Description
A slow cooked beef stew called “carne guisada” is full of Puerto Rican flavor.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 pounds beef stew meat, cubed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more as needed
- ½ tablespoon white sugar
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 3 medium potatoes, cut into chunks
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ¼ cup red cooking wine
- 8 Manzanilla olives
- 2 tablespoons sofrito
- 1 (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning with achiote (such as Goya®)
- ½ tablespoon adobo seasoning
- ½ tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- 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.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 8