The ultimate comfort food, Picadillo con papas is a ground beef dish made with diced onions, garlic, peppers, spices, and potatoes.
If you want to get even more traditional you can add olives or raisins to the mixture, but Edwin doesn’t like those additions soooo I don’t include them.
Picadillo con papas can be eaten on its own, or it can used to stuff empanadas, pastelitos, or as the meat layer to Dominican-style lasagna.
Picadillo Con Papas Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this easy dish:
Ground beef: You can also sub ground chicken or turkey if you’d like!
Potatoes: Diced small so that they can cook along with the beef.
Peppers, garlic, onions, and a bay leaf: For flavor.
Spices: We’ll be using paprika, oregano, adobo, cumin, coriander, salt, and pepper.
Beef broth: I just combine beef bouillon powder and water.
Red wine vinegar: You can also use white vinegar.
Tomato paste: You can sub tomato puree if you have that on hand.
How to Make Picadillo Con Papas
Here’s how to make this dish:
Step 1: Prep your ingredients.
The first thing you’ll do is chop all of your veggies, get out your spices, and dice the potatoes.
Note: I leave the diced potatoes in cold water so that they don’t brown while I let the meat sit for a bit.
Step 2: Season the beef.
Add the beef, spices, chopped veggies, and red wine vinegar to the beef. Mix to combine and let sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes. (You can also let it marinade in the fridge overnight. Just make sure to let it come to room temperature before cooking.)
Step 3: Brown the beef.
Over medium-high heat, add a touch of olive oil to a skillet with high sides. Once hot, add the beef and cook until browned, about 7 minutes. Drain out any excess fat and then put the mixture back onto the heat.
Step 4: Add the potatoes and cook the picadillo.
Add the potatoes, beef broth, tomato paste, and bay leaves and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat, and let simmer for about 15 minutes. The uncover and let simmer for another 10-15 minutes, or until the liquid is mostly cooked out.
Picadillo Con Papas
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ yellow onion diced
- ½ bell pepper chopped (I use a mixture of colors)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1.5 cups beef broth
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 1 tbs paprika
- ½ tbs adobo
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 potato peeled and diced
- 1 splash red wine vinegar
Instructions
- Add the spices, onions, garlic, peppers, and red wine vinegar to the ground beef and mix together. Let sit for about 20 minutes.
- Over medium high heat, add a touch of olive oil to a skillet with high sides. Dump in the beef mixture and let cook for about 7 minutes. Drain out the excess fat and return to the heat.
- Add the beef broth, potatoes, tomato paste, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, cover, and let cook for 15 minutes. Uncover and let cook for an additional 15 minutes, or until most of the liquid is soaked up.
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