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Cuban Picadillo Recipe with Ground Beef

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Cuban Picadillo Recipe with Ground Beef

Cuban Picadillo Recipe with Ground Beef

Photo © Hector Rodriguez 2007
This picadillo recipe is a cuban picadillo recipe made with ground beef called picadillo santiaguero. You can serve it with rice or use it as a filling for empanadas and papas rellenas.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium white onion (chopped fine)
  • 1 small green pepper (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup beef stock
  • 3/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 2 small potatoes (peeled and diced)
  • 8 to 10 green olives (pitted)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • olive oil for sautéing

Preparation:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper.

2. In a fruing pan, heat the olive oil. Sauté the onions, green pepper, and garlic until soft.

3. Add the ground beef mixture, beef stock, and tomato sauce. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes.

4. Add the diced potato. Cover and cook another 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are done.

5. Remove the cover. Add the olives and cook uncovered 15 minutes or until the liquid is fully evaporated, but the meat is still moist.

6. Serve the picadillo warm with rice or let cool and use as a filling for empanadas and papas rellenas.

Serves: 4 - 6 servings.

User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Cuban Ground Beef Picadillo recipe, Member nevermindnamesusan

I cook twice a month for a large gathering called the Lunch Bunch--this recipe was ideal--but was having a little trouble finding a Cuban butcher who would make me some picadillo santiaguero--regular ground beef does not work as well. I am working on it, but think it will take me at least another week. Other than that, the recipe is very good--delicious, in fact!

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