Carne Guisada Stewed Beef Recipes

CARNE GUISADA (STEWED BEEF)

Steps:

• Prepare the adobo: Combine the adobo ingredients in a small bowl, or blend in a large pilón or mortar and pestle.
• Prepare the guisado: Pat meat dry and put in a medium lidded bowl or a resealable bag. Evenly coat with the adobo and let marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature, or in the refrigerator overnight.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large lidded, heavy-bottomed pot over high. Working in batches as needed to prevent crowding, add beef, shaking loose any additional adobo beforehand. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, flipping often to brown evenly. Transfer meat to a clean bowl and set aside.
• Lower heat to medium, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and pour in sofrito, adding olive oil as needed if the pan is too dry. Sauté for 5 to 7 minutes until liquid has evaporated.
• Add sazón and sauté for 1 minute. Add the broth (or water), tomatoes and their juices, and bay leaves, and scrape up any browned bits using a wooden spoon.
• Nestle meat into sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, then cover with a lid and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add carrot and celery, and cook, covered, for 1 more hour, adding more water or broth if needed. At this stage, check the tenderness of the meat. It should start to get close to falling apart when pressed with the back of a spoon.
• Add potatoes and cook, covered, for 30 minutes more, until meat and potatoes are cooked through and tender.
• Adjust salt to taste, and serve on a plate or in a shallow bowl over a mound of white rice.

CARNE GUISADA (MEXICAN BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Toss meat pieces with flour, then brown quickly in oil in an ovenproof Dutch oven.
• Add onion, garlic, jalapeño, beef stock, tomato paste, cumin and chili powder; bring to a simmer on the stove.
• Cover Dutch oven and place in the preheated oven, baking for about 2 to 2-1/2 hours, until meat is extremely tender.
• Serve as is, or on rice, or folded into warm tortillas.

TRADITIONAL TEJANO CARNE GUISADA (BRAISED BEEF FOR TACOS)

Steps:

• Heat a large, high-sided skillet (or a wide-bottomed pot), over medium high heat.
• Salt and pepper the beef chunks.
• Add about a tablespoon of oil to the pan and swirl. It should start to shimmer if the pan is hot enough.
• Add 1/3 of the seasoned meat to the pan. Place the pieces of meat so that they are not touching each other (You don't want them to steam--see photos). Turn the pieces with tongs to brown all sides. Remove to a plate and repeat 2 more batches, adding more oil as necessary.
• Remove the final batch of meat, then add the onions to the pan, adding more oil first if there is none left.
• Saute the onions over medium heat for 5-8 minutes, or until mostly cooked through. Do your best to scrape up the browned bits.
• Return the meat to the pan. Add the water, tomato sauce, garlic powder, salt**, beef bullion, pepper, and cumin.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. You want there to be some movement. If the mixture is completely still, turn it up a little. I had my burner set just below medium.
• Simmer for 2-3 hours, or until the meat is tender and the gravy has thickened. Stir occasionally.
• To serve authentically, put the meat, some rice, cheese, and guacamole in a warm flour tortilla.
• It's important to note that this is not a shredded beef recipe; "Carne Guisada" literally means "Stewed Beef" so you want it to be just like beef stew, but without any veggies.
• Don't add 3 cups of water! Read on:
• Brown the meat and saute the onion as instructed above. Add the meat and onion to a crock pot. In a glass measuring bowl, measure out 1/4 cup HOT water. Add the beef bouillon and dissolve. Add the tomato sauce, garlic powder, salt**, pepper, and cumin to the measuring cup. Stir and combine, then pour over the meat in the crock pot, stirring to coat.
• Cook on low for 6-7 hours.
• Remove the lid for the last half hour of cook time, and turn the heat up to high. This is to burn off some of the excess liquid. If it's at a consistency you like, you can skip that step.
• It's important to note that this is not a shredded beef recipe; "Carne Guisada" literally means "Stewed Beef" so you want it to be just like beef stew, but without any veggies.

CARNE DE RES GUISADA - DOMINICAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Cut the Beef (2 pound) into 1 inch pieces.
• Juice the Lime (1).
• Crush the Garlic (4 clove) using a garlic press or mortar and pestle. Combine with Dried Oregano (1 teaspoon).
• In a large bowl, add beef and season with Chicken Bouillon Powder (2 teaspoon), Onion Powder (2 teaspoon), Ground Black Pepper (1 pinch), lime juice, Light Soy Sauce (1 teaspoon), and the garlic-oregano mixture. Mix together until all the ingredients are well blended. Marinate overnight for better flavor, but it's not necessary.
• In a large pot over medium high heat, add Cooking Oil (2 tablespoon) and allow to get hot. Add beef and cook uncovered for 5 minutes. Lower heat to medium, give it a stir and cover and cook until the meat absorb its own juices.
• When there are no more juices in the pan, add water 1/2 cup at a time and continue cooking the meat covered until is tender. If the meat is still not tender after it has absorbed the water, continue adding water and repeat until tender.
• Slice the Onion (1/2).
• Slice the Cubanelle Pepper (1/2).
• Slice the Red Bell Pepper (1/2).
• Chop the Fresh Cilantro (to taste).
• Once the beef is tender, add onion, cubanelle pepper and red bell pepper and stir to combine. Add Tomato Paste (4 tablespoon) and enough water to make a stew-like gravy consistency, then stir to blend everything well. Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes.
• Turn off heat and stir in Cilantro ( to taste). Serve with rice and enjoy!

PUERTO RICAN CARNE GUISADA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large 6-quart pot over high heat. Add the beef and brown on all sides.
• Add the sofrito and onion; saute for 2 minutes then stir in the tomato sauce, adobo, garlic powder, oregano, black pepper and Sazón.
• Add just enough water to cover the meat, about 1-2 cups, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1-2 hours, or until meat is tender (check after 1 hour).
• After meat is tender, add the potatoes, carrots and olives. Add additional water, if needed. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes, or until vegetables are soft.
• Taste the stew and season with additional adobo or salt if desired.
• Serve with rice.

CARNE GUISADA (LATIN BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add scallions and garlic and sauté about 2 - 3 minutes; add tomatoes, cilantro and a pinch of salt. Cook another 2 minutes, stirring.
• Add beef to the pot along with beer, water, cumin, adobo, achiote, bay leaf and salt if needed.
• Cover and simmer on low heat 1 1/2 hours.
• Test to make sure beef is tender, if not cook another 15 minutes.
• Add potatoes and cook until soft, about 20 minutes depending on the size.
• In a large pressure cooker, heat oil over medium heat. Add scallions and garlic and sauté; about 2 - 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, cilantro and a pinch of salt. Cook another 2 minutes stirring.
• Add beef to the pot along with beer, water, cumin, adobo, achiote, bay leaf and salt if needed.
• Cover pressure cooker; when the lid is locked, cook high pressure 45 minutes. Quick release.
• Add the potatoes, cover and cook on high pressure about 8 minutes, or until tender. Quick release and serve.

CARNE GUISADA (STEWED BEEF)

Steps:

• - dissolve the beef bouillon cube (Maggi) in about 3 tbs of hot water.
• - dissolve the tomato paste in about 1/2 cup of hot water.
• - marinate the beef cubes for at least 3 hours in the following:.
• -- garlic, grated onion, oregano, cilantro, parsley, dissolved beef cube and tomato paste.
• - remove beef pieces, save marinade for later use.
• - heat oil to high temperature (around 425 degrees F) and brown beef cubes on all sides.
• - reduce oil temperature to medium and add the carrot, celery, bay leaf and green bell pepper and cook for about 3 minutes.
• - add the reserved marinade.
• - cover and simmer for 20 minutes.stir frequently.
• - Add the rest of the water and taste for salt and pepper and adjust if needed.
• - Continue to simmer for 30 minutes longer. (beef cubes should be very tender).
• - serve it hot with boiled white rice.

CARIBBEAN BEEF STEW (CARNE GUISADA)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Brown the stew meat in the olive oil for about 20 minutes in a large soup pot over medium heat.
• Add the cubanelle pepper , ajíes dulces , onion, garlic, cilantro, vinegar , oregano, tomato sauce, 1 cup water, bay leaves, and salt.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 1 hour. The juices from the vegetables and tomato sauce should cook down into a thick sauce. You can add more water if the sauce seems to be getting too thick.
• Turn the heat to medium after 1 hour. Add the last seven ingredients: the carrots, peas, potatoes, olives, capers, salt, and pepper to taste.
• Reduce the heat to low when the stew begins to boil. Continue cooking over low heat for 1 more hour.