How to make Picadillo

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 500 g minced beef
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 250 ml tomato passata or tomato sauce
• 60 ml dry white wine (optional)
• 12 pimento-stuffed green olives, halved, and 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 tablespoons raisins (optional)
• Salt and pepper, and white rice to serve

Method

1. Heat the oil and fry the onion and pepper gently for 8 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add the beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until it is browned all over.
3. Stir in the cumin, oregano, bay leaf, tomato and wine, and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Add the olives, capers and raisins and cook for 5 more minutes. Season to taste.
5. Remove the bay leaf and serve over white rice.