Puerto Rican Beef Stew

This easy and flavorful Puerto Rican carne guisada, or beef stew, combines vegetables with seasonings in a slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 4 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 355 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 pound baby carrots
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more as needed
• 2 pounds beef stew meat, cubed
• 2 tablespoons sofrito
• 3 medium potatoes, cut into chunks
• 8 Manzanilla olives
• 1 (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning with achiote (such as Goya®)
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 tablespoon white sugar
• 0.5 cup tomato sauce
• 0.5 tablespoon soy sauce
• 0.5 tablespoon adobo seasoning
• 0.5 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 0.25 cup red cooking wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a freezer-size plastic bag. Add beef and shake, coating evenly.

Step 2

Heat enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in sugar and cook until it turns golden, about 5 minutes. Add meat and cook until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer browned beef to the bottom of a slow cooker.

Step 3

Stir carrots, potatoes, water, tomato sauce, wine, olives, sofrito, sazon, adobo seasoning, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce into the slow cooker.

Step 4

Cover and cook until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, on High 4 to 6 hours, or Low for 8 to 10 hours.