Carne Guisada (Mexican Stew)

Carne Guisada (Mexican Stew) Recipe
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Recipe Rating:
 5 Ratings
Categories: Beef, Mexican
Keywords: Garlic, crockpot, jalapenos, chilies, negra modelo, adobo sauce
Serves: 10 to 12 servings
Prep Time:
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Ingredients

4 lb beef stew meat
2 can(s) diced tomatoes
1 btl negra modelo (mexican lager style beer)
1 can(s) green chilies
1/2 c fire roasted jalapenos (approx)
2 Tbsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp ground coriander seed
1 Tbsp and 1 tsp chili powder
1 Tbsp badia's complete seasoning
2 Tbsp adobo sauce
3 md chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 md onion, chopped
7 cloves of garlic, chopped
2 md green bell peppers, diced
3 Tbsp cilantro,
2 md serrano chiles, seeds removed
2 Tbsp goya's recaito or sofrito
flour and oil
FOR CARNE GUISADA TACOS
2 dozen flour tortillas
4 md limes, quartered
shredded blend of mexican cheeses
fresh chopped cilantro
sour cream
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pistachyoo
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Kim's Notes:

While living in San Antonio, Texas and working at a Mexican restaurant I fell in love with this Mexican Stew. It is so flavorful and delicious that it is in my top 3 favorite dishes to make that's Mexican. Regular beef stew does not compare to the taste of this stew.
I had to learn how to make it myself because since I left Texas I have not been able to find this at any Mexican restaurant, in Ohio that is. Not sure why, because if I owned a Mexican restaurant it would be on the menu EVERY day!!
It is incredible and anyone that tries it falls in love with it too. Now, you can adjust this to your spicy heat level by omitting some of the peppers but they do add to the unique flavor of this stew.
I just made this last night and let it cook in the crockpot on low for 10 hours. When we woke in the morning the aroma of this stew was drifting through the entire house! Oh my......I couldn't wait and had a Carne Guisada taco for breakfast. LOL
This can also be eaten over some rice or even noodles too. I always eat this in a flour tortilla with some Mexican cheese and a small dollup of sour cream.

 

Directions
1
Gather your ingredients.
2
Rinse off the beef cubes and pat dry. Place flour in a bag or bowl and coat the meat. Next, heat your oil in a pan and brown the meat for about 5 minutes and then place in your crockpot. Next, saute your onions, garlic and bell peppers. Pour your bottle of beer over the meat in the crock pot and then add your sauteed vegetable. Next, add the rest of your ingredients. No need to cut up the chipotle or serranos as they break down while cooking. Cook this on low and slow for 8 to 10 hours.
Serve in warm flour tortillas and shredded cheese with a small dollop of sour cream if desired or just a squeeze of lime and fresh cilantro.

This needs to be a thick stew, so if it is not thick enough add a mixture of flour and water that you have thickened over the stove.
3
Alright, now if you really want this Carne Guisada to go along way you can make a Supreme Taco and the base starts with refried beans.
4
Heat the beans in a skillet until nice and hot. Then, spread the beans out on the flour tortilla.
5
Then put a smaller amount of Carne Guisada. Maybe 4 pieces of meat and a generous amount of Mexican cheese blend. Next, add sour cream and some fresh chopped cilantro too.

Now, if you are going to make this for a larger crowd make up the tacos yourself and wrap then in a square piece of tinfoil. You can get a nice big box of already cut square tinfoil at Sam's Club. When you wrap them up the cheese is going to melt and they are just wonderful.
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smonfils
sherry monfils smonfils
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 17, 2011
This sounds spicy and delicious!!!
pistachyoo
Oct 17, 2011
Thanks Sherry, I hope you enjoy. It is spicy but not burn your mouth spicy. I think it is because the peppers cook down while in there. It was the first time I added real serrano chilies and it just added a really nice heat to it. I usually only do chipotle peppers and green chilies that give heat.
sapa
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Oct 17, 2011
this sounds great hope i can find a bottle of the mexican beer you suggest, if i cannot do you have another type i can use. also do you use a 7 oz. or 4 oz. can of the green chilis?
pistachyoo
Oct 17, 2011
I believe the can was a 4 oz. but 7 oz. would be good too. I love the litle green chilies. If I would have had 2 cans I probably would of put 2 in. I try and stock up on them but the cupboard is bare right now. LOL.....any dark beer will work fine.
NewYorkWoman
Rose Rauhauser NewYorkWoman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 17, 2011
Hi Kim: can't wait to try this, I am not sure if I can find the Mexican beer either, so do you suggest a dark beer or a particular flavor to the beer and again, about the spice, my stomach can't take it but my husband and kids love it, can I put some sour cream on top of mine to mask the spice for me and just how hot and spicy is it on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the hotest??? Thanks Kim...hugs
NewYorkWoman
Rose Rauhauser NewYorkWoman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 17, 2011
Oh, I have Carona, is that the beer??
pistachyoo
Oct 17, 2011
Yes Corona is a light colored Mexican beer. If you look in your local grocery store you should be able to find a dark beer. I don't drink beer but I did at one time, so I am somewhat familiar. I just kept looking for a dark one. There are some Irish beers you could use or even try the Corona in the stew. I think the dark beers are richer in flavor and add to the taste of the meat more than the light ones. On a scale of 1 to 5 I would say a 2 for heat. I am always surprised that when spicy hot peppers cook that sometimes the heat losses its power. I would omit the serrano peppers and try it out. (You know, now that I think about it maybe the alcohol does something to the spicy heat of the pepper too. I will have to try and look that up.) Yes, I put some sour cream on mine and it actually brings out more of the flavor and cools the spicy down of the Carne Guisada. I think because it is such a contrast. The sour cream tastes fabulous with this taco.
NewYorkWoman
Rose Rauhauser NewYorkWoman
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 17, 2011
Thanks Kim, as usual another beautiful recipe. I'm not a beer drinker either and our stores don't sell beer here so I have to go to a State Store, they are our liquor stores in PA. I'm a wine drinker now I can answer cooking with that anytime. I'll use a dark beer or Carona which I have my husband likes it. Can't wait to try this especially during football season I like to make big one pot dinners for everyone to eat from all day..hugs girl. R
pistachyoo
Oct 17, 2011
Yes, this is a great meal for that. Truthfully this Carne Guisada is so rich and filling you end up eating only one taco. Yes, the Corona is a very popular Mexican beer and so is Tecate. The coriander, cumin and chili powder are key to getting the wonderful flavor to this dish, so I would say make sure you have at least those three spices.
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Oct 17, 2011
this a another great recipe kim! I use alot of jalpenos and chipotle is really good in a spicy bbq recipe. I like a mexican beer dos xxx is good for drinking and cooking:) think is pronoounced dos exuis not spelled right LOL but easy to find
SherryPeyton
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Oct 17, 2011
two things: What might we substitute for badia's complete seasoning, and goya recaito base? I know a certain amount of fudging is possible, but don't want to miss a definitive ingredient that makes all the difference. I assumed the badia's is like any "full seasoning" mix? Is this a combo of salt, pepper, oregano perhaps?

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