Puerto rican beef stew (carne guisada puertoriquena)

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 pounds Beef top round -- cut in 1\"
Chunks
1 Green pepper -- seeded
4 Sweet chile peppers --
Seeded
2 Onion -- peeled
4 Cloves garlic -- peeled
6 Fresh cilantro leaves --
Washed
1 tablespoon Vinegar -- or fresh lime
Juice
½ teaspoon Dried oregano
½ cup Tomato sauce
2 Bay leaves
1 tablespoon Salt
½ pounds Carrot -- cut in 1/2\"
Pieces
1 can Green peas
½ pounds Potatoes -- cubed
12 Olives -- pimiento stuffed
1 tablespoon Capers
½ cup Seeded raisins --
(optional)
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions

I love Puerto Rican Food!... It's usually simple, yet rich with lots of cilantro and garlic!!. Enclosed are examples of 4 dishes that can be simplified to taste. I always add mucho mas cilantro, peppers and garlic with fresh ingredients (I never used canned foods).

I prefer to also add a pinch of red chili powder just to make it interesting (not a traditional ingredient in Puerto Rican food).

In a large heavy kettle, brown meat in oil.

Add green pepper, sweet chili, onions, cloves, cilantro, vinegar (or lime juice), oregano, tomato sauce, bay leaves, and salt. Mix and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 1 hour.

Add carrots to kettle. Drain liquid from peas into kettle and mix (reserve peas) Bring rapidly to a boil, reduce to low, cover and cook about 1 hr until meat is almost fork-tender..

Add potatoes, olives, capers, raisins, and ½ tsp salt, bring rapidly to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 1 hour, or until meat is fork-tender and vegetables are done.

Ad reserved peas and mix. Taste and adjust seasoning (uncover, and boil to thicken sauce to taste).

Tammie K Nakamura <nakamurt@...> Recipe By : Puerto Rican Cookery ISBN 0-88289-411-0 From: Date:

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