Best 6 Brazilian Picadillo Recipes

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Brazilian picadillo, also known as "picadinho," is a classic dish that showcases the vibrant flavors and diverse culinary traditions of Brazil. This savory and versatile meat stew is a staple in many Brazilian homes and restaurants, beloved for its tender beef, aromatic spices, and the perfect balance of tangy and savory flavors. Whether you prefer a hearty and comforting meal on a cold evening or a flavorful addition to your next gathering, Brazilian picadillo is sure to delight your taste buds and leave you craving more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BRAZILIAN PICADILLO RECIPE



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This easy, meaty Brazilian picadillo recipe is perfect for weeknight dinners. Made with simple spices and the delicious tang from green olives, this recipe makes for an easy-to-make, no-fuss meal. Serve it over Brazilian rice or noodles for a terrific and economical meal your familia will love!

Provided by aline_shaw

Categories     Main Course

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 large onion, diced (about 1 cup)
1/2 small red or yellow bell pepper, diced (about 1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon Brazilian sofrito (or 3 cloves of garlic, minced)
1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
2 teaspoons of dried oregano
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 bay leaf
1 cup of green olives, halved (about a whole 6oz jar)
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 14oz can of diced tomatoes with juice
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup water or stock
1/4 cup parsley, minced
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Place a large heavy bottomed pan or dutch oven over medium to high heat. Add the olive oil, and when the oil is hot, add in the onions and the bell pepper. Saute until they are soft - about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the garlic, and sauté until fragrant - about 1-2 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low, and add in the ground beef. Cook the meat through, stirring occasionally - about 5 minutes.
  • Once the meat is cooked through, increase the heat back to medium high, then, season with salt and pepper, and add in the cumin, the oregano, the paprika and stir.
  • Next, add in the olives, and the vinegar, and stir to combine.
  • Add in the tomato paste, the water/stock, and the bay leaf, and stir to combine.
  • Add in the diced tomatoes, stir, cover and let it simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
  • Remove the lid from the pan, and let it simmer uncovered another 5-10 minutes.
  • Finish with the parsley and serve!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 315 kcal, Carbohydrate 6 g, Protein 17 g, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 64 mg, Sodium 605 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 2 g

PICADILLO



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 22m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup stuffed pimento olives, chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Crushed red pepper flakes
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
Rice and beans, or tortillas, for serving

Steps:

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, saute onions, garlic, and pepper in olive oil until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add ground beef and olives and continue stirring to break up and brown the meat. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. When beef has browned, add tomato sauce gradually while stirring. Cook 1 to 2 minutes longer to incorporate sauce.
  • Serve with rice and beans or tortillas.

BRAZILIAN PICADILLO



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My aunt introduced me to this delicious dish. In the past few years I've made changes and come up with what my family feels is the best Brazilian dish around! A great chili alternative and it freezes well.

Provided by JRICE

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons olive oil
7 cloves garlic, chopped
1 ½ cups chopped onion
1 ½ cups chopped green bell pepper
3 pounds lean ground beef
1 (5 ounce) jar green olives, pitted and halved
5 ounces capers, rinsed and drained
¼ cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 dried bay leaves
¼ teaspoon hot sauce
6 cups canned tomatoes, half-drained

Steps:

  • In a large stock pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Saute garlic, onion and green pepper until onions are transparent. Transfer onion mixture to a bowl and set aside. In the same pot, heat the remaining olive oil and brown the ground beef.
  • In a separate saucepan, combine the olives, capers, vinegar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and hot sauce. Let simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Place the olive mixture and the onion mixture into the pot with the ground beef. Add the half drained tomatoes and cook for 1 hour over medium heat; stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.7 calories, Carbohydrate 9.8 g, Cholesterol 74.3 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 23.5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1063.7 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

PICADILLO



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Picadillo is one of the great dishes of the Cuban diaspora: a soft, fragrant stew of ground beef and tomatoes, with raisins added for sweetness and olives for salt. Versions of it exist across the Caribbean and into Latin America. This one combines ground beef with intensely seasoned dried Spanish chorizo in a sofrito of onions, garlic and tomatoes, and scents it with red-wine vinegar, cinnamon and cumin, along with bay leaves and pinches of ground cloves and nutmeg. For the olives you may experiment with fancy and plain, but rigorous testing here suggests the use of pimento-stuffed green olives is the best practice. A scattering of capers would be welcome as well.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 medium-size yellow onions, peeled and chopped
2 ounces dried chorizo, diced
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped, or one 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and crushed
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 bay leaves
Pinch of ground cloves
Pinch of nutmeg
2/3 cup raisins
2/3 cup pitted stuffed olives.

Steps:

  • Put the olive oil in a large, heavy pan set over a medium-high flame, and heat until it begins to shimmer. Add onions, chorizo and garlic, stir to combine and cook until the onions have started to soften, approximately 10 minutes.
  • Add the ground beef, and allow it to brown, crumbling the meat with a fork as it does. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  • Add tomatoes, vinegar, cinnamon, cumin, bay leaves, cloves and nutmeg and stir to combine. Lower the heat, and let the stew simmer, covered, for approximately 30 minutes.
  • Uncover the pan, and add the raisins and the olives. Allow the stew to cook for another 15 minutes or so, then serve, accompanied by white rice.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 472, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 653 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 1 gram

CLASSIC CUBAN-STYLE PICADILLO



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Here is a classic Cuban recipe for ground beef that is typically eaten over white rice. It can also be used as a filling for tacos or empanadas. It's delicious with fried ripe plantains.

Provided by Amalloch

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Caribbean

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 small onion, chopped
½ green bell pepper, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
6 large pitted green olives, quartered
½ cup raisins
1 tablespoon capers
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (1.41 ounce) packages sazon seasoning (such as Goya®)
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon white sugar
salt to taste

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic, onion, and green bell pepper in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until browned completely, 7 to 10 minutes.
  • Stir olives, raisins, capers, tomato sauce, sazon seasoning, cumin, sugar, and salt through the ground beef mixture.
  • Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook until the mixture is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.7 calories, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Cholesterol 74.3 mg, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 23.7 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 3571.8 mg, Sugar 16.6 g

BRAZILIAN PICADILLO RECIPE



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Provided by RossanaV

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 lb. ground beef
1 large red bell pepper
1/4 C Castelvetrano olives or Spanish olives
1 cup Mirapoix
1/2 cup of tomato sauce
1 T. tomato paste
1/4 cup raisins
2 T. Parsley chopped
I bag riced cauliflower
1 T. Worcestershire
1/2 t. each of paprika, cinnamon and cumin
1 T. crushed garlic

Steps:

  • Coarsely chop bell pepper. Cut olives in half lengthwise. In frying pan over med-hi heat warm 1-2 t. of oil. Add mirepoix and bell pepper, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until vegs. start to soften, 2-3 minutes. Add ground beef and paprika, cinnamon and cumin. Cook until meat is browned but not cooked through. About 3-4 mins. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, raisins and olives and 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until vegs. are tender, beef is cooked and sauce thickens slightly, 2-3 mins. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. While meat is cooking warm 1-2 t. oil in another pan over medium heat and add riced cauliflower and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently until softened, about 7-8 mins. Remove from heat and add 1-2 T. of chopped parsley. Serve meat over cauliflower.

Tips for Making Brazilian Picadillo:

  • Use high-quality beef: Opt for lean ground beef or chuck roast for a more flavorful picadillo.
  • Don't overcrowd the pan: Cook the beef in batches if necessary to prevent it from steaming instead of browning.
  • Sauté the vegetables until softened: This will bring out their natural sweetness and enhance the overall flavor of the dish.
  • Add the spices and seasonings gradually: Start with a small amount and adjust to taste, as the flavors can become overpowering if added all at once.
  • Simmer the picadillo for at least 30 minutes: This will allow the flavors to meld and develop, resulting in a rich and complex dish.
  • Serve with your favorite sides: Brazilian picadillo is traditionally served with rice, beans, and farofa (toasted manioc flour), but it can also be enjoyed with mashed potatoes, pasta, or tortillas.

Conclusion:

Brazilian picadillo is a versatile and flavorful dish that can be enjoyed on any occasion. With its combination of tender beef, aromatic vegetables, and a rich blend of spices, it's sure to be a hit with family and friends. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give this classic Brazilian recipe a try!

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