Instant Pot Cuban Picadillo
This super quick Cuban ground beef recipe is filled with flavor from the garlic, tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and added saltiness from the green olives
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 tsp coarse salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ large onion, chopped
- 2 tsp garlic
- ½ large red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 4 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro, plus more for serving
- 10 green olives, halved
- 2 tbsp olive juice from the jar
- 1 lime and avocado, sliced for garnish
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef using the sauté function in the Instant Pot. Salt and pepper the beef while it cooks.
- Add onions and garlic once the beef is cooked and sauté a few more minutes.
- Add in tomato, red bell pepper, bay leaf, and cumin. Stir well and turn off sauté function.
- Add in can of tomato sauce plus half a can filled with water. Add in fresh cilantro, olives and olive juice. Stir and seal lid.
- Cook for 15 minutes on high pressure. Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes and then open the seal for a quick release.
- Garnish with avocado slices, lime slices and fresh cilantro. Serve alone or with white rice or cilantro cauliflower rice. Enjoy!