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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      45 min

Appears in
The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico

By Mely Martínez

Published 2020

  • About

The name picadillo comes from the Spanish verb picar, which means “to chop or mince,” and most of the ingredients in this dish are chopped. Picadillo is prepared in many Latin American countries with several variations, but in essence, it is a comfort food comprised of ground beef, tomato sauce, and vegetables. It is a very flexible dish, and you can change the ingredients to make a picadillo you can call your own. Picadillo is also used as a filling for gorditas and burritos