Description
A traditional Cuban dish made with ground beef, tomatoes, olives, and spices. It’s savory, slightly sweet, and perfect served over rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup green olives, sliced
- 2 tbsp capers
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup water
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until softened.
- Add ground beef. Cook until browned, breaking it into small pieces.
- Stir in tomato sauce, olives, capers, cumin, oregano, black pepper, and water.
- Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add raisins and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Serve hot over rice.
Notes
- For extra flavor, use Spanish olives with pimientos.
- Adjust raisins and olives based on your preference.
- Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Cuban
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
