Carne con papas Cubana / Cuban beef stew

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken and pork are often more affordable and leaner options.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

green olives

🥗Healthier: capers

💰Cheaper: pickles

Capers provide a similar briny flavor, while pickles are often less expensive.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made easily at home.

Marinate cubed chuck beef in homemade mojo for about 2 hours.

Prepare the pressure cooker for cooking.

Season the marinated beef with onion powder, garlic powder, a pinch of smoked salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, and homemade sasson; mix well.

Saute the seasoned beef in the pressure cooker for about 5 minutes until browned on all sides.

Add olive oil to the pan to start making the sofrito.

Add chopped red pepper to the sofrito for color and cook until vegetables are soft.

Off camera, add tomato puree and olives to the sofrito, then mix in the diced tomatoes.

Add the sofrito mixture to the browned beef in the pressure cooker.

Add chopped carrots and potatoes to the pressure cooker.

Pour in red wine and 2 cups of water; mix everything together.

Cook in the pressure cooker for about 25 minutes. If using a regular pot, it will take about 40 to 45 minutes.

Wait for the rice to finish cooking while the stew is in the pressure cooker.

Fluff the rice and prepare to serve dinner with the beef stew, avocado, and rice.

Cooking Techniques

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