Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, puerto rican picadillo. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Puerto Rican Picadillo is only one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Puerto Rican Picadillo is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
The picadillo meat is used in various Puerto Rican recipes. Traditional recipes include alcapurrias (a popular fried finger food using masa dough and picadillo as a filling), pastelillos de carne (meat turnovers using a flaky dough surrounding the picadillo meat), and many other island recipes. A classic, home-style, Latin American dish.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have puerto rican picadillo using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Puerto Rican Picadillo:
- Get 3 lbs. Ground Chuck
- Get 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Get 6-10 Cloves Minced Garlic (your preference)
- Take 1 Medium / Large Onion Cubed
- Take 1 Green Bell Pepper Cubed
- Prepare 1/3-1/2 Cup Sofrito (I have a recipe for this)
- Get 1 packet Sazon with Culantro and Achiote
- Prepare 1/3 Cup toasted Almonds
- Prepare 2/3 Cup halved Green Olives
- Take 1/3 Cup Capers
- Prepare 1/2 Cup Raisins
- Take 1 tsp. each Salt and Pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- Take 1 tsp. Ground Cloves
- Get 2 Bay Leaves
- Prepare 1 can Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- Get 2 Tbsp White Vinegar
They are fried to golden perfection on the outside while still creamy on the inside. Meat and potatoes join together to form the perfect appetizer! If you're used to American cuisine, the best way to describe picadillo or Carne molida is to call it a hash. The ingredients vary depending on where you're dining but often contains ground beef, tomatoes, olives, and raisins.
Instructions to make Puerto Rican Picadillo:
- In 1 Tbsp Olive Oil, sweat the Onion, Bell Pepper, Garlic, Sofrito, and Sazon for 5-6 minutes. Remove and set aside in bowl.
- Add remaining Tbsp of Olive Oil and brown Ground Chuck. When browned, drain fat and add Onion, Bell Pepper, Garlic and Sofrito mixture to skillet and set aside.
- In small skillet, simmer Vinegar, Olives, Capers, Raisins, Salt and Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves and Bay leaves for up to 10 - 12 minutes stirring to distribute flavors.
- In separate skillet, toast the almonds. You want them brown, but not burned. These add a very nice texture!! When done, add them to the meat mixture.
- At this point, add the Olive and Caper mixture (in step 3) to the Ground Chuck mixture. Add Almonds and Diced Tomatoes. Bring up to heat and turn to simmer for approximately one hour. You're going to LOVE how your house is smelling.
- There's just something about my Caldero that makes this so much better. Not necessary though.
Puerto Rican picadillo uses sofrito, which is a traditional, flavorful condiment of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican Picadillo Recipe - fragrant, flavorful ground beef stew with olives and raisins. Makes an easy and no-fuss lazy weeknight meal or for parties served as stuffing for bell peppers, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and empanadas. Today's video is a classic Puerto Rican dish, picadillo. Picadillo is our version of chili without beans or sloppy Joe meat and is used as a main meal or as a filling for a lot of dishes like.
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