Picadillo (rice And Beef Hash/filling)

Serves:

Ingredients:

2 ts Olive oil
8 oz Cooked ground beef (sirloin
-or top round)
1/4 c Diced onions
1/2 Garlic clove, minced
1 md Tomato, blanched, peeled,
-seeded,
And chopped
1 sm Apple, pared, cored and
-chopped
1 Canned jalapeno pepper,
-drained, seeded, and
Thinly sliced
2 tb Raisins
2 lg Pimiento-stuffed olive,
-sliced crosswise
2 Pitted black olives, sliced
-crosswise
1/4 ts Each salt and pepper

Method:

Dash each ground cinnamon and ground cloves In 10-inch skillet heat oil over medium heat; add beef and cook, breaking up large pieces with a wooden spoon, until crumbly.
Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the remaining ingredients.
Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors are well blended, about 20 minutes.
Serve with rice or as a filling for tacos or tortillas.