Cuban Ground Beef and Tomato Picadillo Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef (I prefer lean ground beef)
• 1/2 onion (medium)
• 1 jalapeno pepper (or half the amount of green bell pepper)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup tomato sauce (or blended tomatoes)
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 6 green olives
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• ground cinnamon (a pinch)
• salt (to taste)
• ground black pepper (to taste)
• cilantro (or fresh parsley, optional, for serving)