Beef Picadillo offers a variety of flavors in one easily prepared dish. Not just full of flavors but rich in carbohydrates, protein, fiber and more. You won’t believe how a beef recipe can bring both flavors and nutrients when served on a plate.
Picadillo is made up of ground fish meat or beef that comes with diced potato, carrots and tomato savored with soy sauce, other spices and ingredients.
Ingredients:
- Ground Beef: Here comes the main ingredient.
- Beef Broth: Brings rich beef taste along with the ground beef.
- Tomato: Serves as the base for sauce.
- Potato: Brings lots of nutrients aside from good flavor.
- Carrots: Additional color and flavor.
- Green Peas: Adds color and flavor.
- Raisins: Makes the dish tastier.
- Onion: Gives flavor to the dish.
- Garlic: Adds aroma to the food.
- Olive Oil: Adds sear along with the flavor to the dish.
- Salt and pepper: Add as desired.
Preparation:
You can’t go wrong with this easy Classic Beef Picadillo recipe.
- Saute: In a cooking pot, heat oil and saute onion and garlic until tender. Add the ground beef and stir until brown and crisp.
- Simmer: Stir in beef broth, tomato and raisins.Let simmer for 10 minutes. Add potato, green peas and carrots. Stir and cook for another 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve: Simply put on a plate then serve. Best serve while warm.
Tips and Variations:
Some foods are best served hot, so here’s a tip:
- Sizzle: You can have this served in a hot sizzling plate so that beef grease won’t start to get solid.
Storage:
You can always make more for later meals. That will save you more time.
- On the Fridge: In an airtight container, put the beef and refrigerate. This can prolong your Beef Picadillo for 2-3 days.
- Freeze: Place the dish in a freezer bag or airtight container then freeze. This can last up to 2 weeks.
- Reheat: When frozen, thaw for 3-4 hours. Heat oil in a pan then pour the picadillo, add some water to have the sauce distributed evenly.
Classic Beef Picadillo
Print RecipeIngredients
- 750g ground beef
- 1 cup beef broth
- 500g. diced tomato, canned
- 1 medium potato, cubed
- 2 medium carrots, cubed
- 400g frozen green peas
- 120g raisins
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a cooking pot, heat oil and saute onion and garlic until tender.
- Add the ground beef and stir until brown and crisp.
- Stir in beef broth, tomato and raisins.Let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add potato, green peas and carrots. Stir and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve while warm.