Picadillo de Vainicas (Green Beans Picadillo)
An easy Costa Rica dinner made with beef. Ready in about 30 minutes. Difficulty: easy.
- 30 minPrep (about)
- 30 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- EasyDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 2 cups flank steak
Fresh & other
- 1 lb green beans
- ½ cup onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ cup water
Spices & seasonings (4): pepper, thyme, salt, black pepper
- ½ cup pepper
- 1 tsp thyme Shopping tip: Dried thyme is fine here.
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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In a medium-size pot on medium heat add some garlic, pepper, onions and olive oil.
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Cook until onion is translucent.
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Finely chopped the green beans in the meantime.
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Add to pepper, salt, thyme, green beans, the shredded meat and the pot.
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Mix well.
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Add the water, cover.
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Cook for 15 minutes, uncover.
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Cook for 5 more minutes until the green beans are soft.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.