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Carne Guisada
Ingredients:
1 pound stew beef
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
10 1/2 ounces condensed beef broth, undiluted
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 or 2 small jalapeno or serrano chile peppers, chopped
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in a small amount of cold water
Directions:
Brown meat in oil on all sides. Pour off excess grease. Add tomato paste [optional], beef broth, salt and pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, chile peppers, and water. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 12 hours, or until meat is very tender.
Turn to high and dissolve about 2 teaspoons of cornstarch in small amount of cold water and slowly pour into stew, which is simmering, until proper thickness of gravy is obtained. Serve with rice and warm tortillas, if desired.
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Started with this.. 2lbs of cubed chuck, diced onion, diced bell pepper, fresh minced garlic, chile powder, chopped japs, cumino, S&P, some flour and a can of beef broth. I had the Rotel, but ended up using a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste and decided I didn't need the Rotel. Oh yeah and EVOO
The normal technique would be to dust the meat with flour and then brown, but browned the meat first in a touch of oil and added the flour later in the process. I did season the meat with S&P
I removed the meat and added the onions and bell pepper to sweat... after a few minutes I added the garlic and chopped jap pepper.
Cooked off the mater paste a bit and stirred it in with the rest
Added the meat and juices back into the pot and just a touch of flour to help thicken everything
Added the beef broth and a bay Leaf...simmered until the meat was tender. I added about 3 tablespoons of Sucklebusters Chipotle Pepper sauce right at the end...
Simply served over white rice w/a couple of japs... Wife and kids like a few warmed flour tortillas to go with...
I'll let the rest of the pot continue to simmer until the meat falls apart and then use that in tacos or burritos later in the week!
