picadillo
Spiced ground beef
Picadillo is a Latin American and Spanish dish of ground meat—usually beef or pork—cooked with tomatoes, onions, and various seasonings.
Regional versions add olives, raisins, capers, or potatoes.
It serves as a filling for tacos, empanadas, and stuffed peppers, or stands alone over rice: My grandmother's picadillo had green olives and hard-boiled eggs.
Chopped cattle flesh
- olivesSmall Mediterranean fruits
- raisinsDried grape snack
- capersPranks or tangy buds
- tomato sauceCooked, seasoned puréed fruit
potatoes · bell pepper · onion · garlic · cumin · oregano · bay leaves · sofrito
From a Caribbean nation
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- Puerto RicanFrom the smallest Greater Antille
- DominicanPreaching order member
- FilipinoNative of Manila's nation
Spanish · Latin American · empanadas · tacos · tostones · chiles rellenos · stuffed peppers · tamales
Cooked quickly in fat
- simmeredCooked at low heat
- brownedCooked until darker
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- mincedCut into tiny pieces
ground · chopped · diced · stirred · layered · stuffed · filled · mixed
ground beef
Chopped cattle flesh
tomato sauce · potatoes · bell pepper · onion · garlic · cumin · oregano · bay leaves · sofrito · hard-boiled egg
Cuban
From a Caribbean nation
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- Puerto RicanFrom the smallest Greater Antille
- DominicanPreaching order member
Filipino · Spanish · Latin American · empanadas · tacos · tostones · chiles rellenos · stuffed peppers · tamales · burritos
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
minced · ground · chopped · diced · stirred · layered · stuffed · filled · mixed · combined
family recipe
Ancestral cooking instructions
- abuelaGrandmother, in Spanish
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- traditionCustom passed through generations
weeknight dinner · potluck · hearty · satisfying · filling · warming · rustic · homestyle · soul food · childhood
- comida hispanicatacos, paella, tortilla, empanadas, frijoles
- Latin foodtacos, tamales, burritos, quesadilla, nachos
- Mexican ingredientsnopal, nopales, tomatillo, masa, poblano
- Spanish CaribbeanCuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Havana, San Juan
- Caribbean cuisinemofongo, tostones, plantains, lechon, sofrito
- Central American foodpupusas, tamales, tortillas, arroz con pollo, tres leches
picadillostew
Slow-simmered meat dish
beef stew · pot roast · beef bourguignon · osso buco · roast beef
picadillosteak
Thick beef slice
whole chicken · prime rib · pork chop · beef tenderloin · rack of lamb
picadilloshepherd's pie
Meat baked under potatoes
cottage pie · beef stroganoff · meatloaf · keema · bolognese