Easy Cuban-Style Beef Picadillo #SundaySupper Recipe
This post is sponsored by the Beef Checkoff in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own.
Easy Cuban-Style Beef Picadillo is a delicious, quick fix dish full of flavor and pizzaz. When made with lean ground beef, it's also a great healthy choice for a weeknight or weekend meal the whole family will enjoy!
I'm all about flavor when it comes to my meals, and there is nothing I love better than a healthy meal with tons of flavor! My husband and I were introduced to Picadillo last month at Bongo's, a Cuban restaurant, in Orlando, FL and we both instantly fell in love with the bold flavors. SundaySupper and Beef Checkoff are teaming up this month to bring you "Live a Flavorful Life in 2016" and I knew picadillo was the perfect choice to celebrate this event!
When it comes to protein-rich foods, lean beef is a nutritious, wholesome choice. By using the Interactive Butcher Counter on the Beef Checkoff website, it was so easy to identify the lean ground beef I needed to purchase to create my version of picadillo. The leanest cuts of beef are identified with a green icon, making it easy to make a healthy choice. Give it a try and look for the green icon pictured below!
If you've never had picadillo before, you can think of it as sort of a Cuban "sloppy joes" but, according to my husband, better! It's a really quick to prepare dish, full of ripe tomatoes, green olives, red peppers, onions, garlic, spices and of course, lean ground beef. Traditional recipes also call for raisins, however, we prefer to leave them out. Everything cooks together into a beautifully flavorful mix!
I served this dish over brown rice and black beans. When we enjoyed the restaurant picadillo, it was served with an over-easy egg, but I decided to omit the egg this time around. I rounded out the meal with some sweet, sliced mango. Perfection!
Have you ever had picadillo?
We enjoyed this dish so much it is going to become a recipe of regular rotation at my home!
Easy Cuban-Style Beef Picadillo
By Renee's Kitchen Adventures
Lean ground beef is sauteed in flavorful ingredients to make a classic, slightly spicy Cuban dish healthy and delcious!
Ingredients
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 1 cup chopped sweet onion
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 2 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds 95% lean ground beef
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- cayenne pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 14 1/2 oz. can diced tomatoes with garlic and onions
- 1/4 cup sliced pimento stuffed green olives
- 1- 2 TBS brine from olives
- 1 - 2 splashes of red wine vinegar
- fresh chopped cilantro for garnish, if desired
Instructions
In large skillet, heat olive oil over med-high heat. When it begins to shimmer, add onion, red bell pepper and both bay leaves. Stir and cook until the peppers and onion begin to soften (about 6 minutes). Add in the garlic and stir. Cook for another minute or so, until the garlic becomes fragrant.
Add the lean ground beef to the pan and break up with a spoon or spatula. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown ground beef stirring and breaking up occasionally. There should be no need to drain once browned, since you are using lean ground beef.
Once beef is browned, add in the cumin, cayenne pepper and tomato paste, Stir to coat meat. Cook for about 1 minute. Add in the canned tomatoes, olive, and brine. Stir. Turn heat down to simmer and allow the mixture to cook for about 8 minutes to blend flavors.
Sprinkle in the red wine vinegar and stir. Remove bay leaves and test for additional salt and pepper and adjust to your liking.
Serve over brown rice and garnish with chopped cilantro just before serving.
Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.
Cook time: 00 hrs. 20 mins.
Total time: 30 mins.
Tags: Beef, Cuban, Olives, Beef Checkoff, dinner, main dish, sundaysupper
Adapted from Allrecipes
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