Carne Guisada

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 tbsp cooking oil 1 lb beef stew meat, cubed 3 oz tomato paste 10 fluid oz beef broth 4 fluid oz water 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp chili powder ("or" more) 1/2 tsp ground cumin ("or" more) 1/2 tsp ground black pepper salt 2 serrano chili peppers, seeded or not and chopped ("or" more) 2 tsp cornstarch
Directions
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat, and cook beef until evenly brown.
Pour off excess fat and then stir in tomato paste, beef broth and water.
Season with garlic, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, salt and serrano peppers.
Reduce heat, and simmer (or place in a slow cooker on low setting) for 8 to 12 hours – the longer you allow it to cook, the more tender the beef will be.
Dissolve cornstarch in a small amount of water, and stir into simmering stew until thickened, about 5 minutes.


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SLCOLMAN.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 258.6
  • Total Fat: 11.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 64.6 mg
  • Sodium: 720.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
  • Protein: 28.4 g

Member Reviews
  • CD1329215
    Sounds great as an alternative to my local taco hut. Thanks! - 9/28/11
  • DRAGONFLY091276
    Very good. I had never made nor tasted carne guisada before trying this recipe but my husband loves carne guisada. He said this recipe was excellent. - 5/30/09
  • TWINSANITY
    This smells awesome while simmering in the crock pot. It was quite good (my family really liked it served in whole grain tortillas) but we don't eat a lot of red meat (thus my middle rating). I do think I will try it again with chicken. - 3/15/07