Recipes similar to Carne guisada

Chili con carne is basically a meat stew using lots of chili. This recipe is using beef and lots of spices. The chili is cooked over medium heat for about 2 hours. During the cooking time, spices are added in batches. You can adjust the amount of chili and cayenne pepper used to make the dish hotter or milder.
 

Refried beans is a typical Mexican condiment, used as a side dish or as an ingredient in various Mexican dishes such as burritos, carnitas, etc. There ready made refried beans that you can buy, but making your own is quite easy and tastes much better. This recipe requires only 5 minutes of preparation and 5 to 10 minutes of cooking.
 

Here is another enchiladas recipe, this time using shrimps and a tomatillo or tomato sauce. The tortillas are filled with shrimps and a garlic, green onion, chili peppers and tomatillo sauce, rolled up and topped with sour cream and cheese and baked in the oven until the cheese melts. This is a great starter or main dish, especially if you like shrimps. You may substitute shrimps with crab meat or use a combination of the two.
 

Chiles rellenos are green chiles stuffed with cheddar cheese, covered in an egg batter and fried until golden brown, then served with a tangy tomato chile sauce. A delicious Mexican recipe from the famous El Cholo's restaurant in Los Angeles.
 

Beef steak burritos is a classic Mexican dish, great for lunch or dinner. Flour tortillas are filled with a sirloin steak mixture, rolled up, topped with a chile sauce and cheese and baked in the oven. Burritos can be served with sour cream, salsa or other typical Mexican side dishes.
 

A traditional TexMex chili cheese sauce, great as a dip for nachos.

 

Pork shoulder slow cooked in the oven together with garlic, chipotle chiles, tomatoes, oregano and cumin. Serve with roast or baked potatoes and sour cream.  

Beef chimichangas are tortillas filled with a beef and salsa mixture, folded like an envelope and fried in vegetable oil until they get a light golden color. A typical Mexican plate, served with Mexican rice and other condiments as a main dish.
 

Another beef steak fajitas recipe using rump steak (or similar) instead of skirt steak. Whereas the traditional beef steak fajitas recipe requires that the steak is cooked over coals, in this recipe, the steak is fried in a skillet or frying pan. The beef steak is first marinated for several hours with oil and spices and then cooked for a few minutes.
 

Pollo picante is chicken breasts cooked in a hot sauce made with onions, garlic, bell peppers, tomatoes, jalapenos, bay leaves and garlic. The sauce is quite hot as it uses Tabasco sauce, black pepper, cayenne pepper and jalapenos. If you fo not like hot dishes, reduce the amount of cayenne, black pepper and Tabasco used. For a complete meal serve this dish with Mexican fried rice, flour tortillas and a simple green salad made with celery and avocado.