MY CURRY-TURMERIC BEEF STEW (OR CARNE GUISÁ, SMILE)

10/18/2024

Such a popular dish everywhere. Just get some beef chunks, the veggies of your choice, the seasonings that you love, some beef/chicken stock and BOOM, you got a yummy meal.

Category: Entrée
Approx. Prep and Cook Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Approximate Cost:    $16.40 or $4.10 per serving
Difficulty Level: Easy to Intermediate
Allergens, Other: Gluten Free
Servings: 4+

Ingredients
1 lb. beef for stew (bottom round) cut in 1” pieces ($6.50)
¼ c. Basting oil ($1.80)
1 tsp. each of Turmeric, Curry my dry seasoning (.40)
2 peeled, rinsed, and cubed red potatoes (.60)
1 corn cut in slices (.35)
6 Garlic cloves, chopped (.30)
3 c. chicken stock or broth ($1.50)
½ c. of good red wine ($2.90)
½ (8 oz. can) of crushed tomato (.50)
2 Sofrito frozen disks (or ½ c. chopped cilantro) (.55)
1 tbsp. Achióte oil to sauté the beef (.40)
4 Carrots, peeled and sliced about 1 ½ inches (.60)

Directions

Clean the meat of all fat if any, if cubes come large, cut them in about 11/2” to soften faster. Then season with my basting oil, Turmeric, curry my dry seasoning and refrigerate.
Prep all the following ingredients; garlic cloves, peel, rinse, and cube the red potatoes and slice the corn. Set aside.
In a Dutch oven or a medium pot, over med-high, brown the meat. Remove set aside.
In the same pot or Dutch oven, add the garlic, and cook until transparent.
Then add the sautéed beef, broth, wine, bay leaves, and frozen Sofrito.
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to med-low and cook covered for 45 minutes to an hour until the meat is tender. (A faster way to cook it is with a pressure cooker or instant pot)
After 30 minutes cooking the meat in med-low, uncover, add the potatoes, corn, crushed tomato, stir and cover again for 15 or 20 more minutes. Check frequently to ensure the dish is done, potatoes are soft and meat is tender. You will know it when the meat is tender and also, look and make sure that the sauce is thick and yummy. For more liquefy sauce, add more chicken broth to taste.
If you want, during the last 20 or so minutes cooking the beef, start making some rice.
Bring 2 c. of broth to a quick boil. Add 1 tbsp. basting oil, salt to taste and 1 c. of rice. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes until the grain is done.