Carne Guisada (mexican Beef Stew)

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cut in bite-sized pieces
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 -3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 3 cups beef stock
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 toss meat pieces with flour, then brown quickly in oil in an ovenproof dutch oven.
• 3 add onion, garlic, jalapeño, beef stock, tomato paste, cumin and chili powder; bring to a simmer on the stove.
• 4 cover dutch oven and place in the preheated oven, baking for about 2 to 2-1/2 hours, until meat is extremely tender.
• 5 serve as is, or on rice, or folded into warm tortillas.