Cuban Picadillo

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 large green pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped (no stems)
• 3 tablespoons capers
• 1/2 cup stuffed green olive
• 4 fresh bay leaves
• 4 -5 tablespoons crushed cumin seeds
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup diced pimento (optional)
• 4 eggs, fried (optional)
• steamed rice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a large skillet and add the sofrito (garlic, onions, green pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, capers, olives, bay leaves and cumin seeds).
• 2 cook the sofrito until it is fragrant and the onions are translucent; remove from pan and set aside.
• 3 brown ground beef in pan and drain fat.
• 4 add sofrito to the beef along with the tomatoes, vinegar, and cayenne pepper.
• 5 simmer for 45 minutes on low heat.
• 6 serve over rice, with a fried egg on top, garnished with pimiento, if desired.
• 7 another option to serve is to spoon it into corn tortillas, with lettuce, tomato, green onions, jalapenos, cheese, and hot sauce, like a taco.