Picadillo Soup

1 lb 454g / 16oz Ground meat -

Or a combination)

1 cup 62g / 2 1/5oz Chopped onion

1 Tomatoes - (28 oz) - tomatoes squeezed,

And cut into pieces - the juice reserved

3 Garlic cloves - minced

2 cups 474ml Beef stock

1 Apple - unpeeled, cored,

And chopped 2 Canned whole jalapeños - sliced thinly

10 Pimiento-stuffed olives - halved

1/4 cup 40g / 1.4oz Raisins

1/4 teaspoon 1 1/3ml Cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon 0.6ml Cloves

Salt - to taste

Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Garnish

1/2 cup 46g / 1.6oz Almond pieces - sauteed, toasted in

1 teaspoon 5ml Butter