Picadillo

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup pitted green olives, chopped
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a frying pan and add onions.
• 2 saute until onions are golden but not black, about 10 minutes.
• 3 add the garlic and green pepper and gently sauté 5 minutes.
• 4 add the beef and break up into small pieces as it browns. (drain if there is excess fat.)
• 5 add the tomato sauce and mix well.
• 6 add the rest of the ingredients and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have blended, about 15 minutes.
• 7 for a traditional cuban dish, serve this over yellow rice.
• 8 we serve with crusty buttered bread and green beans flavored w/ bacon and garlic.