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    Published: Feb 11, 2019 · Modified: Dec 16, 2019 by Neyssa

    Carne Guisada

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    Tender and flavorful, this carne guisasda (Puerto Rican beef stew) is a hearty stew made with potatoes and carrots in a rich broth. 

    Beef stew and potatoes in a pot

    Pollo guisada is one of my favorite dishes my mother makes. In our home, chicken usually reigns due to the cost. Occasionally, we would get spoiled and have this yummy carne guisada recipe instead. Until now, this guisada recipe is running neck in neck with the pollo guisada for number 1.

    How To Make Carne Guisada

    Carne guisada is traditionally made on the stove top. You can also make it in a slow cooker or in an Instant Pot too. For this authentic carne guisada recipe, we're going to make it on the stove top.

    Beef chuck or beef round is what is used to make carne guisada. You can buy the beef whole (that's what I did), and cut it into 1 inch cubes. Or you can buy it pre-cut or ask your butcher to cut if for you (this is a free service at supermarkets).

    Carne guisada is not as "soup" like as a sancocho recipe, it's more of a carne con papas recipe or a beef and potatoes stew that gets served over white rice. The sauce in a Puerto Rican carne guisada is thin as compared to the thick gravy found in a Mexican carne guisada recipe.

    On to our carne guisada step by step recipe!

    Carne Guisada Recipe (Puerto Rican Beef Stew)

    seasoned beef in a bowl

    It starts with seasoning your beef for the carne guisada. Take a large bowl, add your cut beef chunks, 2-4 tablespoons of Badia sazon complete (or use oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, and thyme), and minced garlic. Let your beef sit for 10 minutes while you peel and chop your potatoes and carrots.

    carne guisada getting cooked in a pan

    Next, you're going to use a large caldero or heavy bottom wide pot and warm oil over medium high heat. You're going to just brown the sides of the beef, and it may have to be done in batches.

    carne guisada with onions and wine

     

    Once the beef cubes for the carne guisada have been browned, you're going to return it to the heat and add in onions and white wine. Make sure the wine is one you would drink, not cooking wine, if possible.

    carne guisda with sofrito

    Cook for 2-3 minutes before adding in the homemade sofrito and tomato sauce. I also sprinkled in a packet of dried beef bullion seasoning! Mix and let it absorb for 1-2 minutes.

    carne con papas in a pot

    Next, you're going to add in your water, soy sauce, and carrots. Let your carrots get a 10 minute head start so your potatoes aren't too soft when it's time to serve. After 10 minutes, add in your potatoes.

    carne con papa and cilantro in a pot

    Fresh cilantro is also the key to giving a fresh kick to any Spanish stew recipe. Add in a generous amount of chopped cilantro and cover the pot, leaving a little opening for steam to escape. Lower heat to medium and allow carne guisada to cook until potatoes are tender and beef is cooked through. About 20-30 minutes. OR you can set it to medium low and let it simmer for a few hours for an insane amount of flavor! Just add more water if needed.

    carne guisada and rice

    Enjoy your carne guisada with white rice, and a side of avocado! Let me know in the comments below if you've ever had carne guisada before or what your favorite stew recipe is! Buen provecho mi gente!

    Recipe

    Beef stew and potatoes in a pot

    Carne Guisada (Puerto Rican Beef Stew)

    Hearty and flavorful, this carne guisada has beef chunks, potatoes, carrots, to create the ultimate Puerto Rican beef stew recipe!
    4.12 from 9 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Hispanic, Latin, Puerto Rican
    Keyword: beef stew, guisada
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour
    Servings: 8
    Calories:
    Author: Neyssa

    Ingredients

    • 2-3 pounds of beef chunks 2 inch chunks
    • 3-4 tablespoons of Badia Sazon Complete seasoning*
    • 2 tablespoons of minced garlic
    • 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
    • ½ onion chopped
    • ⅓ cup of white wine
    • ⅓ cup of homemade sofrito optional
    • 8 oz of tomato sauce
    • 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
    • 1 packet of beef bullion seasoning
    • 2 cups of water
    • 1 ½ cups of baby or chopped carrots
    • 3 large potatoes peeled and chopped
    • ¼ cup of cilantro chopped
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    Instructions

    • Season beef with Badia seasoning (or see note) and minced garlic. Set to the side.
    • Warm oil over medium high heat, add in beef chunks in batches, and brown sides.
    • Add in onions and white wine, allow to cook for 1-2 minutes.
    • Next, add in sofrito, beef bullion, and tomato sauce, cook an additional 1-2 minutes before adding in water, and carrots.
    • Cook ten minutes before adding in potatoes and cilantro. Taste for seasoning and cook for an additional 20-30 minutes on medium, cover with a lid with a slight opening.

    Notes

    Need a simple Puerto Rican house seasoning to replace Badia Complete?
    • 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon of onion powder
    • 1 tablespoon of dried oregano
    • 1 teaspoon of cumin
    • 1 teaspoon of salt
    • ½ teaspoon of black pepper
    Don't have homemade sofrito? Add some chopped red onions! Or most supermarkets carry frozen sofrito made by Goya.

     

     

     

     

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    About Neyssa

    Neyssa is a Latina food blogger who shares her Cuban and Puerto Rican family recipes for home cooks to make.

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    Comments

    1. Eenid says

      July 23, 2019 at 7:16 am

      5 stars
      My daughter in law made this recipe omg it was delicious first time for her making what she called “Spanish dish” as a treat Toni’s she is white and we are Puerto rican so she was trying to cook something for us and she follow the recipe and omg best carne guisada I had tried !!!!! Trust me love it ❤️❤️❤️? thank you

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    2. JerseyGirl says

      August 11, 2019 at 8:40 pm

      5 stars
      Tried Fir the first time and it was DELICIOUS! The sauce was great. Next time I will season the meat the day prior if time permits.

      Reply
      • Latina Mom Meals says

        August 11, 2019 at 9:32 pm

        Yay! I am so happy to hear this. 🙂 Thank you!

        Reply
    3. Frances Figueroa says

      January 02, 2021 at 8:44 am

      Do you ever make your own mojo? If you do would you share that recipe? I'm on the hunt for a good mojo recipe?

      Reply
      • Neyssa says

        February 04, 2021 at 1:20 pm

        Will share soon! Thank you for the request.

        Reply
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