Picadillo Cuban Beef Hash Food

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.

PICADILLO (CUBAN BEEF HASH)

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef and garlic; cook and stir until the beef is crumbly and no longer pink. Place cooked beef in a mesh strainer to drain off the grease.
• Return beef to the pan and add the tomato sauce, green olives, and olive brine. Season with garlic salt, garlic powder, adobo seasoning, and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CUBAN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion and garlic.
• Cook over very low heat until the onions are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the ground beef and brown, stirring constantly with a fork to break up the meat.
• Stir in the tomato paste, chile, tomatoes, cumin, oregano, half the parsley and scallions, and the sugar, mix well.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Add the stock and potato and continue cooking, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until the patato is tender and most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Use the tomato juice if you need more liquid.
• Mix in the remaining parsley and scallions and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve with bread or rice.

PICADILLO

Steps:

• Using a large nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat, breaking up with spoon, until browned and drain off any fat.
• Add onions and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until nearly tender.
• Add garlic and peppers, and cook, stirring often, for 2 to 3 minutes or until onions are softened.
• Mix tomato paste with water and stir into beef mixture along with raisins, olives, capers and Worcestershire sauce (original recipe called for 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce but I found that to be too much).
• Simmer for 5 minutes to blend flavors then stir in vinegar (I would add the same amount of vinegar as Worcestershire sauce), salt and pepper.

CUBAN BEEF PICADILLO

Steps:

• In a medium-size frying pan, brown the ground beef with a dash of cumin and pepper, drain off any excess grease, and set aside.
• In a large frying pan, heat 2 tbs of olive oil over med-low heat and cook the diced onion until soft
• Add the chopped garlic and cook until almost golden.
• Mix in the bell pepper, cumin, pepper and a little salt - not too much as the olives and capers are salty.
• Add the potatoes pieces and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the ground beef and the wine, let the liquid reduce.
• Add raisins and tomato sauce when the potatoes are about half-cooked (a knife can easily through the first part but the center is still very firm).
• Cook for 5 more minutes and then add the olives and capers.
• Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are ready. If the sauce thickens too much, you can add some more wine or a little bit of water. Taste and adjust any seasonings: salt, pepper, cumin or additional olives/capers.
• Serve with rice, fried ripe plantains and a small salad.

CUBAN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Start by placing the ground meat in a large bowl. Use your hands to work in the adobo seasoning. Really work the dry rub in by breaking down the slab of minced beef then set aside. Melt the coconut oil in a large skillet/pan on medium heat, then add the onions, garlic and bay leaf and sautee for 1 minute.
• Add the beef and proceed to seal and brown the meat with the other ingredients. This should take 4-5 minutes.
• Once the meat has darkened add the green bell pepper then pour in the chopped tomato and evenly coat the minced beef in the sauce.
• Sprinkle the cumin, oregano and parsley into the pan and stir.
• Add the raisins and olives to the pan again, giving another good stir.
• Finally pour the red grape juice to the entire pan and bring to a rolling boil before reducing the flame to low.
• Cover the pan with lid and simmer for 15-20 minutes (checking periodically).
• Serve accordingly

CUBAN PICADILLO RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato paste, garlic, cumin, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and bay leaves and cook until fragrant and tomato paste darkens in color, about 2 minutes. Add wine and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Add meat and cook, stirring and breaking up chunks, until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, raisins, olives, capers, brine, and potatoes. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
• Remove cover and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve with white rice and black beans.

AUTHENTIC CUBAN PICADILLO RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the olive oil, onion, bell pepper, and garlic to a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté until the onion is translucent, which should take about 5 minutes.
• Add the beef, salt, pepper, cumin, and chili powder to the mixture. Break up the beef with a wooden spoon. Cook and stir the combination until the beef is no longer pink, which should take about 15 minutes.
• Add potatoes and tomatoes. Stir thoroughly to combine them into the mixture. Make sure the potatoes are completely submerged in liquid. Continue to cook the combination for 10 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked through.
• Add olives, capers, and raisins. Stir them into the mixture until it's an even consistency.
• Cook the picadillo for 5 more minutes.
• Serve your picadillo over white rice and your choice of toppings