Bell Pepper

Picadillo Bowl

by:
September 20, 2017
5
1 Ratings
Picadillo Bowl
Photo by Bobbi Lin
  • Serves 4
Author Notes

Picadillo is as classic Cuba as you can get, or so says the chefs at San Francisco’s Media Noche. It’s like a Latin Sloppy Joe, a simple, soulful, and comforting stewy situation—but that always has raisins and olives. Their recipe here layers their empanada filling atop black beans and rice. All the components can be made in advance (and actually gets better with time)—or order it through Caviar. —Food52

What You'll Need
Watch This Recipe
Picadillo Bowl
Ingredients
  • Picadillo
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 red bell peppers, diced
  • 2 green bell peppers, diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cup green olives
  • 1 cup mixed raisins
  • 1 quart tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • Coconut Slaw
  • 1 head of green cabbage, shredded
  • 1/2 head of red cabbage, shredded
  • 1 large carrot, shredded
  • 2 red bell peppers, julienned
  • 1 bunch cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  • 2 cups toasted unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 can of coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons agave syrup
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
Directions
  1. Picadillo
  2. Heat oil over med-high heat. Add beef, cook until browned and crumbled.
  3. Add onions & bell peppers, cook 5-6 min. Then, add garlic, bay leaves, olives, raisins, cook 3-4 min. Finally, add spices and seasoning, reduce heat to low, simmer 10-12 min.
  4. Remove from heat, and serve with black beans, rice, and coconut slaw.
  1. Coconut Slaw
  2. Mix vegetables and coconut evenly. Blend dressing ingredients until smooth.
  3. Combine dressing with slaw mix. Salt to taste.
Tags:

See what other Food52ers are saying.

Popular on Food52

1 Review

Carly
Carly September 26, 2017
Just made this for dinner. It's not a quick recipe but the effort is well worth it! The slaw and beef mixture seem like odd companions but their flavors are outstanding.

The recipe make a good deal more than 4 servings. I halved it and the half-recipe would serve at least 6, maybe 8.

To edit the recipe, the tomato sauce is not mentioned in the instructions. I added it with the seasonings and all turned out fine.