How to make Authentic Picadillo Cubano con Tostones

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner while ground pork is often less expensive.

green olives

🥗Healthier: kalamata olives

💰Cheaper: black olives

Kalamata olives offer a different flavor while black olives are usually cheaper.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: dried apricots

Dried cranberries provide a tart flavor, while apricots can be more affordable.

plantains

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Sweet potatoes are nutritious and can substitute for plantains in texture.

Peel the potato and cut it into small squares.

Fry the potato in hot oil until browned.

Peel and finely chop the onion.

Add olive oil to a pan and add the onion, frying for a few minutes.

Peel and chop the garlic and chop the half green pepper, then add both to the pan.

Add the minced meat and mix well.

After about 5 minutes, add the red wine and let it reduce a little.

Add salt, tomato puree, and mix everything well.

Add the spices, bay leaf, raisins, olives, and potatoes, mixing everything well again.

Put the lid on and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes.

Cut the plantain into slices of about 3 centimeters and fry in a pan for 3-4 minutes.

Remove to a plate with absorbent paper.

Crush the fried plantains using a smaller table, glass, or plate.

Fry the crushed plantains again over high heat for a couple of minutes.

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