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Picadillo

Name: Picadillo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 600 g beef mince; 1 onions; 1 green peppers; 4 garlic cloves; 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes; 80 g green olives; 50 g raisins; 1 tbsp capers; 1 potatoes; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 100 ml dry white wine; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 bay leaves; salt

By Groceree

Also known as Cuban Picadillo

Cuban minced beef in tomato sofrito with green olives and raisins, salty and sweet in the same mouthful. Traditionally eaten with rice, black beans and fried plantain.

Last updated September 22, 2026

Servings: 4 servings
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 45 min
Total: 1 h

Ingredients

beef mince600 g
onions1
green peppers1
garlic cloves4
tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
green olives80 g
raisins50 g
capers1 tbsp
potatoes (optional)1
ground cumin1 tsp
dried oregano1 tsp
dry white wine100 ml
olive oil3 tbsp
bay leaves1
salt

Instructions

01
Peel the , if using, and cut it into 1 cm cubes. Fry the cubes in half the until golden, and set aside.
02
Finely chop the and and crush the . Soften the and in the rest of the (all of it if you skipped the ) for 8 minutes, then add the , and .
03
Add the and brown it, breaking it up well, until no pink remains.
04
Pour in the and let it bubble away, then add the and the leaf.
05
Simmer for 15 minutes until thick.
06
Pit the if they have stones, slice them and stir them in with the , the and the fried , if using, and cook for 5 minutes more.
07
Remove the leaf. Season carefully with — the and are salty — and serve.

Notes

Olives and raisins together is the point: salty and sweet in each mouthful. Leave either out and it is just savoury mince.
Fry the potato separately so it holds its shape and adds texture rather than dissolving.
Picadillo also fills empanadas and papas rellenas across the Caribbean, so it is worth making extra.
Serve it the Cuban way, with white rice, black beans and fried plantain.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 460 kcal
Protein: 32 g
Carbs: 18 g
Fat: 28 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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