Puerto Rican Carne Molida (Ground Beef)

By carvalhohm2

If you’re looking for simple recipes with ground beef, you may want to give this carne molida recipe a try. Carne molida is a Puerto Rican ground beef recipe that is similar to picadillo (a name that might be more familiar). However, Puerto Rican carne molida is slightly different than Cuban picadillo and is cooked with potatoes and carrots. They’re both delicious dishes, though!

Ingredients

• 3 pounds ground beef
• 1 tablespoon adobo
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon meat tenderizer
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 packet Sazón
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 1/2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons sofrito (or recaito)
• 10-11 green olives (Spanish salad olives) + 1-2 teaspoons olive liquid
• 2-3 small potatoes, peeled, rinsed, and cubed
• 10 baby carrots, rinsed and chopped

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from modernmami.com

Preparation

Step 1

Season ground beef with adobo, black pepper, and meat tenderizer. Heat a large pan to low-medium heat and add seasoned ground beef. Add olive oil, Sazón, tomato paste, tomato sauce, sofrito, green olives, cubed potatoes, and chopped carrots. Cover pan and cook on low-medium heat until ground beef is browned, stirring occasionally.

Turn heat down to low and continue cooking until potatoes are tender and ground beef is well cooked. Stir occasionally.

Serve your carne molida with a side of white rice (or right on top of the rice as I prefer).