Description
Hearty Mexican picadillo delights with savory ground beef and vegetable medley. Robust flavors blend seamlessly, offering you a comforting taste of traditional home cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound (454 g) ground beef
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) beef broth
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 large carrots, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup (75 g) frozen peas
- 1 small onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp (5 g) cumin
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 g) dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- Rice or tortillas for serving
Instructions
- Sizzle ground beef in a spacious skillet over medium heat, seasoning with salt and pepper, and drain excess fat when meat is almost fully cooked.
- Incorporate diced onion, potatoes, and carrots into the skillet, cooking until vegetables soften and meat completes cooking. Quickly introduce minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Pour tomato sauce and beef broth into the mixture, then sprinkle cumin, dried oregano, and add bay leaf. Allow the concoction to simmer, then cover and let it meld for 10 minutes.
- Uncover the skillet, fold in frozen peas, and continue cooking until potatoes reach tenderness and liquid reduces significantly.
- Fine-tune the flavor profile by adjusting salt and pepper seasoning to personal preference.
- Plate the picadillo while steaming hot, accompanied by warm tortillas or fluffy rice for a satisfying meal.
Notes
- Customize the heat by adding diced jalapeños or a pinch of chili powder for extra spice.
- Use ground turkey or plant-based meat alternatives to make this dish lighter and more diet-friendly.
- Cut vegetables into uniform small pieces to ensure even cooking and better texture distribution.
- For a richer flavor, consider browning the meat longer before adding vegetables to develop deeper caramelization.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 300 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg