Sunday, February 8, 2009

Picadillo [Cuban dish]

Picadillo Recipe
305cooking / All my dishes

A Cuban classic dish of savory ground beef.

Ingredients

* 3 lbs. ground beef
* 10 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
* 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped
* 2 scallions, trimmed and finely chopped
* 25 pitted green olives, chopped
* 1Ž2 cup raisins
* 3 tbsp. capers, drained
* 2 bay leaves
* 1 1Ž2 tsp. ground cumin
* 1 tsp. dried oregano
* 1 cup tomato sauce
* 1Ž2 cup dry sherry
* 3 tbsp. olive oil
* Salt


Directions

1. 1. Mix together beef, garlic, peppers, scallions, olives, raisins, capers, bay leaves, cumin, oregano, tomato sauce, and sherry in a bowl. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
2. 2. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add beef and cook, breaking up meat with the back of a spoon, for 30-40 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Remove bay leaves. Serve over white rice, if you like.
Find this recipe at:
http://www.grouprecipes.com/80913/picadillo.html

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