Carne Guisada — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Tender beef chunks braised in a tomato and pepper sauce with potatoes and carrots, seasoned with cumin and achiote. Hearty everyday comfort food.

Ingredients

1 Season beef with cumin, achiote paste, salt, and pepper. Let marinate fifteen minutes while preparing vegetables.
2 Heat oil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Sear beef in batches until well browned on all sides, about four minutes.
3 Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Cook until softened, about five minutes. Add tomatoes and cook until they break down.
4 Pour in beef broth, scraping up browned bits. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook forty-five minutes.
5 Add potatoes and carrots. Continue cooking twenty minutes until vegetables are tender and sauce has thickened.
6 Garnish with cilantro and serve with steamed white rice and warm corn tortillas.

Did You Know?

Carne guisada is one of the first dishes Salvadoran children learn to cook, considered a rite of passage in learning traditional home cooking.