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Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo)

Name: Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Ingredients: 680 g lean ground turkey, or ground beef or bison; ½ tsp coarse salt; 1 small onion, minced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; ¼ cup sofrito; 240 ml tomato sauce, 1 can; ¾ cup potato, diced into 1/4-inch pieces (about 140g); ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp Sazon seasoning, or ground achiote; 250 ml water; 2 tbsp pitted green olives, chopped, plus 2 tbsp brine (or alcaparrado); ¼ cup coriander, chopped; 1 bay leaf

A comforting Puerto Rican picadillo of ground meat simmered with sofrito, potatoes and olives. Delicious over rice with a quick cabbage salad on the side.

Serves 4Prep 10 minCook 45 minBeef

Containsno known allergens identified

Inspired by a recipe from Skinnytaste ↗

Protein 46%Carbs 17%Fat 37%

About 320 kcal a serve — 36 g protein, 13 g carbs, 13 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.

AI-generated for KalaPlate

Ingredients

Serves 4

Method

Brown the meat

High heat

Heat a large deep frying pan over high heat and add the ground meat with the salt. Cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon into small pieces, until browned through.

Into the panBrown meat →

lean ground turkey

coarse salt

Add the aromatics

Med-low

Reduce the heat to medium-low, then add the minced onion, garlic and sofrito. Cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes until softened and fragrant.

Into the panAdd aromatics →

onion

garlic

sofrito

4–5 min

Add sauce and potatoes

Combine

Stir in the tomato sauce, diced potatoes, chopped olives with 2 tablespoons of their brine, the water, cumin and Sazon. Stir to combine.

Into the panAdd rest →

tomato sauce

potato

ground cumin

Sazon seasoning

water

pitted green olives

Add herbs and simmer

Cover

Add the chopped coriander and bay leaf, cover, and cook on low until the meat and potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes.

Into the panSimmer →

coriander

bay leaf

30 min · low

Serve

On top

Discard the bay leaf and serve the carne molida hot over rice with a quick cabbage salad on the side.

Cook's noteOmit the olives if you're not a fan.

Estimated per serve

320 kcal · 36 g protein · 13 g carbs · 13 g fatestimates, within ~10%

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Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo)

A comforting Puerto Rican picadillo of ground meat simmered with sofrito, potatoes and olives. Delicious over rice with a quick cabbage salad on the side.

Serves 4Prep 10 minCook 45 minBeef

Containsno known allergens identified

Inspired by a recipe from Skinnytaste ↗

Protein 46%Carbs 17%Fat 37%

About 320 kcal a serve — 36 g protein, 13 g carbs, 13 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.

AI-generated for KalaPlate

Ingredients

Serves 4

Method

Brown the meat

High heat

Heat a large deep frying pan over high heat and add the ground meat with the salt. Cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon into small pieces, until browned through.

Into the panBrown meat →

lean ground turkey

coarse salt

Add the aromatics

Med-low

Reduce the heat to medium-low, then add the minced onion, garlic and sofrito. Cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes until softened and fragrant.

Into the panAdd aromatics →

onion

garlic

sofrito

4–5 min

Add sauce and potatoes

Combine

Stir in the tomato sauce, diced potatoes, chopped olives with 2 tablespoons of their brine, the water, cumin and Sazon. Stir to combine.

Into the panAdd rest →

tomato sauce

potato

ground cumin

Sazon seasoning

water

pitted green olives

Add herbs and simmer

Cover

Add the chopped coriander and bay leaf, cover, and cook on low until the meat and potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes.

Into the panSimmer →

coriander

bay leaf

30 min · low

Serve

On top

Discard the bay leaf and serve the carne molida hot over rice with a quick cabbage salad on the side.

Cook's noteOmit the olives if you're not a fan.

Estimated per serve

320 kcal · 36 g protein · 13 g carbs · 13 g fatestimates, within ~10%

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Method

Brown the meat

Add the aromatics

Add sauce and potatoes

Add herbs and simmer

Serve

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Method

Brown the meat

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Add sauce and potatoes

Add herbs and simmer

Serve

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