Picadillo – Spiced Ground Meat

Name: Picadillo – Spiced Ground Meat
Prep time: 10M
Total time: 35M
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil; ½ yellow onion, finely chopped; 1½ lbs. 85% lean ground beef; 2 packets Sazón with Coriander and Annatto; 1½ tsp. Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper; ¼ tsp. Ground Cumin; ½ cup Sofrito; 1 tbsp. GOYA® Cider Vinegar; 1 tbsp. Golden Cooking Wine; ½ cup Tomato Sauce; ¼ cup Fancy Pimientos; 12 Manzanilla Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos; 3 cups Canilla ® Extra Long Grain Rice

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A Well-Flavored Picadillo Recipe

Picadillo, or Spiced Ground Meat, is a versatile favorite meal in so many Latin countries. In this flavorful carne picadillo recipe, ground beef is seasoned with spices like cumin and Sazón GOYA® with Coriander and Annatto, then adorned with GOYA® Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos.

Serve it the Caribbean way with GOYA® Medium-Grain Rice and GOYA® Maduros to make a complete meal—then, the next day, stuff tacos, burritos, or tamales with the leftovers.

GOYA® Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper and Sazón GOYA® with Coriander and Annatto bring a medley of Latin flavors to perfect your Picadillo in two shakes.

Total Time

35m

Prep Time:10m

Yields:6 Servings

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2 tbsp.

GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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yellow onion, finely chopped

1½ lbs.

85% lean ground beef

2 packets

GOYA® Sazón with Coriander and Annatto

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1½ tsp.

GOYA® Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper

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¼ tsp.

GOYA® Ground Cumin

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½ cup

GOYA® Sofrito

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1 tbsp.

GOYA® Apple Cider Vinegar

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1 tbsp.

GOYA® Golden Cooking Wine

½ cup

GOYA® Tomato Sauce

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¼ cup

finely chopped GOYA® Fancy Pimientos

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GOYA® Manzanilla Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos, sliced (about ¼ cup)

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3 cups

cooked GOYA® Canilla® Extra Long Grain Rice

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Directions

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Step 1

Heat oil in 12” non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 7 minutes. Add beef to pan. Cook, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until well browned, about 5 minutes. Drain and discard fat from pan.

Step 2

Add Sazón, Adobo and cumin to meat, stirring to combine; cook 1 minute. Add sofrito; bring to simmer. Pour cider vinegar and golden cooking wine into pan; bring to boil. Cook, stirring, until liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add tomato sauce, ½ cup water, olives and pimientos; bring liquid to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat mixture thickens and flavors come together, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Serve with rice

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Picadillo – Spiced Ground Meat

Prep Time: 10m

Total time: 35m

Yields: 6 Servings

<h2 class="subheader">A Well-Flavored Picadillo Recipe</h2> Picadillo, or Spiced Ground Meat, is a versatile favorite meal in so many Latin countries. In this flavorful carne picadillo recipe, ground beef is seasoned with spices like cumin and <a title="Sazon with Coriander and Annatto" href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/sazon-with-coriander-and-annatto/" data-id="5003">Sazón GOYA® with Coriander and Annatto</a>, then adorned with GOYA® <a title="Manzanilla Olives stuffed with Minced Pimientos" href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/manzanilla-olives-stuffed-with-minced-pimientos/" data-id="5847">Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos.</a> Serve it the Caribbean way with GOYA® Medium-Grain Rice and GOYA® Maduros to make a complete meal—then, the next day, stuff tacos, burritos, or tamales with the leftovers. GOYA®<a title="Adobo with Pepper" href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/adobo-with-pepper/" data-id="5746"> Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper</a> and <a title="Sazon with Coriander and Annatto" href="https://www.goya.com/en/products/sazon-with-coriander-and-annatto/" data-id="5003">Sazón GOYA® with Coriander and Annatto</a> bring a medley of Latin flavors to perfect your Picadillo in two shakes.

Ingredients

2 tbsp.

GOYA® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

yellow onion, finely chopped

1½ lbs.

85% lean ground beef

2 packets

GOYA® Sazón with Coriander and Annatto

1½ tsp.

GOYA® Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper

¼ tsp.

GOYA® Ground Cumin

½ cup

GOYA® Sofrito

1 tbsp.

GOYA® Apple Cider Vinegar

1 tbsp.

GOYA® Golden Cooking Wine

½ cup

GOYA® Tomato Sauce

¼ cup

finely chopped GOYA® Fancy Pimientos

GOYA® Manzanilla Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos, sliced (about ¼ cup)

3 cups

cooked GOYA® Canilla® Extra Long Grain Rice

Directions

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Serve with rice

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4 Reviews

6 years ago

Carmen B

This is a favorite for my family and to make for several guests. Turns out that using tomato sauce(others have used tomato paste) makes a difference. my family doesn't like the pimenton so I don't use them. however, I do add frozen green peas and diced carrots. I also like to add diced potatoes.

6 years ago

crystal hampton

Made this exactly as written. It was perfect! The whole family loved loved it and I will definately make this again.

9 years ago

Lee076

Excellent recipe and I didn't even have the sofrito!

9 years ago

Lijia Loria

the best recipe for picadillo i've come across!

Picadillo – Spiced Ground Meat

A Well-Flavored Picadillo Recipe

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Sazón with Coriander and Annatto

Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning with Pepper

Ground Cumin

Sofrito

Apple Cider Vinegar

Golden Cooking Wine

Tomato Sauce

Fancy Pimientos

Manzanilla Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos

Canilla<sup>®</sup> Extra Long Grain Rice

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