Best Spanish Picadillo Con Arroz Recipes

BEEF PICADILLO

Steps:

• 1. 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. 2. Drain the excess liquid/grease from the pan and add the sofrito, adobo, sazon, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro, if desired.

ARROZ CON PICADILLO

Steps:

• 1. In a semi-deep pan, cook meat, onions, peppers, garlic, and olives. Drain fat.
• 2. add all other ingredients and cook on low for about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve over white rice.

PICADILLO

Steps:

• Begin by heating a medium Dutch oven over high heat. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and the ground beef; be sure to distribute it evenly throughout the pan. Allow to brown on the bottom without moving it for 5 minutes. As the meat begins to loose its red tint start mixing in onion, peppers, garlic, bay leaves and cumin. Let it cook for 7 minutes until the vegetables become translucent. Then add olives, almonds, raisins, tomato paste and parsley. Make sure to mix it thoroughly with a spoon so that the tomato paste is well incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SPANISH PICADILLO CON ARROZ

Steps:

• In a pot with a lid, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add 1 clove garlic minced, and sauté for 1 minute. Do not brown.
• Add rice to pan and stir well to combine. Stir constantly until all is coated and hot, about 2 minutes.
• Add water to rice mixture and bring to a boil. Cover with lid, lower heat to low, and simmer mixture for 20 minutes.
• Turn off heat, and let set for 5minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large fry pan, heat 3 tbsp olive oil, over medium heat.
• Add onion, green pepper and 3 cloves minced garlic. Sauté about 5 minutes until onion turns transparent.
• Add ground beef and brown well, breaking up large pieces. Stir frequently.
• Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, and oregano. Stir well to combine.
• Cover. Reduce heat to low and simmer mixture for 20 minutes.
• Add olives, salt and pepper and simmer mixture covered for 5 minutes.
• If mixture is watery, just remove cover and simmer for 5 minutes longer.
• Serve immediately over the hot cooked white rice.