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Beef Picadillo (Fast & Slow)
Picadillo—a stewy ground beef dish popular in Cuba, the Caribbean and Latin America—combines sweet and savory flavors. There are many variations, but the essentials are ground meat and tomato, with raisins for sweetness and chopped olives for a balancing touch of brine. Prep the olives and cilantro while the beef cooks. Serve with beans and rice and, if you like, chopped fresh tomatoes and hot sauce.
4
Servings
Tip
Don't use double-concentrated tomato paste, often sold in a tube. Its potent flavor will overwhelm the other ingredients. Also, don't use ground beef that's leaner than 85 percent or the meat in the finished dish will have a dry, pebbly texture.
1 hour
20 minutes active
Ingredients
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2
tablespoons salted butter
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1
large red onion, halved and thinly sliced
Directions
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01On a 6-quart Instant Pot, select More/High Sauté. Add the butter and melt. Add the onion and 1 teaspoon salt, then cook, stirring often, until golden brown at the edges, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the cumin, oregano and garlic, then cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until the paste begins to brown, about 1 minute. Stir in the beef and broth, scraping up any browned bits and breaking the meat into smaller pieces. Stir in ¼ cup of raisins, then distribute the mixture in an even layer.
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June 10, 2022
Truly you can put this stuff on anything
We love the base recipe, usually sprinkling in a good amount of Tapatio before cooking, and sometimes after, for more kick. Whether served on rice or tortilla chips this does not last long at our house. I will usually double the raisins, or more, depending on the family's mood.
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I rolled out Puff pastry and cut out squares and folded in a spoonful to make into empanadas.