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Picadillo

Source of Recipe

"Southern Living", September 1980


List of Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
2 medium onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tblsp. olive oil
2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced into thin strips
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup slivered almonds
2 tblsp. olive oil
Hot cooked rice


Recipe

Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic in 2 tblsp. hot olive oil. Add next 8 ingredients; simmer 20 minutes. Saute' almonds in 2 tblsp. olive oil until brown. Drain almonds and sprinkle over meat mixture. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Note: Meat mixture freezes well. To reheat, combine thawed meat mixture and 2 tbsp. water in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat until thoroughly heated.

Yield: 6 servings