; 1 carrot, diced; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced; 1/2 yellow or green bell pepper, diced; 1 yellow sweet potato, peeled and diced; 1/2 cup cooked green peas (75 grams); 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (1.5 grams); 1 teaspoon chopped chili pepper (2 grams); 1/2 tablespoon paprika (4 grams); 2 teaspoons chopped parsley (4 grams); 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped (1 gram); 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped (1 gram); 1/4 cup water (60 ml); 2 teaspoons salt (10 grams); 20 olives; 1 tablespoon capers (10 grams)

Jon Michelena @jonmichelena

Estados Unidos

This is a very simple and quick recipe to make.

Jon Michelena @jonmichelena

Estados Unidos

This is a very simple and quick recipe to make.

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Ingredients

45 minutes

Serves 4 servings

1/2 cuptomato sauce (120 ml)
1 tablespoonvegetable oil (15 ml)
1.1 poundsground beef (500 grams)
1small onion, diced
2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
1celery stalk, diced
1carrot, diced
1/2red bell pepper, diced
1/2yellow or green bell pepper, diced
1yellow sweet potato, peeled and diced
1/2 cupcooked green peas (75 grams)
1/2 teaspoonground cumin (1.5 grams)
1 teaspoonchopped chili pepper (2 grams)
1/2 tablespoonpaprika (4 grams)
2 teaspoonschopped parsley (4 grams)
1 teaspoonfresh oregano, chopped (1 gram)
1 teaspoonfresh thyme, chopped (1 gram)
1/4 cupwater (60 ml)
2 teaspoonssalt (10 grams)
20olives
1 tablespooncapers (10 grams)

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Heat a skillet with the oil and sauté the onion and garlic. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned.
2

Add the cumin, chopped chili pepper, paprika, parsley, oregano, and thyme. Cook for a few minutes.
3

Add the water and the rest of the vegetables. Cook until the vegetables are just tender.
4

Add the olives, capers, and tomato sauce. Mix well, heat for a few minutes, and serve with rice. In the photo, I served it with brown jasmine rice.

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Jon Michelena @jonmichelena

Published in the US on August 12, 2025 16:08

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Keywords

Chilies Onion Vege Pea Kamote Red Bell Pepper Tomato Sauce Celery Sweet Green Pepper Carrot Ground Beef Garlic

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