Pintospicadillo Recipes

CLASSIC CUBAN-STYLE PICADILLO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic, onion, and green bell pepper in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until browned completely, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir olives, raisins, capers, tomato sauce, sazon seasoning, cumin, sugar, and salt through the ground beef mixture.
• Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook until the mixture is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Bring 6 whole tomatoes to a boil in a small pot. Transfer to a blender. Add 3/4 cup water, onion halves, and whole garlic clove. Blend until smooth.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and serrano pepper. Cook until onion is transparent. Add minced garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chopped tomato and cook for 1 minute more. Add ground beef; cook until browned, about 8 minutes.
• Pour canned tomato sauce into the beef mixture. Cook for 2 minutes. Mix in potatoes and carrots. Cook for 2 minutes; add the blended tomatoes, jalapeno, chicken bouillon, cumin, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well, reduce heat, and simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

PORK PICADILLO

Steps:

• In a 5-quart pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add tomato paste, chipotles, chile powder, cinnamon, and cloves; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pork; cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and puree, and vinegar; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, until thick, 35 to 40 minutes. Add raisins. Serve with white rice, if desired.

PINTOS PICADILLO

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper, cover and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the vegetables to a 3 1/2 -4 quart slow cooker. Add the garlic, beans, tomatoes, chilies, apple, and stock; season with salt and pepper, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. About 10 minutes before serving, stir in the rice, raisins, olives, parsley and almonds.

PICADILLO

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, saute onions, garlic, and pepper in olive oil until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add ground beef and olives and continue stirring to break up and brown the meat. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. When beef has browned, add tomato sauce gradually while stirring. Cook 1 to 2 minutes longer to incorporate sauce.
• Serve with rice and beans or tortillas.

PARTY PICADILLO

Steps:

• In a bowl, break up the meat with a fork, mix it with the wine and set aside. Heat oil in a large pan over low heat. Add onions, peppers, jalapeños and garlic and sauté until tender and barely beginning to brown. Stir in olives and raisins.
• Increase heat to medium. Add meat and any liquid, and cook, breaking up meat with a fork, until it loses its color and is uniformly crumbly, about 10 minutes. Stir in oregano, cumin, tomato paste, and salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Cover and cook on low 30 minutes. Dish can be prepared in advance to this point and reheated later. It should be moist, so it might need a little water added. Top with almonds, serve with rice and beans, pasta or tortillas.

PICADILLO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, apple, raisins and seasonings; mix well. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

PICADILLO DE CARNE

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat and add the onions and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the onions are translucent. Add the meat, separating it into small pieces as you stir.
• Add the bay leaf, salt, pepper, oregano, allspice and cumin and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Lower the heat to medium, then add the cilantro, tomatoes, raisins, capers and olives, and mix. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring from time to time, adding a small amount of water if the mixture begins to dry. Serve with white rice