Recipe: Easy Picadillo

Ingredients

• 1/2 large chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1/2 pepper, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp cilantro
• 1-1/2 lb 93% lean ground beef
• 4 oz (1/2 can) tomato sauce (I like Goya)
• kosher salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1-2 bay leaf
• 2 tbsp alcaparrado (capers or green olives would work too)

Directions

• Brown meat on high heat in large sauté pan and season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up into small pieces. When meat is no longer pink, drain all juice from pan.
• Meanwhile, while meat is cooking, chop onion, garlic, pepper, tomato and cilantro.
• Add to the meat and continue cooking on a low flame. Add alcaparrado and about 2 tbsp of the brine (the juice from the olives, this adds great flavor) cumin, bay leaf, and more salt if needed. Add tomato sauce and 1/4 cup of water and mix well. Reduce heat and simmer covered about 20 minutes.

Recipe taken from Skinnytaste.com provided by Whitney