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Easy Pork Picadillo Recipe
Here is another picadillo recipe but this time ground pork is used as the meat.
Pork picadillo is also called giniling na baboy and is an easy swap for the Beef Picadillo. This is a fast cooking dish and is ideal for busy people.
This Filipino style recipe is made from ground pork (giniling na baboy) with carrots, potatoes, bell peppers, green peas and raisins (for a sweeter taste). You may opt to omit the green peas and raisins if you wish to.
How to cook Pork Picadillo:
Saute the garlic and onion after which add the ground pork, pepper and fish sauce.
Once the pork is pale brown in color, add- in the potatoes, carrots, and water. Mix well and let simmer for 5 minutes
Pour the tomato sauce, mix well, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add bell peppers, raisins and green peas.
Once the tomato sauce is well incorporated and the vegetables are cooked, turn off the heat. Transfer to serving plate and enjoy!
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Recipe for Pork Picadillo:
Easy Pork Picadillo Recipe
Course: MainCuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Easy4
servings20
minutes40
minutes659
kcal1
hourPork picadillo is also called giniling na baboy and is an easy swap for the Beef Picadillo. A fast cooking dish ideal for busy people.
Ingredients
1/2 Kg ground pork
2 medium potatoes, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1 cup bell pepper, minced
1/3 cup frozen green peas
1/2 cup raisins
1 medium garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 & 1/2 cup water
115 g tomato sauce
1/4 cup fish sauce
Ground black pepper, to taste
3 tbsp olive oil (for cooking)
Directions
- Pour and heat the olive oil in a saucepan.
- Saute the garlic and onion in medium heat and cook until the onions are slightly transparent.
- Add- in the ground pork, black pepper, and fish sauce.
- Cook until the fish sauce has been absorbed by the pork and when the pork becomes slightly cooked.
- Once the pork is pale brown in color, add- in the potatoes, carrots, and water.
- Mix well and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Pour the tomato sauce, mix well, and simmer for 10 minutes (stir occasionally to prevent the ingredients from sticking to the bottom of the pan).
- Add bell peppers, raisins and green peas.
- Once the tomato sauce is well incorporated and the vegetables are cooked, turn off the heat.
- Transfer to serving plate and enjoy!
Nutrition Information For Pork Picadillo:

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