Picadillo with Tostones
Picadillo (pee-cah-DEE-yo) is an Latin American dish that combines ground or finely chopped beef, vegetables, olives and dried fruit. It’s easy to make and there are so many ways to enjoy this flavourful dish, including with tostones!
Ingredients
- 1 lb grass-fed ground beef
- 1/2 large yellow onion, julienned
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 3/4 cup green olives, sliced & pitted
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tbsp avocado oil
- 3/4 cup organic chicken stock
- 1/8 cup dates, pitted & sliced (omit for Keto/Low-Carb version)
Instructions
- In a pot, heat avocado oil over medium-high then brown meat. Set meat aside in a bowl.
- Reduce heat to medium and add onions and peppers. Sauté until onions are slightly caramelized. Add garlic and cook for a minute.
- Add paprika, cumin, oregano, chili powder, salt and black pepper--stir for a minute until spices become fragrant. Add chicken stock and stir, scrapping off brown-bits at the bottom of the pot. Add in the browned beef, bay leaf, olives and dates. Mix to combine ingredients.
- Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover with a lid and cook for 1-hour. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
- When the picadillo is 20-minutes from being ready, prepare the tostones (get the recipe here) OR other choice of side.
- Serve picadillo in a shallow bowl and place tostones around.