Best 6 Sweet Potatoes With Cuban Style Beef Picadillo Recipes

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Embark on a culinary journey to the vibrant streets of Havana with our tantalizing Sweet Potatoes with Cuban-Style Beef Picadillo. This delectable dish is a harmonious blend of sweet and savory flavors, where tender sweet potatoes are enveloped in a rich and flavorful picadillo, a traditional Cuban dish made with ground beef, vegetables, and a medley of spices.

Indulge in our curated collection of recipes that delve into the depths of Cuban cuisine. From the classic Cuban Picadillo, exploding with bold flavors, to a vegetarian-friendly version bursting with a symphony of vegetables, our recipes cater to every palate. Discover the secrets to creating the perfect Picadillo sauce, brimming with tomatoes, olives, and raisins, and uncover the art of cooking fluffy and tender rice, an essential accompaniment to this delectable dish.

As you embark on this culinary adventure, you'll unearth the nuances of Cuban cuisine, learning to craft dishes that embody the warmth and vibrancy of Havana. Our recipes are meticulously crafted to guide you through each step, ensuring that you recreate these authentic Cuban flavors in your own kitchen. Join us on this culinary expedition and let the enticing aromas of Cuban cooking fill your home.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

EASY & AUTHENTIC CUBAN PICADILLO



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Learn how to make flavorful and authentic Cuban picadillo at home with this simple 30-minute recipe. Made stovetop, it features ground beef, tomato sauce, select spices, olives, and raisins. Serve with rice for an easy weeknight dinner.

Provided by Jamie Silva

Categories     Dinner     Lunch

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced green pepper
3-4 cloves garlic minced
1 lb ground beef
1/3 cup vino seco ((dry cooking wine))
6 ounces tomato sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste ((start with 1/4 teaspoon then adjust from there))
1/4 cup Spanish olives cut in half
2 tablespoons raisins ((or more to taste) optional)

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and green peppers and, sauté for 2-3 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
  • Next, add ground beef and cook, breaking the meat apart, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat down to medium-low.
  • Stir in cooking wine, tomato sauce, cumin, oregano, and, salt + pepper to taste. Simmer for 10-12 minutes until fragrant and saucy.
  • Remove from the heat. Stir in olives and raisins (if using). Serve with white rice. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 271 kcal, Carbohydrate 5 g, Protein 14 g, Sodium 321 mg, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fiber 1 g, TransFat 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 12 g

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

CUBAN-STYLE PICADILLO



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There are many variations of picadillo. This is a savory and traditional Cuban home-cooked meal with ingredients that are readily available in any supermarket. Do not omit wine, as it's really important to the flavor of this dish. Serve with garlic and onion white rice, black beans, and fried ripe plantains. Garnish with strips of ham and roasted red pepper.

Provided by lutzflcat

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Caribbean

Time 1h35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 potatoes
salt to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, minced
1 green bell pepper, minced
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
2 cups dry red wine
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
⅔ cup pimiento-stuffed green olives, drained and chopped
½ cup capers, drained
¼ cup golden raisins
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 pinch dried oregano
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon olive oil

Steps:

  • Place the potatoes into a large pot with enough water to cover; season with salt. Bring the water to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and cook the potatoes at a simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir the onion, green bell pepper, and garlic in the hot oil until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes.
  • Crumble the ground beef into the onion mixture, breaking the meat into smaller pieces as you mix; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain as much fat from the mixture as possible.
  • Stir the red wine, tomato sauce, olives, capers, golden raisins, cumin, oregano, black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt into the ground beef mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the wine had reduced significantly, 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Peel the cooled potatoes and cut into chunks.
  • Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the potatoes in the hot oil until browned, about 5 minutes.
  • Gently fold the cooked potatoes into the simmering ground beef mixture; cook together 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 471.3 calories, Carbohydrate 29.6 g, Cholesterol 78.9 mg, Fat 22 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 1337.7 mg, Sugar 10.1 g

SWEET POTATOES WITH CUBAN-STYLE BEEF PICADILLO



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Provided by Laraine Perri

Categories     Beef     Bake     Dinner     Sweet Potato/Yam     Fall     Healthy     Self

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 medium sweet potatoes
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 ounces 90-percent-lean ground beef
1/4 cup dry sherry
3/4 cup canned crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup dried cherries, roughly chopped
1/4 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced in rounds
1 tablespoon capers
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, plus more leaves for serving

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425°. Pierce potatoes all over with a fork and place on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet; bake until tender, 50 minutes. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Cook onion until soft, 4 minutes. Add garlic, cumin and cinnamon; cook, 1 minute. Add beef and cook through, 5 minutes. Add sherry and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, cherries, olives, capers and salt; reduce heat and simmer, 5 minutes; stir in chopped cilantro. Slice open potatoes and mash insides with a fork; divide beef mixture and cilantro leaves among potatoes.

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.

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

Tips:

  • Choose the right sweet potatoes: Look for firm, smooth sweet potatoes without any blemishes or bruises. Avoid any that are soft or have cracks or cuts.
  • Cut the sweet potatoes into uniform pieces: This will help them cook evenly. If the pieces are too small, they will overcook and become mushy. If they are too large, they will take longer to cook and may not be as tender.
  • Cook the sweet potatoes until they are tender: You can do this by roasting, baking, or boiling them. Roasting will give them a slightly caramelized flavor, while baking will make them softer. Boiling is the quickest method, but it can result in less flavorful sweet potatoes.
  • Mash the sweet potatoes until they are smooth: Use a potato masher or a fork to mash the sweet potatoes until they are smooth and creamy. You can also use a food processor or a blender, but be careful not to over-process them, or they will become gluey.
  • Season the sweet potatoes to taste: Add salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste. You can also add herbs, spices, or other ingredients to create different flavor combinations.

Conclusion:

Sweet potatoes with Cuban-style beef picadillo is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The sweet potatoes are roasted until tender and then mashed until smooth. The beef picadillo is made with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and spices. The two dishes are then combined and served together. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.

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