Carne Guisado
- 2 lbs cross-rib roasts (cut into 1 inch cubes)
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 garlic cloves (smashed)
- 10 guajillo chilies
- 12 large onion
- 2 tomatoes (cut in half lengthwise)
- 18 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon white flour
- 14 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 large potato (cubed)
- Place the beef in a large pot and cover with cold water by 2 inches.
- Add bay leaf and salt.
- Bring liquid to a boil and skim off any foam that rises.
- Cover the beef and cook on the lowest setting for 4 hours until the beef is fork tender.
- Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan.
- While the water is boiling remove the stems and seeds from the chiles.
- Heat a non stick saute pan on medium heat and toast the chiles stirring constantly.
- Make sure not to burn the chiles.
- Toast them for 2 minutes.
- Place the toasted chiles in a bowl and pour the boiling water over them.
- Set aside to soak for 20 minutes.
- While the chiles are soaking, place the onion and tomatoes in the pan on medium high heat and cook turning the veggies until blacked on all sides.
- After the beef has been cooking for 4 hours remove 4 cups of beef broth and set aside.
- Drain the beef and set aside in a seperate bowl.
- Pour 2 cups of the beef broth in the blender with the tomatoes and onion and blend.
- Add the chiles to the tomato mixture in the blender and blend for 5 minutes.
- Set the pot you cooked the beef in over medium heat and add the oil.
- Once the oil is heated add the flour and cook for 3 minutes.
- Turn the heat down to low and add the chile mixture into the pot as well as the beef that has been drained.
- Add the black pepper and the last 2 cups of reserved beef broth and cover.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and give the mix a good stir.
- Cover and cook an additional 30 minutes or until the meat easily shreds when pushed with a spoon and the potatoes are fork tender.
crossrib roasts, salt, bay leaf, garlic, guajillo chilies, onion, tomatoes, vegetable oil, white flour, black pepper, potato
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/carne-guisado-269504 (may not work)