Carne Guisada... the real tex-mex way

Just to let you know I didn't measure anything, so all the "quantities" are guess-timations ")

Sorry about the crappy picture, just used my phone.

About 3 lbs. lean stew meat (or if you want a larger chunk, get some lean round steak and cut into large pieces)

1 onion diced/chopped

1 green bell pepper diced/chopped

6/7 garlic cloves chopped fine

1(14.5 oz) can of diced tomatoes

some flour to make a roux

salt pepper and few dashes of cumin

Put meat in a large pot fill with water until it covers the meat with about 1 inch of water. Add a little bit of salt and pepper(maybe like a teaspoon to a teaspoon and a half) Bring to a boil.

Drain meat reserving the "broth"

In a large skillet, add some olive oil and heat over high heat. Once pan is hot add the meat (BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN YOURSELF) stir occasionally to brown, put meat back into the original large pot.

Add the onions, bell pepper, and garlic. Saute until onions are translucent.

Skim some of the fat off the top of the reserved broth and put into a small saucepan. Add flour to make a thick roux, season it with a little bit of cumin and some pepper. You will need quite a bit of roux to really thicken your gravy at the end.

Add some broth(about 1 cup) to the onions, bell pepper, and garlic. Stir scrapping the bottom. Add to the meat. Add the can of tomatoes.

Add about a cup of broth to the roux to thin it out a little bit and then pour into your meat. Add more broth until the meat and veggies are covered. Bring to boil and the turn down to a simmer and cover let cook for at least 2 hours. If your gravy still isn't think enough mix some cold water with corn starch or flour then add to your carne guisada bring to a boil to help it thicken. Also the last hour or so that you cook it, remove the lid.

Do a taste test to see how much salt you need to add. I ended up adding about 2 teaspoons.

Boom. Serve with flour tortillas or mashed potatoes, or both. ")

BTW a really good flour tortilla recipe can be found HERE. If you go through the trouble of making carne guisada you totally need to make some homemade flour tortillas to go with it!