Picadillo

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 large granny smith apple
• 1/4 cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
• hot cooked rice or flour tortilla

Recipe

• 1 brown the ground beef in a large saucepan or dutch oven. drain the fat,.
• 2 add onion, jalapeno pepper and garlic. cook another 3 minutes. add the remaining ingredients except the almonds.
• 3 bring mixture to boiling. reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce is slightly thickened.
• 4 remove cinnamon stick and add almonds. serve over hot cooked rice or with flour tortillas.