Guiso Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat the oil and butter. Add the onions and garlic, saute until browned.
• Add the cubed meat to the mixture and brown well on all sides. Stir in the tomatoes, carrots and beef broth to cover the meat. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
• Uncover skillet, add the potatoes, squash, and corn cooking over low heat until vegetables are almost fork tender. Stir in fruit and rice, cook until rice is tender. Check seasonings and garnish with parsley or basil. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place chorizo in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, turning occasionally and pricking each link with a fork to release some of the fat, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove sausages and slice when cool enough to handle. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add beef and cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add reserved sausage slices, onion, leek, and garlic and saute until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in butternut squash, potatoes, and carrots. Add water and tomato sauce. If vegetables are not covered with liquid, add more water to cover.
• Add bouillon cube, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until stew thickens up, about 1 hour. Add pasta, peas, lentils, and parsley. Cook until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. You may need to add more water at this point, since the pasta will absorb liquid and the stew may become too dry.

Steps:

• In a large pot, add the codfish and cover with 1 gallon of water. Bring it to a boil and cook for 10 minutes to remove the salt. Drain the cod and break it into small flakes with a spoon. Set aside.
• In a large frying pan heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the green peppers, onion, tomatoes, and culantro and cook for 2 minutes. Add the codfish, bay leaves, red bell peppers, tomato paste, and capers. Cook until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the boiled potatoes and cook until heated through, about 2 more minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice or cooked plantains, if desired.
• Serving suggestion: white rice or cooked plantains.

Steps:

• Brown beef and potatoes in a large skillet. Add tomatoes, onions and bell peppers and cook until all are fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Add broth, Salsa Verde, tomato sauce, garlic, black pepper and cumin, then add salt to taste. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add tomatillos, onions, serrano and 2 cups water to a saucepot. Bring to a boil and cook until all vegetables are cooked, about 15 minutes. Place mixture in a blender, then add fresh cilantro and salt and blend well.

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 350.
• Season meat with adobo.
• Toss meat with flour.
• In a frying pan large enough to put a single layer of meat add EVOO add olive oil and heat until hot. Add meat and brown.
• Add all remaining ingredients, scraping up browned bits, and cook over medium high heat until bubbling.
• Transfer to a 11 by 8 baking pan (holds a single layer of meat) and bake uncovered for 3 hours. The sauce should be very thick and the meat VERY tender.
• Serve as a taco or over rice.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the hot pot to brown, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer chicken a bowl and cover with an aluminum foil tent.
• Reduce heat to medium; add onion to the pot and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in sofrito and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken broth, tomato sauce, sazon, cumin, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Return chicken to the pot. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Remove chicken.
• Mix water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir into simmering mixture until nicely thickened. Place chicken back into the pot and continue to cook about 10 minutes more.