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Filipino-style Picadillo with Potatoes

Filipino-style Picadillo with Potatoes

Looking for an easy-to-make and budget-friendly dish that's full of comfort food flavors? Filipino-style Picadillo is ready in minutes and cooks in one pan plus it comes with two versions. Make it a soup or a hearty stew!

⏱ Prep: 0 min ⏱ Cook: 400 min

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
  • 2 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 3 large Roma tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 cup water or beef broth
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 0 salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  • 1 ground beef
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 0.5 cup crushed tomatoes

Instructions

  1. Get a pan - medium heat and warm up oil. Add onions and garlic and Cook it until limp.

  2. Add ground beef and cook, breaking to pieces with the back of a spoon, until golden at the edges. Drain excess fat, if any.

  3. Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.

  4. Add tomatoes and cook, mashing them with a spoon until softened and release juice.

  5. Add water and Bring it to a boil. Lower heat, cover and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or until beef is cooked through.

  6. Add potatoes. Cover and continue to simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.

  7. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve it while it's hot.

  8. Get a pan - medium heat and warm up oil. Add onions and garlic and Cook it until softened.

  9. Add ground beef and cook, breaking to pieces with the back of a spoon, until it gets lightly browned. Drain excess fat, if any.

  10. Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes.

  11. Mix in tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes.

  12. Add water and Bring it to a boil. Lower heat, cover and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or until beef is cooked through.

  13. Add potatoes, carrots, raisins. Cover and continue to simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.

  14. Add green peas and olives.

  15. Keep cooking until sauce is reduced and thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste.

  16. Cut the potatoes and carrots in uniform sizes to ensure even cooking.

  17. Nutritional info is based on the stew version.