Classic Cuban-Style Picadillo

Here is a classic Cuban recipe for ground beef that is typically eaten over white rice. It can also be used as a filling for tacos or empanadas. It’s delicious with fried ripe plantains.

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced, or more to taste
• 1 small onion, chopped
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 6 eaches large pitted green olives, quartered
• ½ cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (1.41 ounce) packages sazon seasoning (such as Goya®)
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• salt to taste

Directions

Step 1
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.

Step 2
Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until browned completely, 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 3
Stir olives, raisins, capers, tomato sauce, sazon seasoning, cumin, sugar, and salt through the ground beef mixture.

Step 4
Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook until the mixture is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.