CARNE GUISADA

Oh if you think you know “Mexican” food you’re wrong!! This is the BOMB, the “shit”, it is the best ever!! Oh Jesus!!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs. boneless chuck steak or stew meat
2 tbsp. cooking oil
1 tbsp. flour
1/2 c. diced onions
1/4 c. diced bell pepper
2-3 tomatoes or 1 can whole tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced
1 c. chicken stock
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper
1/8 tsp. ground cumin

Instructions:

Heat dutch oven/skillet to medium high till it just starts to smoke, while pan is heating, mix meat chunks with flour, stirring to coat all pieces. Add meat when pan is hot, stirring occasionally,after 3 minutes, turn meat chunks over and brown the other side for another 3 minutes. Pour in beef broth to “unstick”, or “de-glaze” the pan of the brown chunks from bottom of pan, as this will greatly enhance the flavor of this dish!

Now that the meat is cooked, we can add the vegetables, the onion, bell pepper and garlic until vegetables become tender. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper  to taste and cumin.  Cook for 2-3 minutes, transfer to a oven safe skillet or pot at this point.Check on the juices in the pan, every hour, adding stock as needed, these natural juices are very important to the flavor of this dish.  Cover and simmer for 3 hours in a crock pot at high, 6 on low / simmer, and cook at 325 degrees for 3 hours in the oven. Serve as a main dish with flour tortillas.

Sides: Sour Cream, Guacomole, Shredded Cheese.