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Sauteed Sweet Plantains (Tajaditas Dulces de Platano)

Submitted by: E.Florida 
Home Town: Miami, Florida, USA
Living In: Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
This traditional South America and Caribbean side dish adds a nice sweetness to any meal. Use plantains with heavy black spotting to a fully black skin. Try these bananas in place of potatoes with your meal, you'll like it! 

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Bolas de Mani (Peanut and Plantain Balls)

Submitted by: THUMPANDBABE 
These green plantains are mashed and mixed with peanut butter, salt and then baked. Delicious! This is a South American dish that I usually serve with eggs for breakfast. 

Abalos-Style Hamburger Soup (Picadillo Filipino)

Submitted by: RINGONIAN 
Living In: Centreville, Virginia, USA
Modified by the Filipinos from Central to South American influences, this fragrant soup is made with ground beef, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, and lots of garlic. Serve as a stew or generously over rice. 

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Picadillo

Submitted by: devilsdancefloor 
Home Town: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Ground beef and chorizo sausage are browned then simmered with tomatoes and spices among other things. This could be where Sloppy Joes came from! It's a wonderful Cuban recipe that I've served like chili or over a roll or even over cornbread! Total comfort food. 

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Tacos De Matamoros

Submitted by: RHONDA35 
Home Town: Rio Hondo, Texas, USA
Living In: Austin, Texas, USA
A staple dish in Matamoros, Mexico, this simple recipe starts with ground beef mixed with spices that you already have in your kitchen and turns into a great family dinner! Perfect to 'make ahead' on busy days. Serve with warm corn or flour tortillas, Spanish rice, and beans-a-la-charra. 

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Cuban Picadillo

Submitted by: booghierbaby 
I received this wonderful recipe of beef, olives, and sweet peppers from my son's Cuban grandmother. We serve it over black beans and rice with fried plantain on the side, it's amazing! 

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Rellenitos de Platano

Submitted by: HGAVA 
Sweetened, refried, black beans are surrounded in a blanket of mashed plantain and fried in these Guatemalan snacks. 

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Zucchini Picadillo Sandwich

Submitted by: Mary Livengood 
'This savory snack served in homemade tortilla cups or with chips is fun and filling,' reports Mary Livengood of Indianapolis, Indiana. 

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Caldo De Res (Beef Soup)

Submitted by: Alex Trejo 
This is a traditional Mexican beef and vegetable soup seasoned with cumin, cilantro and lime. 

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Picadillo

Submitted by: JRICE 
Ground beef, onions, green bell peppers, garlic and tomatoes, stewed together and seasoned with cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves. Can be served alone or with rice. 
 
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