Name: Carne Guisada
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Ingredients: 3 lbs stew meat; 1 tbsp oil; 1 large onion, diced; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 head garlic, minced or pressed; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 3 cups beef stock

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Carne Guisada

Course: MainCuisine: MexicanDifficulty: Medium

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

hours

minutes

Ingredients

3 lbs stew meat
1 tbsp oil
1 large onion, diced
1 tsp garlic powder
1 head garlic, minced or pressed
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 can crushed tomatoes
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 cups beef stock

Directions

In batches in a Dutch oven, brown the stew meat over medium high heat, remove from pot and set aside
Add onions, garlic, and garlic powder to Dutch oven and sauté until soft
Add tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, cumin, salt, and pepper and stir
Return beef and drippings, sprinkle the flour over the meat and mix
Add the beef stock and mix well so there are no lumps
Pre heat oven to 300 degrees
Bring to a boil, cover, and move to oven
Cook for 2 ½ hours or until meat is fork tender, stir every 30 minutes
Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary