Puerto Rican Picadillo
Puerto Rican Picadillo

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, puerto rican picadillo. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Puerto Rican Picadillo is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Puerto Rican Picadillo is something which I have loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Puerto Rican Picadillo:
  1. Make ready lbs. Ground Chuck
  2. Prepare Olive Oil
  3. Prepare Minced Garlic (your preference)
  4. Get Medium / Large Onion Cubed
  5. Prepare Green Bell Pepper Cubed
  6. Prepare 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. Prepare Raisins
  12. Get each Salt and Pepper
  13. Take Ground Cinnamon
  14. Take Ground Cloves
  15. Make ready Bay Leaves
  16. Take Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes
  17. Get White Vinegar
Instructions 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.

So that is going to wrap it up for this exceptional food puerto rican picadillo recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am sure that you will make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!