Picadillo(A Cuban Recipe For Ground Meat; Latin-American Dish) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. lean ground beef
2 Tbsp. salad oil
2 large onions, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced or powder
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 c. dry white or red wine
2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 c. chopped red pimientos
1/2 c. pimiento stuffed olives, quartered
1/4 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. oregano
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
2 tsp. sugar or more to taste
1/2 c. dark or light raisins, plumped
1 green pepper, seeded and cut into strips

Preparation

Brown the meat in skillet and set aside, draining off excess fat.
Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan.
Add onion and cook until onion is soft and golden.
Add all ingredients, except ground meat, green pepper and raisins.
Stir, lower heat, cover saucepan and simmer for at least 20 minutes.
Stir frequently, returning cover to pan after each stirring.
Add the meat, raisins and green pepper, but if you like crisp pepper, add it just before serving. Cook for another 10 minutes.
Serve with rice.
Servings 8 to 10.