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Filipino Picadillo

Filipino Picadillo Recipe

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Prep 15 minutes
Cook 25 minutes
Filipino picadillo is a cozy meal made with ground pork and vegetables simmered in a rich tomato sauce. Saucy, savory, and just a little sweet, it’s pure comfort in a bowl.
Servings 4 servings
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 8 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 small potato peeled and diced
  • 1 small carrot peeled and diced
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2-3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
  • Sugar to taste
  • 1 small bell pepper diced
  • ½ cup green peas

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until fragrant.
    Diced onions and garlic sautéing in oil in a large pan.
  2. Add ground pork and cook until fully browned, breaking it up as it cooks.
    Ground pork added to sautéed onions and garlic in a skillet.
  3. Stir in tomato sauce and water. Add the potatoes and carrots. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add more water if the sauce gets too thick.
    Diced potatoes and carrots added to ground pork in tomato sauce.
  4. Season with fish sauce and black pepper. Taste and add sugar if needed.
    Black pepper being sprinkled into pork picadillo mixture.
  5. Stir in the bell pepper and peas. Cook uncovered for 3-5 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
    Green peas added to Filipino pork picadillo in skillet.
  6. Serve over rice and enjoy!
    Filipino picadillo served over rice in a bowl.

Nutrition

Serving1 servingCalories420 kcalCarbohydrates22 gProtein21 gFat27 gSaturated Fat8.5 gPolyunsaturated Fat3 gMonounsaturated Fat11 gCholesterol75 mgSodium950 mgPotassium900 mgFiber4 gSugar8 gVitamin A1500 IUVitamin C50 mgCalcium50 mgIron2.5 mg

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