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Carne Guisada

Name: Carne Guisada
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Panama
Ingredients: 500g Beef chuck roll; 2 Potato; 1 Carrot; 1 Onion; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 tsp Achiote paste; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; A pinch Oregano; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt; 500ml Water; To taste Cooked rice

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Beef, potatoes, and carrots stewed with tomato and spices — Panama's home beef stew.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Carne guisada means 'stewed meat,' a beef stew made every day in Panamanian homes. Beef is stewed colorfully with achiote, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato, and potatoes and carrots are added for a thick finish. Serving it with white rice, beans, and fried plantain is the Panamanian set-plate style.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a town eatery (fonda) in Panama, the lunch plate arrives with beef stew, white rice, and red beans together.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef chuck roll 500g
Potato 2
Carrot 1
Onion 1
Green Bell Pepper 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Achiote paste 1 tsp
Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp
Oregano A pinch
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 500ml
Cooked rice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the beef into bite-size pieces and rub with salt, Worcestershire sauce, and grated garlic.
Heat oil in a pot and brown the beef.
Add the onion and green pepper and sauté, then add the tomato paste, achiote, oregano, and water and simmer 1 hour.
Add the diced potatoes and carrots and simmer 20 minutes until tender.
Season with salt and serve with rice.

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