Picadillo with minced meat and Jasmine Rice

Ingredients

Thai Jasmin Fragrant Jade - Arroz Oriente
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1/2 chopped red pepper
  • 1 seedless chilli
  • 3 small tomatoes
  • 500g minced beef
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup of white wine
  • 1 + 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • 2/3 cup olives stuffed with pepper

Rice:

  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 2 cups of hot water
  • Zest of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 pinch of salt

To serve:

  • Parsley or coriander to taste
  • 1 fried banana bread

Preparation

  1. In a large frying pan, add a generous amount of olive oil and the onion. Let it sauté for 1 minute and add the diced pepper and seedless chilli (chopped).
  2. Add the minced meat and let it fry for about 3 minutes.
  3. Cut the tomatoes into cubes and also add to the pan. Season with paprika, garlic powder, cumin and bay leaves.
  4. Drizzle these ingredients with white wine and add a pinch of salt and pepper.
  5. Cover with the vegetable broth, cover and let cook for about 30 minutes. If necessary, add a little more broth (or water).
  6. Add the olives cut in half and cook for another 10 minutes.
  7. While the meat is cooking, prepare the rice. In a pan, place the coconut oil and garlic cloves (unpeeled). Add jasmine rice and lemon zest. Let it fry for 2 minutes and then cover the rice with hot water. Season with a pinch of salt, cover and leave
    cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
  8. Serve the rice with the picadillo and thin slices of fried banana bread. Finish with chopped parsley.