Picadillo

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 7 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cups chopped green bell pepper
• 3 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 (5 ounce) jar green olives, pitted and halved
• 5 ounces capers, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• 6 cups canned tomatoes, half-drained

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• in a large stock pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. saute garlic, onion and green pepper until onions are transparent. transfer onion mixture to a bowl and set aside. in the same pot, heat the remaining olive oil and brown the ground beef.
• in a separate saucepan, combine the olives, capers, vinegar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and hot sauce. let simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• place the olive mixture and the onion mixture into the pot with the ground beef. add the half drained tomatoes and cook for 1 hour over medium heat; stirring occasionally.