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Picadillo
Cuba
One of the great Cuban home dishes. The combination of olives, raisins and capers reflects Cuba's Spanish heritage.
Cuban spiced minced beef with olives and raisins — a sweet-savoury mince cooked in tomato with capers and olives. Served with rice, black beans and fried plantain.
Prep
15 mins
Cook
25 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
435 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
500gbeef mince
1onion, diced
1green pepper, diced
4 clovesgarlic, crushed
400gtinned tomatoes
50ggreen olives, halved
30graisins
2 tbspcapers
1 tspcumin
1 tsporegano
Method
1
Brown mince with onion, pepper and garlic. Drain fat.
2
Add tomatoes, cumin and oregano. Simmer 15 minutes.
3
Add olives, raisins and capers. Cook 5 more minutes. Season.
4
Serve with white rice and fried plantain.
Chef's Tip
The raisins are not optional — the sweet-sour balance they create with the olives and capers defines picadillo.
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