Seasoned Ground Beef, Chicken or Turkey (Picadillo)
Season ground beef, chicken, turkey or pork with Old Havana Foods Sofrito for a versatile entrée served over rice or noodles or use as a filling for lasagna, stuffing for tacos or empanadas.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb or turkey) (or tofu!)
- 16 ounces Old Havana Foods Sofrito Authentic Cuban Recipe
- 1/4 cup Pimento stuffed or pitted green olives, chopped (optional but very traditional)
- 1/4 cup Golden raisins, coarsely chopped (optional but very traditional)
- 2 tablespoons Dry sherry (optional but very traditional)
Instructions
- Preheat non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Brown meat until no longer pink, breaking up pieces with spoon.
- Add Old Havana Foods Sofrito Authentic Cuban Recipe, stir well to combine.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 5 to 7 minutes, until bubbly, stirring occasionally.
- Serve on buns for sloppy joes, in tortillas for tacos, with chips as a hearty dip, over cooked pasta, as an empanada filling, in a lasagna ... the possibilities are endless!
Notes
The traditional recipe includes the chopped green olives (for a briny flavor), raisins (for a little natural sweetness) and sherry (for depth of flavor.) It still tastes great without those additions.
For a truly traditional Cuban meal called Nino 'Pa la Escuala (Little Boy Going to School) serve over white rice topped with a fried egg and pan fried sweet plantains (maduros.)