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.
Ingredients
- 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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