Beef Picadillo
Made in under 30 minutes with flavorful ground beef and salty green olives, Beef Picadillo is a classic Latin American dish that reminds you of home. This recipe is so flavorful, it will leave everyone asking for more!
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium white onion diced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 0.25 cup sofrito
- 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
- 1 packet sazon seasoning
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon dried ground oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic or garlic paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup green olives with pimento
- cilantro optional garnish
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and ground beef. Cook breaking the beef apart and stirring often, until meat is evenly browned and onions are tender.
- Drain the excess liquid/grease from the pan and add the sofrito, adobo, sazon, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Stir and cook for an additional minute or so, then add the garlic and cook for two more minutes or until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Turn the heat down to low-medium then pour in the tomato sauce and stir. Bring the sauce to a low simmer, then turn the heat off and stir in the olives.
- Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro, if desired.