Picadillo - Stewed Ground Beef with Potatoes

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Turkey is lower in fat; pork is often less expensive.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: yams

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious; yams can be cheaper.

Heat cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.

Add diced red bell pepper and onions to the pan and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until softened.

Add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute until fragrant.

Add 93 lean ground beef to the pan, breaking it up with a spoon, and cook for about 8 minutes until browned.

Season the ground beef with adobo, cumin, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.

Add tomato paste to the pan and mix until well incorporated with the meat, cooking for about 1 minute.

Add water to the mixture and stir well.

Add manzanilla olives (a combination of olives and capers) and mix.

Cover the pan and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

Add roasted potatoes cut into small cubes and mix everything together.

Cook until the potatoes are softened, about 15 minutes.

Finish with fresh cilantro, sprinkling and mixing it through before serving.

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