Quick and Easy Picadillo
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, Divided
- 1 pound Ground Beef, 80/20 Or Leaner
- 1/2 whole Medium Onion, Chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 Tablespoon Ground Coriander
- 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper, Plus More To Taste
- 15 ounces, fluid Canned Tomato Sauce
- 1/2 cups Pitted Chopped Olives (any Kind You Like)
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- Cooked Rice Or Pita Bread, Optional, To Serve
- In a large skillet, add 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat.
- When butter foams, add ground beef.
- Cook the beef for 710 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until the beef is browned.
- Use a wooden spoon to break the beef into small bits as you stir.
- When the beef is cooked through, add the onion, garlic, coriander, chili powder, and cayenne pepper.
- Stir for 5 minutes until the onion starts to soften, then add the tomato sauce.
- Stir the tomato sauce and let the sauce come to a bubble.
- When the tomato sauce bubbles, add the remaining butter, the olives, and the honey.
- Stir, and taste: add salt to your preference or more cayenne pepper for spice!
- Turn the heat to low and let the picadillo simmer for 10 minutes or until youre ready to serve.
- Serve over rice and/or with pita.
- Enjoy!
- Notes: 1.
- Use any kind of olives you like!
- If you have some olive haters in your group, keep the pieces large or the olives whole so they can be fished out.
- You can also substitute capers for the olivesuse 1/4 cup.
- 2.
- For extra-special rice, cook white rice with vegetable or chicken stock in place of water and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric for a bright yellow color.
butter, ground beef, onion, garlic, ground coriander, chili powder, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce, olives, honey, bread
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/quick-and-easy-picadillo/ (may not work)