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Cuban Picadillo

[heart_this] · Feb 20, 2020 · 9 Comments

Cuban Picadillo

A quick and easy Cuban style picadillo with capers, olives and raisins!

Picadillo is a Latin American dish with many different variations based on location but sharing a common base of minced meat (ground beef in this case). This is a tasty Cuban style take on picadillo with olives, peppers, raisins and capers that is so easy to make! You pretty much just cook the ground beef along with onions and peppers before adding the remaining ingredients and simmering for a few more minutes! You can easily make this picadillo in less that 30 minutes meaning that you have plenty of time to steam some rice or cook some pasta to serve it over! The raisins in this dish add a touch of sweetness to an otherwise savoury dish, that also has some heat form the paprika and a tanginess from a splash of cider vinegar all of which forma a magical combination of flavours!

Cuban Picadillo
Cuban Picadillo
Cuban Picadillo
Cuban Picadillo

Cuban Picadillo
Cuban Picadillo

Cuban Picadillo

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

A quick and easy Cuban style picadillo with capers, olives and raisins!

ingredients
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon hot smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup pimento stuffed olives, sliced
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional)
directions
  1. Cook the beef, onions and pepper in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking the beef apart as it cooks, before draining off any excess grease.
  2. Add the garlic, paprika, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
  3. Add the tomatoes, olives, raisins, and capers, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Add the Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and fish sauce.
Option: Garnish with chopped parsley and/or cilantro.
Option: Serve over steamed rice, quinoa or pasta!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 395, Fat 24g (Saturated 8g, Trans 1g), Cholesterol 80mg, Sodium 479mg, Carbs 22g (Fiber 4g, Sugars 12g), Protein 22g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Pam says

    February 20, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    Can you use ground chicken?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      February 23, 2020 at 2:22 pm

      The flavour will be a little different, but yes!

      Reply
  2. Daniel says

    February 20, 2020 at 3:26 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious, Kevin! I make something similar with ground pork – the only differences are golden raisins/sultanas, and the zest and juice of an orange and a handful of pine nuts.

    Reply
  3. Michele says

    March 7, 2020 at 7:16 pm

    My favorite Cuban dish! Love that your recipe includes classics (raisins). New to me, capers and fish sauce. Cooking now. Smells amazing.

    Reply
  4. Chris says

    April 11, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    I made ist and used cranberries instead of raisins. Ist was soooooo delicious! Thank you very much!

    Reply
  5. Richard L says

    May 29, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    I made this and it came out delicious but mine was fairly light colored not near as dark a sauce as your picture and also mine made less sauce. My seasonings were the same color as yours but your picture almost looks like a beef chili sauce… Is something missing from the ingredients list or is a quantity off?

    Reply
  6. Doug says

    November 14, 2020 at 12:53 pm

    I have this near recipe for years. My wife who is Cuban loves it. This is the first time using capers. I do add a dash of powered clove.

    Reply
  7. Lydia Scerri says

    January 16, 2021 at 10:19 am

    As always, it’s a success! We loved it! To be added to our family favourites menu. Thanks!

    Reply
  8. Suzanne says

    January 27, 2021 at 7:48 pm

    Another winner ! Forgot to add the green peppers ; it was still outstanding.

    Reply

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