# Cuban Picadillo

Picadillo is a delicious and easy to make Cuban dish, all done in one pan and served with tostones and black beans.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 medium Yellow or white onion, finely diced
- 0.5 Red bell pepper, finely diced
- 0.5 Green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 tbsp Tomato paste
- 4 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 2 tsp Oregano
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 2 Bay leaves
- 0.5 cup Dry white wine
- 1.5 pounds Ground beef
- 5 oz can Tomato sauce
- 0.33 cup Raisins
- 0.5 cup Green pitted olives, sliced
- 2 tbsp Olive brine
- 1 large Yukon Gold potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
- 2 Green plantains
- Avocado oil spray
- White rice
- Black beans

## Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat until shimmering.
2. Add the diced onion and bell peppers to the pan and sauté until softened.
3. Incorporate fresh garlic, seasonings (cumin, oregano, salt, and black pepper), and tomato paste.
4. Cook the mixture down for a few minutes to remove any acid or bitter taste from the tomato paste.
5. Add a few bay leaves to the mixture.
6. Use dry cooking wine to deglaze any bits from the bottom of the pan.
7. Once most of the wine has evaporated, add the ground beef to the pan.
8. Break up the ground beef with a wooden spoon and cook until browned.
9. Pour in the tomato sauce, green pitted olives (along with their brine), and raisins.
10. Add the diced potatoes to the mixture.
11. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
12. Simmer the picadillo covered for 10-12 minutes until the potatoes are fork-tender.
13. Peel and slice green plantains into 2-inch chunks.
14. Thoroughly spray the plantain chunks with avocado oil.
15. Air fry the plantains at 390°F (199°C) for 10 minutes.
16. Flatten each piece of plantain using a tostones press.
17. Spray the flattened plantains with oil again and air fry for another 10 minutes at 390°F (199°C).
18. Serve the picadillo with white rice, black beans, and tostones.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Meat masher
- Spatula
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Air fryer
- Tostones press

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6H2gR8H/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bac3de92-bba7-4441-84a0-f11b0e6b5a36
- Extracted: 2025-08-13

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