Cuban Beef Picadillo (Gluten Free)

This is a perfect recipe to feed a family who loves to try new flavors and also keep dinner on budget.  I really like Cuban food and wanted to start sharing more recipes I come across and this one is a winner.  It’s easy and most ingredients should be in your perfectly stocked pantry and fridge.  I served it with saffron rice but you could just use white rice cooked in chicken stock.  Ground sirloin which is also called 90/10 ground beef is a protein I use often.  It’s so versatile and inexpensive compared to steak.  It’s one of my on hand freezer ingredients.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons canola oil

1 yellow onion chopped

4 garlic cloves chopped

4 bay leaves

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

5 small fresh tomatoes chopped

1 pound organic ground sirloin 90/10

1/4 cup sherry wine

1/2 cup green olives with pimentos sliced

1/4 cup raisins (optional, I don’t use them but they are traditional in this recipe)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 of a 14.5 ounce can chopped tomatoes with juice

2 teaspoon Mexican oregano

2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon cayenne (less or more to taste)

1/2 cup chicken stock 

1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley

Directions:

1.  Heat oil in sauté pan on medium heat, add onion, salt, pepper and sauté for 3 minutes until translucent 
2.  Add garlic, bay leaf and sauté another minute
3.  Add tomatoes and sauté 3 minutes 
4.  Add ground beef and cook for 5 minutes 
5.  Turn stove to high heat and add wine, olives and raisins (if using raisins) cook for 1 minute
6.  Reduce heat to medium and add remaining ingredients except vinegar and cook another 3 minutes or until mixture comes together
7.  Add vinegar and parsley and cook another minute 

Serve with Rice 

YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!