Traditional Cuban Picadillo Recipe
Cuban style ground beef with peppers, onions, tomatoes and olives
Servings: 4
Calories: 433kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 Lb ground chuck beef 80/20
- ½ Teaspoon of salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Large onion chopped
- 4 Large garlic cloves minced
- 1 Green bell pepper deseeded and chopped
- 1 Red bell pepper deseeded and chopped
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- ¼ Cup red cooking wine
- 1 Teaspoons cumin ground
- ¼ Teaspoon oregano
- ½ Teaspoon of black pepper
- ½ Cup of manzanilla olives with pimento pitted
- 2 Tablespoons of olive brine from the olive jar
- ¼ Teaspoon crushed red pepper optional
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, stir in the ground beef, bay leaf and salt.
- Once your beef is browned, drain out half the liquid and fat then return back to the stove at medium heat.
- Add the onions, red bell pepper, green peppers and garlic. Stir well and allow it to cook a few 5 minutes.
- Once your onions have become translucent, add the tomato sauce, wine, seasonings, olives and olive brine.
- The add the cumin, oregano and pepper.
- Lower the heat to low and cover. Cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, add additional salt and pepper to taste and serve.