Picadillo

Name: Picadillo
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Pounds Ground Beef; 2 spanish onion , small - sized , diced; 1 bell pepper , small - sized , diced; 2 Bay leaves; 1/2 Tablespoon oregano; 2 Tablespoons tomato paste; 6 Cloves garlic; 2 Tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 Cups olives spanish green; 1/2 Cup nonpareil capers

James Andrews @cook_7799394

Palm Harbor, Florida

A flavor packed dish made with ground beef. A staple in every Cuban household

James Andrews @cook_7799394

Palm Harbor, Florida

A flavor packed dish made with ground beef. A staple in every Cuban household

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Ingredients

45 mins

6-serving

2 PoundsGround Beef
2spanish onion , small - sized , diced
1bell pepper , small - sized , diced
2Bay leaves
1/2 Tablespoonoregano
2 Tablespoonstomato paste
6 Clovesgarlic
2 Tablespoonsolive oil
1 1/2 Cupsolives spanish green
1/2 Cupnonpareil capers

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Steps

45 mins

1

In a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add green pepper and onion and saute until translucent, then add the garlic and saute for and additional minute.
2

Add tomato paste, Bay leaf, and oregano and cook for 3-4 minutes. Put in the ground beef, olives and capers,and let them simmer.
3

After about 40 minutes, taste and adjust seasonings. It important to note we do not drain the fat or not all of it, depending on amount. There needs to be a fair amount of fat in the meat.
4

I choose to make mine early in the day and allow it to sit over a low heat.