Carne Guisada – Puerto Rican Style

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Carne guisada is one of my favorite dishes. You can serve this with white rice, tostones, amarillos, or even rolled in a tortilla if you are feeling non-traditional. Not only is it a convenient meal that can be multi-purposed into a different meal on a day to day basis, it is so easy to make!

click here for my easy puerto rican sofrito recipe

carne guisada or stewed meat in red sauce with beef and green herb for garnish - over a bed of white rice

Instant Pot Carne Guisada

Serving Size:
15
Time:
60 min
Difficulty:
Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chopped chuck steak
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1-2 yukon yellow potatoes chopped (optional)
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • 5 Tbsp Sofrito
  • 15 oz can of tomato sauce
  • 4-6 cups of chicken stock or water
  • 1/2 tsp Loisa Sazon
  • 1/2 tsp Loisa Adobo Powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 dry bay leaves
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

Directions

  1. Start by cleaning your chuck steak and marinating it with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper. I also sprinkle a bit of Adobo powder, garlic powder, and onion powder.
  2. Then, heat the dutch oven or Instant Pot to medium heat in preparation to sear the meat. Once the pan is hot add 2 Tbsp of olive oil and begin searing the chuck steak in small batches to brown on all sides.
  3. Once all of the meat has been browned, set aside to begin the sauce. Add your fresh sofrito, onions, and bell pepper to the pot to brown for 5-7 minutes. Then add in your finely chopped fresh garlic. Sear for another 3 minutes.
  4. Next, add your tomato sauce and chopped potatoes along with the water or chicken stock. Make sure you are scraping the bottom of the pan to remove all of the dark bits that are full of flavor. You want the meat to be almost fully covered with liquid.
  5. Add your salt, black pepper, Adobo Powder, garlic powder, onion powder, Sazon, bay leaves, and dried oregano leaves. Bring to a simmer.
  6. Once the sauce is simmering, it is time to add your seared meat back to the pot. If using the Instant Pot, go ahead and cover and set to pressure cook HIGH for 30 minutes. If using a dutch oven, after adding the meat back to the sauce allow it to come to a simmer again, then cover and cook for 90 – 120 minutes.
  7. The meat is ready when it comes apart with the force of a spoon. If the sauce isn’t thick enough after pressure cooking, simmer on medium for another 10-15 minutes.
  8. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro and serve!

buen provecho!

Carne Guisada de Res

Carne guisada de res translates to stewed beef. It is recommended you use a good quality chuck steak to make this dish. Puerto Rican carne guisada is typically slowly cooked on the stovetop for at least 2 hours to get the meat fork tender and the sauce thick. I will be outlining this traditional method, but I also have a quicker way to make this dish for those that don’t really have more than hour to spare. You’re welcome :).

Instant Pot Carne Guisada

Using an Instant Pot or pressure cooker of any kind will significantly improve your time spent waiting for this dish to be ready. Clean up is easy and all of the steps outlined in the recipe can be done in 1 pot. If you opt to cook this dish traditionally, I recommend using a deep dutch oven that is casted enamel or stainless steel.

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