I received this wonderfully easy picadillo recipe with beef, olives, and sweet peppers from my son’s Cuban grandmother. We serve it over black beans and rice with fried plantains. It’s amazing!
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 3 pounds ground beef
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups raisins
- 2 (8 ounce) jars green olives, drained and chopped
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- ½ cup water
- ½ bunch cilantro
Steps
- Cook and stir ground beef in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat until crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Pour off any excess grease.
- Stir onion and garlic into beef; cook for 2 minutes. Add bell peppers, raisins, olives, tomato paste, water, and cilantro; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until peppers have cooked to your liking, about 10 minutes.
