Puerto Rican Picadillo
Puerto Rican Picadillo

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, puerto rican picadillo. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Puerto Rican Picadillo is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Puerto Rican Picadillo is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have puerto rican picadillo using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Puerto Rican Picadillo:
  1. Prepare lbs. Ground Chuck
  2. Prepare Olive Oil
  3. Make ready Minced Garlic (your preference)
  4. Get Medium / Large Onion Cubed
  5. Make ready Green Bell Pepper Cubed
  6. Take Sofrito (I have a recipe for this)
  7. Take Sazon with Culantro and Achiote
  8. Take toasted Almonds
  9. Take halved Green Olives
  10. Take Capers
  11. Get Raisins
  12. Get each Salt and Pepper
  13. Get Ground Cinnamon
  14. Get Ground Cloves
  15. Prepare Bay Leaves
  16. Make ready Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes
  17. Get White Vinegar
Steps to make Puerto Rican Picadillo:
  1. In 1 Tbsp Olive Oil, sweat the Onion, Bell Pepper, Garlic, Sofrito, and Sazon for 5-6 minutes. Remove and set aside in bowl.
  2. Add remaining Tbsp of Olive Oil and brown Ground Chuck. When browned, drain fat and add Onion, Bell Pepper, Garlic and Sofrito mixture to skillet and set aside.
  3. In small skillet, simmer Vinegar, Olives, Capers, Raisins, Salt and Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves and Bay leaves for up to 10 - 12 minutes stirring to distribute flavors.
  4. In separate skillet, toast the almonds. You want them brown, but not burned. These add a very nice texture!! When done, add them to the meat mixture.
  5. At this point, add the Olive and Caper mixture (in step 3) to the Ground Chuck mixture. Add Almonds and Diced Tomatoes. Bring up to heat and turn to simmer for approximately one hour. You're going to LOVE how your house is smelling.
  6. There's just something about my Caldero that makes this so much better. Not necessary though.

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