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Idiot’s Kitchen Recipe – Picadillo Recipe from www.idiotskitchen.com Adapted from The Cuban Table by Ana Sofía Peláez Ingredients: 34 Tablespoons olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (at least 1 cup) 1 green bell pepper, seeded & chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 teaspoon dried oregano ½ teaspoon ground cumin 2 Tablespoons tomato paste 11½ pounds lean ground beef 1 cup diced tomatoes (plus their juices) ¼ cup dry white wine ¼ cup small pimiento stuffed green olives ¼ cup dark raisins 1 Tablespoon capers, lightly rinsed 1 Tablespoon sherry vinegar Flat leaf (Italian) parsley, chopped for garnish Salt & Pepper White Rice, Black Beans, and Fried Plantains all recommended for serving. Heat 34 Tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onions, green pepper, garlic, 1 teaspoon oregano, ½ teaspoon cumin, and sauté until the onions are tender and translucent, about 58 minutes. Add 2 Tablespoons of tomato paste, stir to combine, and cook 12 minutes more. Raise the heat to high and add 11½ pounds of lean ground beef. Brown the ground beef using a spoon or spatula to break it into tiny bits as it cooks.

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Idiot’s Kitchen Recipe – Picadillo  Recipe  from  www.idiotskitchen.com  -­‐  Adapted  from  The  Cuban  Table  by  Ana  Sofía  Peláez    

   Ingredients:    3-­‐4  Tablespoons  olive  oil  1  medium  yellow  onion,  chopped  (at  least  1  cup)  1  green  bell  pepper,  seeded  &  chopped  3  cloves  garlic,  finely  chopped  1  teaspoon  dried  oregano  ½  teaspoon  ground  cumin  2  Tablespoons  tomato  paste  1-­‐1½  pounds  lean  ground  beef  1  cup  diced  tomatoes  (plus  their  juices)  ¼  cup  dry  white  wine  ¼  cup  small  pimiento  stuffed  green  olives  ¼  cup  dark  raisins  1  Tablespoon  capers,  lightly  rinsed  1  Tablespoon  sherry  vinegar  Flat  leaf  (Italian)  parsley,  chopped  for  garnish  Salt  &  Pepper    White  Rice,  Black  Beans,  and  Fried  Plantains  all  recommended  for  serving.    Heat  3-­‐4  Tablespoons  of  olive  oil  in  a  large  skillet  over  medium  heat.  Add  the  chopped  onions,  green  pepper,  garlic,  1  teaspoon  oregano,  ½  teaspoon  cumin,  and  sauté  until  the  onions  are  tender  and  translucent,  about  5-­‐8  minutes.      Add  2  Tablespoons  of  tomato  paste,  stir  to  combine,  and  cook  1-­‐2  minutes  more.    Raise  the  heat  to  high  and  add  1-­‐1½  pounds  of  lean  ground  beef.  Brown  the  ground  beef  using  a  spoon  or  spatula  to  break  it  into  tiny  bits  as  it  cooks.      

Add  1  cup  of  diced  tomatoes,  ¼  cup  of  white  wine,  ¼  cup  dark  raisins,  and  ¼  cup  pimiento  stuffed  green  olives  that  have  been  cut  in  half.  Lightly  rinse  1  Tablespoon  of  capers  and  add  them  to  the  pan.    Stir  to  combine,  reduce  the  heat  to  low,  cover  with  a  lid,  and  simmer  for  20  minutes.  Stir  occasionally  so  it  does  not  stick.      When  you  are  ready  to  serve,  add  1  Tablespoon  of  sherry  vinegar  to  the  pan.  Taste  and  adjust  the  seasonings  of  salt  &  pepper  to  your  own  liking.  Garnish  with  chopped  parsley.    Makes  4  servings.  Great  leftover!