Spanish Picadillo Con Arroz

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup rice (preferably uncle ben's)
• 2 cups water
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced divided
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, drained
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/2 cup pitted green olives, sliced or 1/2 cup capers
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a pot with a lid, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. add 1 clove garlic minced, and sauté for 1 minute. do not brown.
• 2 add rice to pan and stir well to combine. stir constantly until all is coated and hot, about 2 minutes.
• 3 add water to rice mixture and bring to a boil. cover with lid, lower heat to low, and simmer mixture for 20 minutes.
• 4 turn off heat, and let set for 5minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large fry pan, heat 3 tbsp olive oil, over medium heat.
• 6 add onion, green pepper and 3 cloves minced garlic. sauté about 5 minutes until onion turns transparent.
• 7 add ground beef and brown well, breaking up large pieces. stir frequently.
• 8 add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, and oregano. stir well to combine.
• 9 cover. reduce heat to low and simmer mixture for 20 minutes.
• 10 add olives, salt and pepper and simmer mixture covered for 5 minutes.
• 11 if mixture is watery, just remove cover and simmer for 5 minutes longer.
• 12 serve immediately over the hot cooked rice.