Turkey Picadillo
Learn how to make some turkey picadillo, this a spin on the original beef picadillo with the same bold Caribbean flavours. It's tasty, easy to prepare and perfect to serve with rice and plantain on the side.
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
To season the ground turkey
- 1-1½ lb ground turkey
- 2 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoon onion granules
- 2 teaspoon garlic granules
- 2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon pink salt
To cook the picadillo
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion minced
- 1 green pepper minced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon culantro
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup olives sliced
- ¾ cup white grape juice
- 1¼ cup chopped tomatoes
- black pepper and pink salt to taste
Instructions
- Place the ground turkey in a medium sized bowl.
- Season the meat with the smoked paprika, onion/garlic granules, oregano, cumin, black pepper and pink salt.
- Heat olive oil in a medium sized skillet/frying pan on medium heat.
- Saute the onion, garlic green bell pepper mixture for a few minutes.
- Add the ground turkey and sear the meat (this should take 10-15 minutes) if the turkey extracts its own juices, be sure to cook it off by increasing the heat to high, just be sure not to burn the meat.
- Add the cumin, oregano, culantro, olives, raisins and bay leaves then stir.
- Pour in the chopped tomatoes and white grape juice and stir.
- Bring the pan to a rolling boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low with the lid on.
- Simmer for 20-25 minutes.
- After the given time, add black pepper and pink salt to taste.