Picadillo Style Chicken Food

CHICKEN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Prepare the ingredients: chop the peppers, onions, garlic, and tomatoes if you are using fresh and set them aside.
• Add the olive oil to the skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, and peppers and cook them until they begin to turn soft.
• Add the chicken and cook it until it is almost cooked through - you may need to add a little bit of oil if the chicken is sticking to the pan.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon coriander, 1/4 teaspoon cumin, and 2 teaspoons oregano.
• Next add 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes, raisins, and olives - mix everything together.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for at least 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle the picadillo with the chopped cilantro, simmer for 5 to 10 minutes longer and serve.

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.

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.

CHICKEN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Place chicken in a food processor. Pulse until ground.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion; cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken, cumin, salt, cinnamon, and garlic and cook until chicken is done (about 3 minutes), stirring frequently.
• Stir in salsa and raisins.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Stir in almonds and cilantro.

CUBAN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and bay leaves and saute until onion is soft, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes.
• Add ground beef to skillet and cook until browned. Once the meat is browned, carefully away from the flame, tilt pan and remove excess fat with a large spoon.
• Add the white wine and stir for another minute. Then add the chopped cherry tomatoes, tomato paste, pimento stuffed Spanish olives, raisins, dried oregano, cumin and cayenne pepper. Simmer over low heat for another 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve warm:
• As a filling for empanadas or tacos
• Over white rice with fried plantains or black beans
• With a side salad and black beans
• To make Picadillo soupier for serving over rice, add additional wine, chicken or beef stock.

CUBANO CHICKEN WITH SPICY CURRANT PICADILLO

Steps:

• COMBINE jerk seasoning, cumin and paprika in small bowl.
• Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to form a paste.
• Rub paste over both sides of chicken.
• Heat remaining oil in large nonstick skilled over medium heat until hot.
• Add chicken; cook for 5 minutes.
• Turn, continue to cook for 4 minutes.
• Transfer to a plate; cover and keep warm.
• ADD onion and bell pepper to skillet.
• Cook, stirring frequently, over medium high heat for 3 minutes.
• Add jelly, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and Tabasco sauce.
• Cook until jelly melts, about 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes, olives, currants and capers; cook for 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium; return chicken to skillet and turn to coat.
• Cover, and continue to cook until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• TRANSFER chicken to serving plates; top with Currant Picadillo mixture.
• Sprinkle with chopped basil.
• Garnish with basil and lemon wedges.

CHICKEN PICADILLO

Steps:

• Place the tomato sauce or tomatoes with a little water in a blender with the onion and blend until smooth.The puree should not be too watery.Set aside.
• Place the chicken breasts in a pot and cover with water and a pinch of salt.Bring to a boil.Meanwhile wash and chop all veggies,giving the chicken plenty of time to do its thing.
• Add the carrots and potatoes to the pot with the chicken(if the chicken still has a long way to go,wait until it is almost done).After about 5 minutes,check for doneness.Remove if they seem soft enough to your liking-remember they need to be firm enough to hold their shape after a brief sautee with the chicken later.If they are still too hard cook a couple more minutes before adding the remaining veggies.
• Add the remaining veggies and cook until done but still somewhat crisp.
• Drain the chicken and veggies(reserving the broth if you wish,it probably won't be very rich if you only used breasts,but you can still use it for cooking veggies,rice etc.).Let the chicken cool until you can handle it comfortably.Shred the chicken,discarding the skin,bones,and any gristle, cartilage and excess fat.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium.Add the reserved tomato puree,and cook for about 5 minutes,stirring often ,until it has concentrated a bit and no longer has a raw flavor.
• Add the chicken,vegetables,chiles,raisins,and almonds.Add vinegar,sugar,and spices to taste.Simmer a few minutes ,until everything is hot and the flavors well melded.
• Serve hot with white rice.