Ethnic Recipes Cookbook
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Beef with Olives and Almonds (Picadillo)
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup pimento-stuffed olives
Hot cooked rice
Cook and stir beef, onion and garlic in 10-inch skillet until beef is light brown; drain. Add tomatoes, green pepper, raisins, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
Cook and stir almonds over medium heat until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir almonds and olives into beef mixture.
Serve with rice.
Yields 4 servings.