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Fully cooked Carne Guisada (Puerto Rican Beef Stew) in a caldero (dutch oven).
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Carne Guisada (Puerto Rican Beef Stew)

This Carne Guisada (Puerto Rican Beef Stew) recipe is filled with delicious chunks of beef, carrots, onions, pototoes, olives and plenty of Puerto Rican spices.  Comforting and filling traditional Puerto Rican Beef Stew.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 40 minutes
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Servings: 5
Calories: 474kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef top round or chuck roast cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 3 tablespoon sofrito
  • 2 tablespoon white vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • 4 garlic cloves peeled and cut in half
  • 2 teaspoon adobo seasoning found in the Spanish section, I use Goya Brand
  • 1 packet (envelope) Sazón with Annatto found in the Spanish section, I use Goya Brand
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon chicken powder bouillon
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • 12 pimiento stuffed olives
  • 2 potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 2 carrots peeled and cut into slices
  • 1 medium onion peeled, cut in half and sliced
  • ½ can peas optional
  • salt to taste if needed

Instructions

  • Rinse meat.
    Cut meat into 1 inch cubes and season with adobo seasoning and Sazón.
  • In a caldero or dutch oven, over medium high heat, add oil and seasoned meat. 
    Stir and cook until meat loses its red color.
  • Add the sofrito, tomato sauce, vinegar, garlic cloves, chicken bouillon, bay leaves and oregano. 
    Stir ingredients and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium or medium low and cover pot with a lid. 
    Cook for 1 hour.
  • After an hour of cooking beef, add the carrots and 1 cup of water.
    Cook for 1 more hour and then add the potatoes, onions and olives. 
  • Stir and cover pot.Cook for 40 minutes to an hour.
    Add peas. 
    Stir.
    Taste for seasoning. 
    Add salt if needed to taste.
    Uncover pot and allow stew to thicken for a few minutes.

    Beef Stew is done when beef chunks are tender and potatoes are cooked.

Notes

Can top beef with fresh cilantro.

Nutrition

Serving: 5g | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 549mg | Potassium: 1246mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4485IU | Vitamin C: 27.8mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 7.5mg