Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, picadillo. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Add ground beef and olives and continue stirring to break. Picadillo is easily adaptable to your tastes. Here are a couple of variations that we like.
Picadillo is only one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Picadillo is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook picadillo using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Picadillo:
- Make ready 1 kg ground beef/pork/chicken
- Get 1 onion, chopped
- Take 1/2 clove garlic, chopped
- Get 1/4 tsp oregano
- Make ready 1 tbsp fish sauce (optional)
- Prepare cooking oil
- Prepare salt and black pepper
- Make ready 1/2 cup water/beef broth or dissolved beef buillon cube
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
- Get 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Get 4 large potatoes (cubed)
- Make ready 2 carrots (cubed)
- Prepare 1/2 cup raisins
- Make ready 1 can green peas
- Prepare Green pitted olives (optional)
This is a dish I grew up eating as a kid, and I always loved when my Mom was making it. My friends also loved eating over on nights picadillo was on the menu. I also have a Slow Cooker Picadillo, an Instant Pot Picadillo version, some great ways to use leftovers are Picadillo Empanadas made in the air fryer or Picadillo. Picadillo is a traditional dish in Spain, in many Latin American countries and in the Philippines that is similar to hash.
Steps to make Picadillo:
- Saute garlic and onion in oil. Set aside. Cook ground beef/pork/chicken in oil until brown.
- If you want potatoes to be a bit crunchy you may cook them in oil too before mixing it with cooked ground meat, carrots and green peas.
- Add water/beef broth and bring to boil. Add raisins and olives. Pour tomato sauce and tomato paste and simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until sauce reduces.
- Season with oregano, salt, fish sauce and black pepper. Best served with white rice or corn bread and fried plantain bananas.
Its name originates from the Spanish word "picar" which means "to mince" which explains the presence of ground beef. Saute garlic, onion and green pepper until onions are transparent. Transfer onion mixture to a bowl and set aside. In a large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil until shimmering. Peccadillo definition is - a slight offense.
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