Speedy’s picadillo
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Ingredients :
3/4 kilo of stewing beef
2 chayote (about 1/3 kilo)
1 large carrot
3 large potatoes (about 1/3 kilo)
2 onions, diced
6 plump tomatoes, diced
1 tbsp. of minced garlic
2 tbsp. of cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste
finely chopped onion leaves for garnish
Cooking procedure :
Cut beef into 1″ x 1″ cubes.
Heat saucepan. Pour cooking oil. When oil is hot, add onions. Stir for 10 seconds. Add garlic. Stir for another 10 seconds. Add beef cubes. Stir until beef is no longer pink. Add tomatoes. Stir until tomatoes start to liquefy. Add enough water to cover. Add salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until beef is tender (this cold be anywhere from 1-1/2 to 2 hours; I normally boil beef for 2 hours to make sure that it is very tender). Check the liquid once in while to make sure that there is enough to cover the beef cubes.
Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables by cutting them into 1″ x 1″ inch cubes. Peel and cut the potatoes just before adding them to the pan to avoid discoloration.
When beef is tender, turn up heat and add chayote. Bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn up heat again and add carrots. Bring to a boil once more, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn up the heat once more, add potatoes, bring to a boil and simmer for 7 to ten minutes. Adjust seasonings. The potatoes will absorb a lot of the salt and more salt may be necessary. That’s it! Your picadillo is ready!
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[...] Bulalo is a cross cut of the beef shank with the bone marrow. Picadillo is a soup dish with minced beef and usually with cubed chayote. I have a more interesting way of cooking picadillo though–I use a combination of cubed chayote, potatoes and carrots. It was something I “invented” a couple of years ago and that’s how we have been enjoying picadillo at home ever since (recipe). [...]
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[...] Bulalo is a cross cut of the beef shank with the bone marrow. Picadillo is a soup dish with minced beef and usually with cubed chayote. I have a more interesting way of cooking picadillo though–I use a combination of cubed chayote, potatoes and carrots. It was something I “invented” a couple of years ago and that’s how we have been enjoying picadillo at home ever since (recipe). [...]
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[...] Picadillo in the Philippines is a soup with small pieces of beef. My father made his with potato cubes; my mother-in-law’s version has chayote. My version has carrot, potato and chayote cubes. How that happened is related in one of the earliest entries in this blog where you will also find an explanation as to why I call the dish Speedy’s picadillo. [...]
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Hi Connie! This one is also my husband favorite kasi nakakain sya one time sa office nila then I tried this one and it was a hit pa din…..he!he!he!
Hi Miss Connie. Ganito pala dapat ang itsura ng Beef Picadillo. Yung nabili ko kasi sa Filipino restaurant dito, mukhang Giniling kaya nagtataka ako kung ano difference ng dalawa. From your post, kaya siguro maalat yung beef picadillo nila kasi walang potatoes, hindi na-absorb yung salt. Anyway, will try the recipe. Looks simple enough, kayang kaya ng isang amateur gaya ko =)
Hello Ms Connie!
I’ve been an avid fan of your blog for two years now, and all I can say is your site is incredible!!! Every time I want to cook something I just browse @ your site. Because of that I always received lots and lots of praises and compliments about my cooking… It was all worth it. Thank you so much for all the information most of all the recipe that you’ve shared to us. More Power!!!
anyway I just tried this picadillo recipe and it was excellent… myself my very full husband loved it!