Name: Picadillo (Beef Hash)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: Freshly ground pepper; Salt; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; 5 tablespoons oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 2 oz. seedless raisins; 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon capers; 2 tablespoons pimento-stuffed green olives, chopped; 1 fresh hot red or green pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 2 lb. minced steak; 2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Book of Caribbean Cooking

By Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

Published 1973

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 large green bell pepper, seeded

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion, bell pepper, garlic and hot pepper until the onion is tender but not browned. Add the meat and cook, stirring and breaking it up until it has lost its colour. Add the tomatoes, cumin, salt and pepper to taste. Add the raisins, mix thoroughly and simmer gently, uncovered, until cooked, about 20 minutes. Add the olives and capers, and cook fo