Puerto Rican Beef Stew
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1 tb vegetable oil
2 lb beef top round cut in chunks
1 green pepper seeded
4 sweet chile peppers, seeded
2 onion peeled
4 cloves garlic peeled
6 fresh cilantro leaves; washed
1 tb vinegar or fresh lime juice
1/2 ts dried oregano
1/2 c tomato sauce
2 bay leaves
1 tb salt
1/2 lb carrot cut in 1/2 pieces
1 cn green peas
1/2 lb potatoes cubed
12 olives pimiento stuffed
1 tb capers
1/2 c seeded raisins(optional)
1/2 ts salt
Recipe
In a large heavy kettle, brown meat in oil.
Add green pepper, sweet chili, onions, cloves, cilantro, vinegar (or lime juice), oregano, tomato sauce, bay leaves, and salt. Mix and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 1 hour.
Add carrots to kettle. Drain liquid from peas into kettle and mix (reserve peas) Bring rapidly to a boil, reduce to low, cover and cook about 1 hr until meat is almost fork-tender.
Add potatoes, olives, capers, raisins, and 1/2 tsp salt, bring rapidly to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 1 hour, or until meat is fork-tender and vegetables are done.
Ad reserved peas and mix. Taste and adjust seasoning (uncover, and boil to thicken sauce to taste).
4 Servings
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