Carne Guisada Puerto Rican Beef Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a freezer-size plastic bag. Add beef and shake, coating evenly.
• Heat enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in sugar and cook until it turns golden, about 5 minutes. Add meat and cook until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer browned beef to the bottom of a slow cooker.
• Stir carrots, potatoes, water, tomato sauce, wine, olives, sofrito, sazon, adobo seasoning, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce into the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, on High 4 to 6 hours, or Low for 8 to 10 hours.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium to high heat and saute meat on all sides until brown, about 10 minutes. Crush garlic with pepper and oregano in a mortar.
• Pour wine into skillet with beef. Add crushed garlic mixture, sofrito, salt, beef bouillon cube, and bay leaves; stir to combine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until meat is tender, about 1 hour. If meat is not tender yet, add 1/2 cup of water and continue to cook until meat can easily be pierced with a fork.
• Stir in potatoes, carrots, olives, and tomato paste. Cook on low heat until vegetables are done and sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large caldero or pot, heat oil, add sofrito and culantro leaves.
• Add meat and stir constantly, cook until meat looses red color. Add water and bouillon cube, bring to a boil. Add vinegar, oregano, bay leaves and tomato sauce. Reduce heat to low and cook.
• Add carrots, potatoes, celery and salt.
• Cook for about 2 hours. Taste and adjust seasoning. Boil uncover to thicken sauce.
• Note: if more seasoning is needed you can add Adobo to taste.
• Serve with white rice.

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper in freezer bag. Add stew beef and coat evenly. Add enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add sugar. When sugar caramelizes, add meat and brown on all sides. Remove beef from the skillet and place in the bottom of slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients and cover. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium high heat in deep pot.
• Season meat with 1/2 tablespoon adobo.
• Quickly brown meat.
• Add water and cook for one hour at medium heat.
• Add potatoes and remaining ingredients.
• Cook another 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender and sauce has thickened a bit.