Cuban Picadillo With Ground Beef (Picadillo Santiaguero)

Name: Cuban Picadillo With Ground Beef (Picadillo Santiaguero)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean,Latin
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon cumin; salt and pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium white onion, finely chopped; 1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup beef stock; 3/4 cup tomato sauce; 2 small potatoes, peeled and diced; 8 to 10 pitted green olives

A quick and flavorful Cuban ground beef picadillo that serves well with rice and beans or as an empanada filling.

⭐ 4.2 (62 reviews) Prep: 15 minCook: 45 minTotal: 60 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Entree Lunch

Cuisine Tags:

Caribbean Latin

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Instructions

Combine ground beef, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan, then sauté onions, green pepper, and garlic until soft.
Stir in the seasoned ground beef, beef stock, and tomato sauce; cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes.
Add diced potatoes, stir, cover, and cook for 15 more minutes until potatoes are tender.
Uncover, add olives, and continue cooking for 15 minutes until the liquid evaporates and the meat is moist.
Serve warm with rice, or cool to use as a filling for empanadas.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 306 kcal

Carbohydrate: 17 g

Cholesterol: 67 mg

Fiber: 3 g

Protein: 23 g

Saturated Fat: 5 g

Sodium: 366 mg

Sugar: 3 g

Fat: 17 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g