Recipe(tried): Crockpot Carne Guisada (Crockpot Beef Stew, Puerto Rican Style) For Naty

CROCKPOT CARNE GUISADA
(Crockpot Beef Stew, Puerto Rican Style)

3 lbs beef stew meat
1/2 can chopped tomatoes with their liquid, processed until it looks like a tomato puree.
salt and pepper to taste or Adobo Criollo Goya
1 envelope Sazon con Culantro y Achiote to add color
3 cloves garlic crushed
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup choped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 tsp cumin (optional)
1/2 tsp oregano dry oregano, crushed between your hands
1/2 cup beef stock or white wine
3 big potatoes, peeled & chopped in big slices

Season the stew meat with the Adobo, Saz n, cumin, oregano and crushed garlic.

Place the onion, chopped peppers, crushed garlic in the crockpot. Add the stew meat already seasoned over the chopped vegetables, 1/4 cup tomato puree and 2 tbsp beef stock or wine to the crockpot. Cover with the chopped potatoes. Sprinkle the potatoes with Adobo or salt and pepper. Add another tb. of stock or wine, if necessary.

Turn crockpot to High, cover and cook for 2 hours.

After that time, uncover, turn everything from bottom up and if it is too liquid, sprinkle with a little bit of flour. Cover again and continue cooking on High for 1 more hour.

Check and add some liquid gradually if necessary. Lower the crockpot heat to LOW and continue cooking until sauce is nice and thick.

Serve over white rice or Spanish rice and accompany with vegetables. Delicious!