Picadillo
PUBLISHED ON: 12.26.2009
Picadillo is a traditional Cuban dish made with ground beef, onions, green olives, green bell peppers, raisins, garlic and tomatoes, stewed together and seasoned with cloves and cinnamon. This dish can be served alone, over rice or as a stuffing mixture in empanadas. Personally, I love it over rice. Served up family style this dish can serve a crowd or just a few. This dish is economical, easy to prepare and can be made in batches for freezing for later use.
Picadillo
(Cuban Style Hash)
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons canola oil
1-4″ inch stick cinnamon
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, halved
1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2-lbs. ground beef
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
3/4 cups raisins
3/4 cup green pimento-stuffed olives, halved
1 28 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, undrained, crushed
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Directions:
Heat oil in a 12″ cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add cinnamon stick, onions, and peppers; cook, stirring, until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add half the ground cinnamon, oregano, cloves, and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add ground beef and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until it browns, 8-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; add raisins, olives, and tomatoes. Cook until liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes. Stir in remainder of ground cinnamon, almonds, and vinegar.
Enjoy!
pierre
thnaks velva i did not know this dish so thanks for the sharing i wish u a happy celebration time in Florida !cheers from Pierre in Paris
Angie's Recipes
It looks very flavourful and wonderful for any winter day!
chow and chatter
oh love picadillo yum yum
Cathy
Thanks Velva – I've been looking for someones tried and true recipe for this!
Jhonny walker
Hey Velva,This sounds fantastic. I don't eat beef. But bet this would be divine with ground chicken 🙂 BTW yesteday I saw this cuban movie, ' Personal belongings'. So I was indeed wondering about cuban food.Thanks for the ' timely' post 🙂
Chef E
Yum Velva, this looks great! I had a little bit of some layer dip, you know the mexi-dip, but I really was wishing it was chili, or this would have hit the spot! My tummy though is still not quite back to normal, and I hope it will be soon, so I can eat my beloved foods…
Rambling Tart
Mmm! I'm developing a huge crush on Cuban food, and this looks so good. 🙂
Inspired by eRecipeCards
This and Ricky Ricardo all from that little island…love this, sounds full of great flavors
NKP
Very tasty! A perfect foil for too much turkey.
Sarah
Yum. I have most of the ingredients in my kitchen and some savoury pastry in the freezer. I think I'll try this as empanadas. Thanks for the recipe.
Paula Kiger
This looks delicious, Velva! I can't get Wayne to eat anything with raisins in it, so I may just have to do this with some friends (and some drinks!).
Anonymous
I have a house full of guests right now with the second wave arriving Monday. This dish is perfect! Thank you! Hope you had a wonderful holiday!
Namitha
Sounds wonderful….Happy holidays Velva !!!!
Tina
Good meal that…my sister-in-law is making that for us in a few days when she comes up from Tampa…yours looks great!
Sarah
My culinary school professor made this for us our last day of classes, it was delicious!
Claudia
I am loving this and will definitely make it. I love all the ingredients and am tasting them together now. Delicioous!
Carol
Looks great! I have a friend who makes picadillo like you and makes little hand pies with it. She calls them pastelillos, but whatever you call it, the picadillo is delicious!
Foodiewife
Oooooooooh, look at all those beautiful flavors going on in this dish! A flavor party in my mouth. This is a new dish on me, but one I'd eat with relish.
Claire
looks great! I've never had it but now I definitely want to try some!
Katy ~
Velva, this sounds so very good. Now that I have had cinnamon in a savory dish, I'm interested in trying it in more recipes, such as this. I luv all the ingrdients so will save this to try very soon! Thank you so much for sharing this. It's a new recipe to me so I can't wait.
Joanne
I made this dish not so long ago and loved it! Your version looks fantastic. I love that it has cinnamon and cloves in it.
TKW
That's funny, I was just thinking…I'd serve this over rice! Yum…except for the raisins, which my husband would KILL me if I added 🙂
buffalodick
I've heard of it, but have never had it…sounds great!
Chris
The first thing I thought was \”Oh yum!\”I'll definitely have to be giving this a try, I've never had it before but the flavors would be perfect. A little sweet and savory.
Lori Lynn
Sounds mighty tasty.I love the clean look of your plate.Wishing you the happiest of holidays Velva.LL
Barbara
Looks wonderful, Velva. I love the idea of cinnamon and cloves in the mix. I've never made it, but your recipe looks super…copying now.
CDC
This looks and sounds amazing! I would love to try it as a wrap or empanada filling – thanks for the recipe!
Jen_from_NJ
Your picadillo recipe sounds amazing! Perfect comfort food for the cold weather that we have been having!
Penny
Sounds great Velva. Will give it a try. It is economical and easy. Just what I need after the excesses of the holidays. Happy New Year
Christo Gonzales
looks great – I love the simplicity of having this with nice fluffy rice!
ellen abbott
Hi Velva. I just wanted to say thank you for visiting my blog.
The Food Hunter
I love picadillo. this looks delicious.
Heather S-G
I love picadillo…either way!! And you know how else it is good? Stuffed in a chile pepper, chiles rellenos style! Oh my…now I'm craving it. Beautiful 😀
Fresh Local and Best
I've never had picadillo, but I'm looking forward to trying it. This looks fab!
Erica
Ow! Looks fabulous. Kind of like a Cuban spicy version of spaghetti and meat sauce! Hope you're having a good Monday
megan
yum, this looks great! I was just looking for new recipes using ground meat so this is good timing!
theUngourmet
I've never had this. It looks amazing! Just bursting with yummy, rich flavors!
nanny
It sounds and looks great!!!!
Hungry Dog
Nice! I've never had this nor heard of it before but love the name! The raisins would add a little sweetness…yum.
Simply Life
oooh I would love this – it sounds great!
Kathleen
Velva, this sounds wonderful. I've gotta try it. Thanks for sharing!
Malar Gandhi
Looks too good, must have tasted great for sure:)
Kim
It looks so pretty! I'm curious about the combination of flavors in this one. I'm going to have to break down and try it soon. Thanks for being my 100th follower!!
Betsy Banks Adams
Hi Velva, That dish sounds interesting… I would never have thought of using cinnamon and/or raisins with a dish like that. Interesting!!!!! I may have to try that one.. Thanks for sharing!!!!Hugs,Betsy
My Little Space
Oh my, this is simply delicious! As always, I love simple meal and this looks perfect LOL.
The Absence of Alternatives
This is going to sound dumb: is this a spicy dish? It looks like a great comfort dish. Yum.
Unknown
I made this tonight and it was delicious