Filipino-style Picadillo with Potatoes
User Reviews
4.4
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6 Servings
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Calories
399 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Filipino
Filipino-style Picadillo with Potatoes
Description
Filipino-style Picadillo with Potatoes highlights ground beef cooked with aromatics such as onions and garlic, seasoned with fish sauce, and combined with tomatoes to develop a rich base. The soup version simmers this mixture with water and chunky potatoes until they are tender, resulting in a brothier dish with a light mouthfeel. The stew version includes tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes for a thicker consistency, enhanced by additional vegetables like carrots, green peas, and green olives, together with raisins that introduce a subtle sweetness and depth. Both versions rely on slow simmering to tenderize ingredients and meld flavors.
The texture varies between the two: the soup version is lighter and broth-based, while the stew offers a denser texture with soft chunks of vegetables and a hearty sauce. The interplay of savory, mildly sweet, and tangy notes comes from the fish sauce, tomatoes, and raisins, making the dish a distinctive comfort food. Including potatoes adds earthiness and body, rounding out the meal nicely.
Picadillo is versatile and can be served as a main dish with rice or as a filling for other meals. The recipe notes emphasize cutting the potatoes and carrots uniformly to ensure even cooking and provide a consistent texture throughout the dish.
Cut potatoes and carrots into evenly sized pieces to ensure uniform cooking.Nutritional information provided pertains to the stew version specifically.
Ingredients
Picadillo Soup Version
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 onion small, peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 Roma tomato large, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 cups water or beef broth
- 2 potato medium, peeled and cubed
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Picadillo Stew Version
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 onion peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup crushed tomatoes
- ½ cup water or beef broth
- 2 potato medium, peeled and cubed
- 2 carrot medium, peeled and cubed
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- ½ cup green peas frozen, thawed
- ¼ cup green olive pitted
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Picadillo Soup Version
- In a pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and garlic and cook until limp.
- Add ground beef and cook, breaking to pieces with the back of a spoon, until lightly browned. Drain excess fat, if any.
- Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook, mashing with the back of a spoon until softened and release juice.
- Add water and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or until beef is cooked through.
- Add potatoes. Cover and continue to simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
Picadillo Stew Version
- In a pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened.
- Add ground beef and cook, breaking to pieces with the back of a spoon, until lightly browned. Drain excess fat, if any.
- Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes.
- Add water and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or until beef is cooked through.
- Add potatoes, carrots, raisins. Cover and continue to simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.
- Add green peas and olives.
- Continue to cook until sauce is reduced and thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- Cut potatoes and carrots into evenly sized pieces to ensure uniform cooking.
- Nutritional information provided pertains to the stew version specifically.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 399 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 399kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 575mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 935mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 3615IU | 72% |
| Vitamin C | 15.9mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 5.4mg | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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