Carne Guisada (Latin Beef Stew)

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tsp or 9g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  1 cup, chopped or 100g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Cilantro

  Coriander - Freshdirect

  2 tablespoon or 2g

• Beer

  Alcoholic beverage, light

  2 ⅔ fl oz or 79g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ⅓ cup or 79g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ½ tsp, ground or 2g

• Adobo fresco

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Seasoning mix, dry, sazon, coriander & annatto

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Bay leaf

  Spices

  1 tsp, crumbled or 0.6g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

Directions

1. Stove top:
2. In a large dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium heat.
3. Add scallions and garlic and saute about 2 - 3 minutes; add tomatoes, cilantro and a pinch of salt. Cook another 2 minutes, stirring.
4. Add beef to the pot along with beer, water, cumin, adobo, achiote, bay leaf and salt if needed.
5. Cover and simmer on low heat 1 1/2 hours.
6. Test to make sure beef is tender, if not cook another 15 minutes.
7. Add potatoes and cook until soft, about 20 minutes depending on the size.
8. Pressure cooker instructions:
9. In a large pressure cooker, heat oil over medium heat. Add scallions and garlic and saute; about 2 - 3 minutes.
10. Add tomatoes, cilantro and a pinch of salt. Cook another 2 minutes stirring.
11. Add beef to the pot along with beer, water, cumin, adobo, achiote, bay leaf and salt if needed.
12. Cover pressure cooker; when the lid is locked, cook high pressure 45 minutes. Quick release.
13. Add the potatoes, cover and cook on high pressure about 8 minutes, or until tender. Quick release and serve.
14. Recipe by: Gina (source: https://www.skinnytaste.com/carne-guisada-latin-beef-stew/)