🍽️ mainRank #4easy

Picadillo

Name: Picadillo
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 medium, chopped onion; 2 cloves, minced garlic; 1 medium, chopped green bell pepper; 1 cup tomato sauce; 1/4 cup, sliced green olives; 1/4 cup raisins; 1 tsp cumin; 1 leaf bay leaf; 2 tbsp olive oil; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

Picadillo is a traditional Cuban dish made from ground beef cooked with tomatoes, onions, olives, and raisins, creating a unique blend of savory and sweet flavors. It is a hearty, comforting meal often served with rice and holds a cherished place in Cuban home cooking.

12 ingredients

savorysweetumamispicedtangy

Culinary DNA Preview

Spanish70%

Indigenous30%

Ingredients

ground beef
1 lb
onion
1 medium, chopped
garlic
2 cloves, minced
green bell pepper
1 medium, chopped
tomato sauce
1 cup
green olives
1/4 cup, sliced
raisins
1/4 cup
cumin
1 tsp
bay leaf
1 leaf
olive oil
2 tbsp
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Picadillo has roots in Spanish cuisine but was adapted in Cuba using local ingredients, reflecting the island's colonial history and cultural fusion.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Spanish70%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

sautéing browning simmering

Stories about this dish

No stories tagged here yet — check back soon.

Browse

Caribbeancuisines →Foodways connections →