Picadillo Recipe

Picadillo is a dish with ground meat, tomato, potato, and carrots as basic ingredients. This is usually cooked using ground beef and/or ground pork, depending on the country of origin of the recipe. This Picadillo version that I am sharing today makes use of the basic ingredients. I also added green peas and Manzanilla olives to make it look and taste better.

I have been enjoying Filipino Picadillo since I was a child. It is simple and delicious. As I was growing-up, I learned that it is also easy to cook.

There are  several ways to enjoy it. The most common is to eat Picadillo with warm white rice. You can have a small saucer with patis (fish sauce) and crushed chili on the side to even boost your appetite. This can also be used as a stuffing for empanadas. I just shared a recipe for pork emapanda, and the stuffing looks similar to this dish. Another way is to have the leftover for breakfast, with toast.

Sometimes, it is practical to cook a large amount of Picadillo and keep it in the fridge or freezer for future use. If you are bringing your own lunch to work, or your kids prefer home-cooked meals for lunch at school, then I suggest to make enough portions in advance. It also works best when you suddenly get hungry, there will always be something sitting in the fridge to devour-on.

Try this Picadillo Recipe. Let me know what you think.

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Picadillo Recipe

This is a recipe for Picadillo

Course Beef

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 4

Author Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
• 1 medium yellow onion minced
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomato
• ½ cup raisins
• 1 cup beef broth
• ¾ cup Manzanilla olives
• 1 medium baking potato cubed
• 2 medium carrots cubed
• ¾ cup frozen green peas
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Heat oil in a cooking pot.
• Saute onion and garlic until the onion becomes soft and translucent.
• Slowly add the ground beef. Cook until it turns light brown.
• Add diced tomato, beef broth, and raisins. Stir and let boil. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add olives, carrots, potato, and green peas. Stir and cover. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Season with crushed black pepper and salt. Cook for 3 minutes more.
• Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
• Share and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4g

Watch the Video on How to Cook Picadillo