Carne Guisada

This delicious carne guisada, or meat stew, is made with beef and vegetables in a delicious tomato and broth based sauce. Beef stew meat is an affordable and versatile protein and it cooks low and slow until it’s literally falling-apart tender. 

If you want to make this in a crockpot, you can also do that. Just put the ingredients in there after browning the meat and it will take about 8 hours to cook. That would be ideal if you want to start the stew in the morning, go to work or out for the day, and then come home to a rich and tasty meal.

This is lovely served with flour tortillas, white rice or even mashed potatoes if you want to add a not-quite-Mexican fusion element! It’s up to you whether to add green bell pepper to the stew. Red would also work or you could use something else such as carrot or sweet potatoes.

Why You’ll Love the Recipe

This stew is rich, meaty and very tasty. The low and slow cooking method makes the meat super-tender, and this is a lovely comfort food style dish. A bowlful of this will make everyone’s belly happy. 

How to Serve It

This meat stew is great served with either flour tortillas or hot cooked rice. It would also work with mashed potatoes or, for a low-carb version, mashed cauliflower.

Can You Make It Ahead?

Yes, you can prepare it in advance and warm it back up later.

Storage Instructions

Leftovers will keep for up to 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Variations and Substitutions

You can add other vegetables to the stew, such as potatoes (regular or sweet), zucchini, carrots, or corn on the cob.

Carne Guisada

This hearty carne guisada is a Mexican staple. It’s a rich and filling stew which offers that cozy stick-to-the-ribs quality we all crave sometimes.

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Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Course Main

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 5

Ingredients

  

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• 3 pounds beef stew meat
• 2 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons tomato sauce or 1 diced fresh tomato
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken broth or water
• 1 tablespoon oil or lard
• 1 diced yellow onion
• 1 diced small green bell pepper optional
• Flour tortillas to serve

Instructions

 

• Brown the meat with the onion (and bell pepper if using) in a large pot.
• Add the tomato sauce, garlic, cumin, and some salt and black pepper.
• Sprinkle over the flour and stir, then add the broth and stir until free from lumps of flour.
  
• Bring the mixture to a boil and then turn the heat down, cover and simmer gently until the meat is tender. This takes about 1½ hours.
  
• Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed, and then serve hot with flour tortillas.
• Enjoy!
  

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