Cubano Chicken With Spicy Currant Picadillo Recipes

Steps:

• Mix the mayonnaise and mustard in a small bowl and spread evenly on the inside of the bread slices. Layer on half of the cheese, the ham, pork, Quick Garlic Pickles and the remaining cheese. Cover with another slice of bread and butter the outside (top and bottom) of the sandwich.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet to medium-high heat and place the sandwiches in the pan. Top with a second cast-iron skillet to weigh the sandwiches down. After 2 minutes, turn down the heat to medium low, flip the sandwiches and weigh down again with the second skillet. Check the sandwiches after 1 more minute, and remove when golden brown and the cheese has melted.
• Ingredients and Directions
• Place the cucumber slices in a medium bowl. Heat 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan with the vinegar, onions, salt, sugar, red pepper flakes and garlic, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil 1 to 2 minutes, stirring. Remove from the heat and pour over the cucumbers and stir to coat the slices well. Place in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes and serve.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic, onion, and green bell pepper in the hot oil until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Crumble ground beef into the skillet; cook and stir until browned completely, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir olives, raisins, capers, tomato sauce, sazon seasoning, cumin, sugar, and salt through the ground beef mixture.
• Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook until the mixture is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• COMBINE jerk seasoning, cumin and paprika in small bowl.
• Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to form a paste.
• Rub paste over both sides of chicken.
• Heat remaining oil in large nonstick skilled over medium heat until hot.
• Add chicken; cook for 5 minutes.
• Turn, continue to cook for 4 minutes.
• Transfer to a plate; cover and keep warm.
• ADD onion and bell pepper to skillet.
• Cook, stirring frequently, over medium high heat for 3 minutes.
• Add jelly, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and Tabasco sauce.
• Cook until jelly melts, about 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes, olives, currants and capers; cook for 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium; return chicken to skillet and turn to coat.
• Cover, and continue to cook until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• TRANSFER chicken to serving plates; top with Currant Picadillo mixture.
• Sprinkle with chopped basil.
• Garnish with basil and lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Place the tomato sauce or tomatoes with a little water in a blender with the onion and blend until smooth.The puree should not be too watery.Set aside.
• Place the chicken breasts in a pot and cover with water and a pinch of salt.Bring to a boil.Meanwhile wash and chop all veggies,giving the chicken plenty of time to do its thing.
• Add the carrots and potatoes to the pot with the chicken(if the chicken still has a long way to go,wait until it is almost done).After about 5 minutes,check for doneness.Remove if they seem soft enough to your liking-remember they need to be firm enough to hold their shape after a brief sautee with the chicken later.If they are still too hard cook a couple more minutes before adding the remaining veggies.
• Add the remaining veggies and cook until done but still somewhat crisp.
• Drain the chicken and veggies(reserving the broth if you wish,it probably won't be very rich if you only used breasts,but you can still use it for cooking veggies,rice etc.).Let the chicken cool until you can handle it comfortably.Shred the chicken,discarding the skin,bones,and any gristle, cartilage and excess fat.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium.Add the reserved tomato puree,and cook for about 5 minutes,stirring often ,until it has concentrated a bit and no longer has a raw flavor.
• Add the chicken,vegetables,chiles,raisins,and almonds.Add vinegar,sugar,and spices to taste.Simmer a few minutes ,until everything is hot and the flavors well melded.
• Serve hot with white rice.

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in a large pan over medium heat until done. Remove from pan, drain, and set aside.
• Add olive oil to pan. When the oil is hot add onions and green peppers. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add garlic and saute several more minutes.
• Return cooked beef to pan and add remaining ingredients. Stir well and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cover pan and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and bay leaves; sauté until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add beef; sauté until cooked, breaking up with back of fork, about 7 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients. Simmer until picadillo thickens, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves. Serve picadillo warm.

Steps:

• Place chicken in a food processor. Pulse until ground.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion; cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken, cumin, salt, cinnamon, and garlic and cook until chicken is done (about 3 minutes), stirring frequently.
• Stir in salsa and raisins.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Stir in almonds and cilantro.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet and add the sofrito (garlic, onions, green pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, capers, olives, bay leaves and cumin seeds).
• Cook the sofrito until it is fragrant and the onions are translucent; remove from pan and set aside.
• Brown ground beef in pan and drain fat.
• Add sofrito to the beef along with the tomatoes, vinegar, and cayenne pepper.
• Simmer for 45 minutes on low heat.
• Serve over rice, with a fried egg on top, garnished with pimiento, if desired.
• Another option to serve is to spoon it into corn tortillas, with lettuce, tomato, green onions, jalapenos, cheese, and hot sauce, like a taco.