Picadillo: Mexican-Style Recipe

Name: Picadillo: Mexican-Style Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Latin,Mexican
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1/2 medium white or red onion, thinly sliced or chopped; 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced; 1 pound ground beef; 4 to 5 cloves garlic, peeled and diced; 4 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced; 8 green olives, pitted and quartered, plus 2 tablespoons liquid from the jar; 1/4 cup raisins, softened by soaking in warm water for 20 minutes; 1 poblano chile, or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 small cone piloncillo, or 1 teaspoon brown sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon molasses; Kosher salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed, optional; 1/4 cup oil, optional

A versatile Mexican-style picadillo suitable as a main dish or a savory filling for tacos, empanadas, and other regional specialties.

⭐ 3.9 (25 reviews) Prep: 15 minCook: 30 minTotal: 45 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Entree Lunch

Cuisine Tags:

Latin Mexican

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Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onions and jalapeños for 3-4 minutes until soft, then push them to one side.
Add ground beef to the cleared area, breaking it into large chunks, and cook for 3 minutes without stirring.
Break up the beef into smaller pieces, stir to combine with vegetables, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned.
Stir in garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
Incorporate tomatoes, olives with their juice, raisins, pepper, cumin, cloves, piloncillo (or sugar and molasses), salt, and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-12 minutes.
Optionally, fry potatoes in oil over medium-high heat until evenly browned. Drain and fold them into the beef mixture.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 272 kcal

Carbohydrate: 13 g

Cholesterol: 67 mg

Fiber: 3 g

Protein: 22 g

Saturated Fat: 5 g

Sodium: 177 mg

Sugar: 7 g

Fat: 15 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g