Description
This Filipino Picadillo recipe is a comforting and flavorful dish featuring ground beef cooked with vegetables, raisins, and a blend of savory and sweet seasonings. Perfect for a satisfying meal with steamed rice.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef
Vegetables:
- 2 medium potatoes, diced
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
Sauce and Seasonings:
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup green peas
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional)
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Sauté Aromatics: Heat oil in a skillet, sauté onion and garlic until fragrant.
- Cook Beef: Add ground beef, cook until browned.
- Add Vegetables: Stir in potatoes, carrots, bell pepper.
- Simmer: Pour in tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, soy sauce, fish sauce, black pepper, raisins, peas, bay leaf. Simmer covered for 20-25 minutes.
- Finish and Serve: Remove bay leaf, adjust seasoning, serve hot with rice.
Notes
- This dish can be made with ground pork or turkey for variation.
- Some recipes include olives for added flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop, Simmering
- Cuisine: Filipino, Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 345
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 710 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
