Cuban Picadillo

13 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup oil or 1/4 cup lard
  • 1 green pepper, finely diced
  • 2 large onions, finely diced
  • 5 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 1/3 cup cooking wine
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 2 lbs ground beef (or combination) or 2 lbs ground pork (or combination)
  • 15 -20 whole pimento stuffed olives
  • 1/3 cup raisins

Directions

  1. 1
    Mash the salt, pepper and garlic together in a mortar until well blended.
  2. 2
    Lightly brown this mixture in the lard/oil with the pepper and the onions until the onions become translucent.
  3. 3
    Add the tomato sauce and let it simmer for a minute.
  4. 4
    Add the vinegar.
  5. 5
    Add the meat and cook for 5-minutes.
  6. 6
    Add the cooking wine, olives and raisins.
  7. 7
    Simmer until liquid is absorbed (I usually let this simmer for around an hour or so on low, so the flavors meld together).
  8. 8
    Serve with rice and beans and a nice cold beer.
  9. 9
    Tastes even better the next day!

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