Anna Padilla, a mother of a St. Mary’s student, demonstrates how to cook carne guisada, a classic Mexican dish. She also explains how she learned to cook from her mother and elder sister.
Carne Guisada recipe:
Ingredients:
• 1 lbs cut up beef (either stew meat or pot roast meat)
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 4 cups water
Directions:
First, brown cut-up beef in pot until seared. Then add all other ingredients and stir as needed. Cover the pot with a lid and let the meat simmer for 45 minutes or until tender. Ingredients and cooking time may vary depending on taste and cooking process.
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