Picadillo

Ingredients

• 2 lb. ground beef
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tblsp. olive oil
• 2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced into thin strips
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced
• 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 2 tblsp. olive oil
• Hot cooked rice

Directions

Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic in 2 tblsp. hot olive oil. Add next 8 ingredients; simmer 20 minutes. Saute' almonds in 2 tblsp. olive oil until brown. Drain almonds and sprinkle over meat mixture. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Note: Meat mixture freezes well. To reheat, combine thawed meat mixture and 2 tbsp. water in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat until thoroughly heated.

Yield: 6 servings

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Southern Living, September 1980
Submitted By: Teresa Johnson
techgoddess@att.net
Picadillo