Cuban-Style Beef Picadillo

🥘 Ingredients

• basmati rice
  ½ cup
• chili flakes
  ½ tsp
• cinnamon
  ½ tsp
• crushed tomatoes
  1½ cups
• garlic
  2 cloves
• golden raisins
  2 tbsp
• green bell pepper
  1 unit
• green olives
  2 oz
• ground beef
  8 oz
• kidney beans
  15 oz
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• oregano
  1 tsp
• pepper
  ¼ tsp
• salt
  ½ tsp
• water
  1½ cups
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• large pan

1. 1

   Bring water and a large pinch of salt to a boil in a small pot . Drain and rinse kidney beans . Halve, peel, and chop yellow onion . Once boiling, add basmati rice , cover, and reduce to a simmer ⏱️ 20 minutes until tender.

   water: 1½ cups, kidney beans: 15 oz, yellow onion: 1 unit, basmati rice: ½ cup
2. 

   2

   Core, seed, and remove ribs from green bell pepper , then finely chop. Mince or grate garlic . Chop green olives and oregano leaves.

   green bell pepper: 1 unit, garlic: 2 cloves, green olives: 2 oz, oregano: 1 tsp
3. 

   3

   Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, tossing, ⏱️ 5 minutes until softened. Add garlic and cook ⏱️ 30 seconds until fragrant. Season with salt and pepper .

   olive oil: 1 tbsp, salt: ½ tsp, pepper: ¼ tsp
4. 4

   Add ground beef to pan and cook, breaking up pieces, ⏱️ 5 minutes until browned and cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.

   ground beef: 8 oz
5. 

   5

   Add olives, golden raisins , cinnamon , and oregano to pan. Cook ⏱️ 2 minutes , then stir in crushed tomatoes and chili flakes . Simmer picadillo ⏱️ 10 minutes , then taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.

   golden raisins: 2 tbsp, cinnamon: ½ tsp, crushed tomatoes: 1½ cups, chili flakes: ½ tsp
6. 6

   While picadillo simmers, stir beans into rice to heat through.
7. 7

   Serve picadillo over rice and beans.