Puerto Rican Beef Stew

This Puerto Rican beef stew also known as “carne guisada” is full of amazing flavor! It’s the perfect weeknight dinner as it’s filling and easy to make. It goes perfectly with a side of white rice. If you like this recipe, you’ll have to try my Mexican beef stew next!

Why you’ll love this recipe

This Puerto Rican beef stew recipe uses inexpensive stew meat that is well seasoned and simmered in a flavorful sauce on low for a couple of hours. The end result is a delicious and tender stew.

The key to Puerto Rican carne guisada is sofrito. Sofrito is a sauce made from herbs, onion, garlic and peppers.

It’s used as a flavoring base for many recipes such as caldo de res and black beans.

Is carne asada the same as carne guisada?

No. Carne asada translates to “grilled meat” and carne guisada translates to “stewed meat”.

Ingredients needed

• stew meat
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• oregano
• Sazon Goya with culantro and achiote
• Goya adobo
• olive oil
• canned tomato sauce
• bay leaves
• olives
• sofrito
• water
• diced potatoes
• diced carrots

How to make Puerto Rican stew meat

Put the stew meat in a large bowl and season with the adobo. Mix well to make sure it’s all coated.

Heat up the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Once hot add half of the meat to the skillet.

Cook on each side for about 2-3 minutes until browned. Transfer the meat to a plate.

Then repeat this process with the remaining meat that’s left in the bowl.

Add the sofrito to the skillet and cook for a couple of minutes.

Next, add the tomato sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, Sazon Goya with culantro and achiote, bay leaves, olives, browned stew meat and water to the skillet.

Bring it to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for two hours.

While the stew is cooking go ahead and chop up the carrots and dice the potatoes. Reserve the diced potatoes in water to prevent them from browning.

After the stew has cooked for two hours add the carrots and the drained diced potatoes to the skillet. Cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes or until the veggies are tender.

Now the stew is ready and can be served. All it needs is a simple side of white rice and you have a complete meal.

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Puerto Rican carne guisada recipe

You’re going to love this Puerto Rican beef stew recipe. It’s easy to make and very flavorful.

This is a comforting meal that the whole family will enjoy.

I hope you’ll give it a try.

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