Picadillo (Latin American Beef Hash)

Ingredients

• Ground beef (85% lean) 700 g
• Potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes 2 medium (400 g)
• Onion, finely chopped 1 large (180 g)
• Green bell pepper, finely chopped 1 (150 g)
• Garlic, minced 4 cloves (16 g)
• Tomato sauce, canned 225 g
• Pimento-stuffed green olives, halved 80 g
• Raisins 40 g
• Olive oil 2 tbsp (27 g)
• Ground cumin and dried oregano 1 tsp each
• Water 120 ml
• Salt and black pepper 1 tsp (6 g) salt, 0.5 tsp pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and cook the onion and bell pepper for 6-8 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

2. 2

   Raise the heat, add the ground beef and cook for 6-8 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned.

3. 3

   Stir in the cumin, oregano, salt and pepper, then the tomato sauce and the water.

4. 4

   Add the potatoes, cover and simmer for 12 minutes.

5. 5

   Add the olives and raisins and simmer uncovered for 8-10 minutes more, stirring now and then, until the potatoes are tender and most of the liquid has cooked away.

6. 6

   Taste, adjust the salt and serve hot with white rice, black beans or fried plantains.