Picadillo

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Photo: Howard L. Puckett; Styling: Fonda Shaia
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5 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)
June 1998
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

This traditional Latin dish consists of a ground meat-tomato sauce flavored with sweet spices, raisins, olives or capers, and almonds. Serve it with warm flour tortillas.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • 1 pound ground sirloin
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped peeled Granny Smith apple (about 1 large)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup sliced pimento-stuffed olives
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 3 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 240
  • Caloriesfromfat 30%
  • Fat 8.1g
  • Satfat 2.2g
  • Monofat 3.7g
  • Polyfat 1.2g
  • Protein 21.7g
  • Carbohydrate 21.5g
  • Fiber 4.5g
  • Cholesterol 55mg
  • Iron 3.8mg
  • Sodium 580mg
  • Calcium 65mg

How to Make It

Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 3 minutes. Add jalapeño and garlic, and sauté 1 minute. Add beef to pan, and sauté 3 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in the apple and next 7 ingredients (apple through tomatoes), and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes or until sauce is slightly thick. Remove from heat, and stir in almonds.

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Ratings & Reviews

ilovemyderricks's Review

jgogginepmn
August 29, 2012
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salvanv's Review

salvanv
June 07, 2011
Made recipe exactly as printed. Complex, wonderful flavor.

zardja's Review

ilovemyderricks
May 07, 2010
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jgogginepmn's Review

zardja
December 13, 2009
Good basic recipe but needed some help. Used 1/2 olives and capers, golden raisins plus 2 Tbsp. chopped dates, and 1/2 tsp. each of cumin and coriander. I also added 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes and 3 garlic cloves instead of one. Served it plain with a tomato and cucumber salad to keep the WW points down. Delicious!