How To Make Brazilian Picadillo
Make a loaded dish with this picadillo recipe, made Brazilian-style, packed with beef and bell peppers, tossed in a mix of herbs and spices!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspolive oil
- 7garlic cloves,chopped
- 1½cupsonion,chopped
- 1½cupsgreen bell pepper,chopped
- 3lbslean ground beef
- 5ozgreen olives,(1 jar), pitted, halved
- 5ozcapers,rinsed, drained
- ¼cupwhite vinegar
- 1tspsalt
- 1tspfreshly ground black pepper
- 1tspground cinnamon
- 1tspground cloves
- 2dried bay leaves
- ¼tsphot sauce
- 6cupstomatoes,canned, half drained
Instructions
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In a large stockpot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat.
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Sauté the garlic, onion, and green pepper until onions are transparent. Transfer the onion mixture to a bowl and set aside.
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In the same pot, heat the remaining olive oil and brown the ground beef.
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In a separate saucepan, combine the olives, capers, vinegar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, and hot sauce. Let simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.
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Place the olive mixture and the onion mixture into the pot with the ground beef. Add the half drained tomatoes and cook for 1 hour over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 358.22kcal
- Fat: 27.09g
- Saturated Fat: 9.23g
- Trans Fat: 1.34g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 13.05g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.11g
- Carbohydrates: 7.73g
- Fiber: 2.60g
- Sugar: 3.40g
- Protein: 21.07g
- Cholesterol: 80.51mg
- Sodium: 604.36mg
- Calcium: 53.68mg
- Potassium: 567.31mg
- Iron: 2.91mg
- Vitamin A: 42.78µg
- Vitamin C: 27.84mg
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