Best 7 Perfect Picaddillo Recipes

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In the realm of Mexican cuisine, Picaddillo stands as a delectable and versatile dish that has captivated taste buds for generations. This savory ground beef stew boasts a rich history, tracing its roots back to the Spanish influence during Mexico's colonial era. Picaddillo has become an integral part of Mexican culinary heritage and is enjoyed throughout the country and beyond.

Our culinary journey takes us through a diverse array of Picaddillo recipes, each offering unique flavors and variations. From the classic and comforting Traditional Mexican Picaddillo, brimming with tender beef, aromatic spices, and a vibrant tomato-based sauce, to the innovative and modern adaptations that incorporate ingredients like sweet corn, black beans, and a tangy tomatillo salsa, there's a Picaddillo recipe to suit every palate.

Whether you prefer the simplicity of the traditional version or crave the excitement of culinary exploration, this comprehensive guide to Picaddillo recipes will lead you on a tantalizing journey through the heart of Mexican cuisine. So, prepare your taste buds for a delightful adventure as we delve into the secrets of creating the perfect Picaddillo.

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CLASSIC CUBAN-STYLE PICADILLO



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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.

Provided by Amalloch

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Caribbean

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

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 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

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.7 calories, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Cholesterol 74.3 mg, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 23.7 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 3571.8 mg, Sugar 16.6 g

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN PICADILLO



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Picadillo is a popular dish in most South American cuisines. It is made with lean ground beef (or can be made with ground turkey as well), tomatoes, potatoes, and other ingredients. This authentic recipe will bring the flavors of Mexico to your plate.

Provided by mytable_yourtummy

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

6 tomatoes
¾ cup water
¼ onion, halved
1 clove garlic
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ onion, chopped
1 serrano pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tomato, chopped
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 (7.75 ounce) can Mexican-style hot tomato sauce (such as El Pato®)
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
3 medium carrots, peeled and cubed
1 jalapeno pepper, sliced
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
½ tablespoon ground cumin
1 bay leaf
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Bring 6 whole tomatoes to a boil in a small pot. Transfer to a blender. Add 3/4 cup water, onion halves, and whole garlic clove. Blend until smooth.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and serrano pepper. Cook until onion is transparent. Add minced garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chopped tomato and cook for 1 minute more. Add ground beef; cook until browned, about 8 minutes.
  • Pour canned tomato sauce into the beef mixture. Cook for 2 minutes. Mix in potatoes and carrots. Cook for 2 minutes; add the blended tomatoes, jalapeno, chicken bouillon, cumin, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well, reduce heat, and simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 372.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.5 g, Cholesterol 79.2 mg, Fat 19.6 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 528.9 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

BRAZILIAN PICADILLO



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My aunt introduced me to this delicious dish. In the past few years I've made changes and come up with what my family feels is the best Brazilian dish around! A great chili alternative and it freezes well.

Provided by JRICE

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons olive oil
7 cloves garlic, chopped
1 ½ cups chopped onion
1 ½ cups chopped green bell pepper
3 pounds lean ground beef
1 (5 ounce) jar green olives, pitted and halved
5 ounces capers, rinsed and drained
¼ cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 dried bay leaves
¼ teaspoon hot sauce
6 cups canned tomatoes, half-drained

Steps:

  • In a large stock pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Saute garlic, onion and green pepper until onions are transparent. Transfer onion mixture to a bowl and set aside. In the same pot, heat the remaining olive oil and brown the ground beef.
  • In a separate saucepan, combine the olives, capers, vinegar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and hot sauce. Let simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Place the olive mixture and the onion mixture into the pot with the ground beef. Add the half drained tomatoes and cook for 1 hour over medium heat; stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.7 calories, Carbohydrate 9.8 g, Cholesterol 74.3 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 23.5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1063.7 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

PICCADILLO



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup mojo seasoning
3 pound ground beef
1/4 cup Latino seasoning, such as Goya sazon
8 cups seeded, diced tomatoes
4 cups tomato sauce
4 cups cooking wine
2 cups green pitted olives, chopped (with or without pimiento)
4 to 6 small whole sweet peppers
4 bay leaves

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat with the onions, pepper, garlic and mojo. Cook until the garlic turns color, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ground beef and seasoning turn and cook until the beef is brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine, olives, whole sweet peppers and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, cover the skillet and turn the heat to a simmer for 30 minutes.

PERFECT PICADDILLO



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An old recipe that I tweaked quite a bit for more savory. Serve with a green salad or coleslaw. Spice amounts are for mild. Punch it up a bit if you like hot.

Provided by Clifford Boren

Categories     Poultry

Time 35m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 yellow onion, diced
1 (7 ounce) can Ortega green chilies
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb ground turkey
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup pimento stuffed olive
1/2 cup capers
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup corn
1 cup chunky cut mushroom
1 cup red wine (real wine, not cooking wine)
1 dash oregano
ground red chili pepper

Steps:

  • Sauté onions in oil.
  • Add peppers at the end.
  • Add turkey and sauté until no longer pink.
  • Add tomato and Worcestershire and stir until completely blended.
  • When it boils, reduce heat to simmer and dump in all the rest of the stuff.
  • Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

PICADILLO



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Picadillo is one of the great dishes of the Cuban diaspora: a soft, fragrant stew of ground beef and tomatoes, with raisins added for sweetness and olives for salt. Versions of it exist across the Caribbean and into Latin America. This one combines ground beef with intensely seasoned dried Spanish chorizo in a sofrito of onions, garlic and tomatoes, and scents it with red-wine vinegar, cinnamon and cumin, along with bay leaves and pinches of ground cloves and nutmeg. For the olives you may experiment with fancy and plain, but rigorous testing here suggests the use of pimento-stuffed green olives is the best practice. A scattering of capers would be welcome as well.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 medium-size yellow onions, peeled and chopped
2 ounces dried chorizo, diced
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped, or one 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and crushed
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 bay leaves
Pinch of ground cloves
Pinch of nutmeg
2/3 cup raisins
2/3 cup pitted stuffed olives.

Steps:

  • Put the olive oil in a large, heavy pan set over a medium-high flame, and heat until it begins to shimmer. Add onions, chorizo and garlic, stir to combine and cook until the onions have started to soften, approximately 10 minutes.
  • Add the ground beef, and allow it to brown, crumbling the meat with a fork as it does. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  • Add tomatoes, vinegar, cinnamon, cumin, bay leaves, cloves and nutmeg and stir to combine. Lower the heat, and let the stew simmer, covered, for approximately 30 minutes.
  • Uncover the pan, and add the raisins and the olives. Allow the stew to cook for another 15 minutes or so, then serve, accompanied by white rice.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 472, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 653 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 1 gram

CUBAN-STYLE PICADILLO



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Eli Gorelick of West Orange, New Jersey, writes: "As a kid growing up in Cuba, I worked alongside my mother every day in the kitchen, learning how to make specialties like picadillo and fried bananas. I still think Havana has the best Cuban food in the world, and I continue to love the recipes I learned during my childhood."

Provided by Eli Gorelick

Categories     Beef     Olive     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Raisin     Meat     Ground Beef     Bon Appétit     New Jersey     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup olive oil
1 large white onion, chopped
8 garlic cloves, minced
6 Turkish bay leaves
2 pounds ground beef (15 to 20 percent fat)
1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
3/4 cup raisins
3/4 cup sliced drained pimiento-stuffed green olives (from 5-ounce jar)
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and bay leaves; sauté until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add beef; sauté until cooked, breaking up with back of fork, about 7 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients. Simmer until picadillo thickens, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves. Serve picadillo warm.

Tips for Making the Perfect Picaddillo:

  • Choose the Right Beef: Use a lean cut of beef, such as flank steak, skirt steak, or top round. These cuts are flavorful and will hold up well in the cooking process.
  • Brown the Beef in Batches: To prevent the beef from steaming and ensure even browning, brown it in batches. This will help to develop flavor and caramelize the meat.
  • Use a Variety of Vegetables: The vegetables in picaddillo add flavor, texture, and color. Common vegetables used include potatoes, carrots, green beans, and peas. Feel free to experiment with other vegetables that you enjoy.
  • Add Spices and Herbs: Spices and herbs are essential for adding flavor to picaddillo. Common spices include cumin, oregano, and paprika. Fresh herbs, such as cilantro and parsley, can also be added for extra flavor.
  • Simmer until the Meat is Tender: Picaddillo is a slow-cooked dish. Simmer the meat and vegetables until the meat is tender and the vegetables are cooked through. This will typically take about 1-1 1/2 hours.
  • Serve with Rice or Bread: Picaddillo is typically served with rice or bread. Rice is a classic choice, but you can also try serving picaddillo with tortillas, cornbread, or mashed potatoes.

Conclusion:

Picaddillo is a versatile and flavorful dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a great way to use up leftover beef and vegetables, and it is also a budget-friendly meal. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this recipe for perfect picaddillo is sure to become a favorite in your kitchen. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal that is packed with flavor, give picaddillo a try!

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