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How to Make Guiso de Res

Guisado De Res Recipe

Just Mexican Food
Beef is always present in the Mexican gastronomy and, what's more, it is an important source of its economic growth and national pride. As a matter of fact, beef is a food that’s so ingrained within Mexican culture that in northern places such as Monterrey have become world-famous for their juicy roast beef. It is only natural that guiso de res would cement asados ​​as festive occasion markers that people from all over the world are interested in trying. 
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Prep Time 50 mins
Cook Time 4 hrs
Total Time 4 hrs 50 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 guest

Equipment

  • Slow-cooker or Dutch oven
  • Large skillet
  • Meat cutting knife
  • Big plate

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds Lean beef
  • 2 Potatoes
  • 1 Carrot
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • A Medium-sized-onion
  • A red bell pepper
  • A jalapeno
  • 1 tbsp each of cumin and chili powder
  • 2 tbsp Cilantro
  • Pinch Black pepper
  • Cooking oil olive works great

Instructions
 

  • Cut up the meat. Cut up meat into small cubes, making sure to cut away as much of the fat as possible.
  • Cook the meat. Pour a cup of water into the slow-cooker, along with the meat and the garlic cloves. Set it on high and let it cook for two hours.
  • Marinate the meat. Put the meat to marinate with 2 cloves of garlic, the bay leaf, and the wine, for at least a couple of hours.
  • Drain the meat. Drain the meat and keep the liquid. That is your beef broth.
  • Mix the dry ingredients.Make a mixture with the flour and spices,
  • Cut the meat.Chop the meat into cubes of bite-size.
  • Sauté the meat. Sauté the meat in a saucepan with hot oil.
  • Cut the vegetables. Dice the onion, the carrots, and potatoes in cubes (with everything and the skin) and the sliced ​​mushrooms.
  • Sauté the vegetables and the meat. Once the meat is cooked, take it out of the pan, and in the same pan, add oil again and then the vegetables. Sauté for 2 minutes. Then, add the marinade and the chopped garlic, stir a little and return the meat.
  • Cook with beef broth. Scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and rosemary, mix well and cover.
  • Bake in the oven. Bake in the oven for approximately 3 hours at 150°C, checking constantly until the meat is tender.
  • Serve. Serve it up on a big plate

Notes

Tips and Tricks for Your Beef Guisado Recipe

In the Mexican diaspora it is ubiquitous with a delicious beer, or better yet, with a sweet Michelada, in which you add lime juice, chile-based sauces, tomato juice, and spices. On a hot summer day, there’s nothing better.  
You can add a bit of wine for a more refined taste. It goes very well especially if you take the extra step of marinating the meat overnight, the flavor of the meat will be much better. You can serve it with buttered bread and steamed asparagus.
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