Carne Guisada

Total Time: 12 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 lb beef stew meat, cubed
• 3 ounces tomato paste
• 10 fluid ounces homemade beef broth
• 4 fluid ounces water
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (or more)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (or more)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• salt
• 2 serrano chili peppers (seeded or not and chopped, (or more)
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat, and cook beef until evenly brown.
• 2 pour off excess fat and then stir in tomato paste, beef broth and water.
• 3 season with garlic, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, salt and serrano peppers.
• 4 reduce heat, and simmer (or place in a crockpot on low setting) for 8 to 12 hours--the longer you allow it to cook, the more tender the beef will be.
• 5 dissolve cornstarch in a small amount of water, and stir into simmering stew until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 6 serve with mexican rice and/or homemade tortillas.