Instant Pot Picadillo Recipes

INSTANT POT PICADILLO

Steps:

• Turn on your pot's sauté setting. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring to break up the meat, until almost done (if using ground turkey, add 2 tsp olive oil to pot before adding turkey).
• Add the onion, bay leaves, cinnamon, cumin, and oregano, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to soften.
• Add garlic, jalapeño, and red bell pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, for a minute.
• Add green olives, olive juice, Worcestershire, and red wine vinegar. Stir together.
• Sprinkle raisins over the top, then pour the diced tomatoes evenly over the meat mixture. Do not stir.
• Cancel the Sauté function. Place the lid on the pot and lock it into position. Set the steam release knob to Sealing.
• Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button, or dial, and then the + or - to choose 7 minutes. High pressure.
• When the cook cycle ends, let the pot sit undisturbed for 5 minutes. Then Manually release the remaining steam/pressure until the pin in the lid drops down. Then open the lid and stir the picadillo.
• Taste and adjust salt, if desired.
• Serve over hot rice, or in tacos, burritos, etc.

INSTANT POT PICADILLO

Steps:

• Press saute button, when hot brown meat and season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up into small pieces until no longer pink.
• Add onion, garlic, tomato, salt, pepper and cilantro and stir 1 minute, add alcaparrado or olives and about 2 tbsp of the brine (the juice from the olives, this adds great flavor) cumin, and bay leaf. Add tomato sauce and 3 tablespoons of water and mix well. Cover and cook high pressure 15 minutes. Natural or quick release and enjoy!

INSTANT POT PICADILLO RECIPE

Steps:

• Press the sauté button, then brown the meat and season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up into small pieces until no longer pink.
• Add the onion, garlic, tomato, salt, pepper, and cilantro and stir for 1 minute. Then, add the alcaparrado or olives and about 2 tablespoons of the brine, cumin, and bay leaf.
• Add tomato sauce and 3 tablespoons of water and mix well. Cover and cook for High pressure for 15 minutes.
• Natural or quick-release and enjoy!

CLASSIC CUBAN-STYLE PICADILLO

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.