Beef Picadillo over Rice
Sweet-savory ground beef with tomato, olives, and raisins, spooned over white rice.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 37 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $11.53
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 1 1/2 cup long grain white rice
- 15 oz canned tomato sauce
- 3 oz sliced black olives
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1 yellow onions
- 1 green bell pepper
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Method
Start the rice.
Cook the diced onion and bell pepper in the olive oil over medium heat for 6 minutes.
Add the minced garlic, cumin, and oregano and cook 1 minute.
Raise the heat and brown the ground beef, breaking it up. Drain excess fat.
Stir in the tomato sauce, sliced olives, raisins, salt, and 1/2 cup water. Simmer 12 minutes until thick.
Taste for salt and serve over the rice.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | $77.72 | $19.43 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £31.98 | £8.00 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Spain | 21,40 € | 5,35 € | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Austria | € 46,65 | € 11,66 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| United States | $46.12 | $11.53 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $79.99 | $20.00 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٧٧٦٫٥١ ج.م. | ١٩٤٫١٣ ج.م. | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| Canada | $151.93 | $37.98 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
| Germany | 36,53 € | 9,13 € | 9 of 12 ingredients |
| Greece | 25,02 €* | 6,26 € | 8 of 12 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,282.96* | $320.74 | 8 of 12 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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