Carne Guisada Puerto Rican style

Directions

  1. 1Cut the beef for stew into cubes.
  2. 2Place the beef cubes in a bowl and add vinegar.
  3. 3Mix the beef and vinegar with your hands.
  4. 4Season the beef with salt, black pepper, adobo, and cumin.
  5. 5Mix the beef with tongs to combine the seasonings.
  6. 6Heat olive oil in a pan over a stove.
  7. 7Add the seasoned beef to the hot pan and sear.
  8. 8Stir the beef occasionally with tongs until browned.
  9. 9In a mortar, crush garlic cloves and dried oregano.
  10. 10Pour the mixture into a blender and blend until a sofrito paste is formed.
  11. 11Add sofrito to the beef in the pan.
  12. 12Add the crushed garlic and oregano to the beef.
  13. 13Sprinkle a beef bouillon cube over the beef.
  14. 14Add a spoonful of tomato paste.
  15. 15Mix all the ingredients together in the pan.
  16. 16Pour red wine into the pan.
  17. 17Add water to the pan.
  18. 18Add bay leaves to the stew.
  19. 19Cover the pan and let it simmer.
  20. 20Peel and chop potatoes into cubes.
  21. 21Peel and chop carrots into rounds.
  22. 22Check on the beef stew and stir.
  23. 23Add more water if needed.
  24. 24Add the chopped potatoes to the stew.
  25. 25Add the chopped carrots to the stew.
  26. 26Pour more water into the pan.
  27. 27Sprinkle half a beef bouillon cube over the vegetables.
  28. 28Mix the vegetables into the stew.
  29. 29Cover the pan and continue to cook.
  30. 30Peel a green plantain.
  31. 31Slice the plantain into thick pieces.
  32. 32Fry the plantain slices in oil until golden.
  33. 33Remove the lid from the stew and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
  34. 34Serve the carne guisada over rice with fried plantains and sliced avocado.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb beef for stew
  • vinegar
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • adobo
  • cumin
  • olive oil
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • oregano
  • 1 spoon sofrito
  • 1 cube beef bouillon cube
  • 1 spoon tomato paste
  • red wine
  • water
  • 2 leaves bay leaves
  • 2 units potatoes
  • 2 units carrots
  • 0.5 cube half beef bouillon cube
  • 1 unit green plantain
  • chopped cilantro

Equipment

cutting boardknifebowltongspanstovemortar and pestleblender