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Puerto Rican Picadillo.

Puerto Rican Picadillo

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, puerto rican picadillo. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Puerto Rican Picadillo is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Puerto Rican Picadillo is something that I have loved my whole life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Puerto Rican Picadillo:

  1. {Take 3 of lbs. Ground Chuck.
  2. {Make ready 2 Tbsp of Olive Oil.
  3. {Get 6-10 Cloves of Minced Garlic (your preference).
  4. {Get 1 of Medium / Large Onion Cubed.
  5. {Get 1 of Green Bell Pepper Cubed.
  6. {Take 1/3-1/2 Cup of Sofrito (I have a recipe for this).
  7. {Get 1 packet of Sazon with Culantro and Achiote.
  8. {Take 1/3 Cup of toasted Almonds.
  9. {Make ready 2/3 Cup of halved Green Olives.
  10. {Take 1/3 Cup of Capers.
  11. {Get 1/2 Cup of Raisins.
  12. {Prepare 1 tsp. of each Salt and Pepper.
  13. {Get 1 tsp. of Ground Cinnamon.
  14. {Get 1 tsp. of Ground Cloves.
  15. {Get 2 of Bay Leaves.
  16. {Make ready 1 can of Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes.
  17. {Get 2 Tbsp of 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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