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Chilean Estofado Beef Stew

July 6, 2022 by Pilar Hernandez
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Chilean Estofado Beef StewThis Chilean Estofado Beef Stew is another traditional dish made on the stove in Chile. It’s one of the meals I loved as a girl; my favorite part was mashing the potatoes and carrots to create a puree with the sauce. Delicious.

In my family, it’s traditionally cooked with beef chunks, but sometimes my grandmother used pork. I have never eaten it with chicken, but you can certainly use it or lamb. It is a very comforting dish in winter, but we eat it all year.

It can be done with fresh tomatoes and tomato sauce, but do not omit the tomato sauce because it provides a lot of flavor to the sauce because they use ripe tomatoes, which have more flavor than winter or spring tomatoes.

You can replace the 1/2 cup of water with white wine if desired.

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Chilean Estofado Beef Stew

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Chilean comfort food at it best. Simple and delicious.

  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 onion, chopped in half moon
  • 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 pounds of red potatoes, peeled and cut into sticks
  • 1 1/2 pounds of beef cubed (Chuck roast, top sirloin)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 can (227 grams) of tomato sauce (8 oz.)
  • 1 1/2 cup boiling water
  • oil, salt

Instructions

  1. In a heavy-bottomed pot, heat two tablespoons oil over high heat. Add the chopped onion and cook while stirring for 5 minutes. Push the onion to one side.
    Ingredients for Chilean Estofado Beef Stew
  2. Place the cubed meat in the same pot and fry 3 minutes per side, until seared.
    Beef and onions for Estofado Browned meat
  3. Stir everything and add the salt, cumin, oregano, and paprika.
  4. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon cold water in a small cup.
  5. Add the potatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, the dissolved cornstarch and hot water to the pot. Stir and distribute well. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook covered for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
    Tomato sauce added to potatoes and carrots Cooking the Estofado
  6. Test, adjust the salt. Serve hot.
    Chilean Estofado Beef Stew
  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Beef
  • Method: Stove cooked
  • Cuisine: Chilean

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 302
  • Sugar: 5.5 g
  • Sodium: 115.3 mg
  • Fat: 6.8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 31.3 g
  • Fiber: 4.4 g
  • Protein: 29.2 g

Keywords: chilean beef stew, chilean cuisine

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  1. kait

    February 4, 2023 at 12:39 am

    what type of beef cut would i use?

    ★★★★★

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    • Pilar Hernandez

      February 5, 2023 at 5:09 pm

      Chuck roast or top sirloin works well. Great question. I added it to the recipe. Thanks.

      Reply
  2. JAMR

    November 30, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Le subí la mano en los condimentos y le agregué unos dientes se ajo, Sauvignon Blanc y habichuelas. Espectacular

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez

      November 30, 2022 at 4:55 pm

      Que rico. Saludos.

      Reply
  3. Aurora

    April 10, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    ¡Gracias por esta receta magnífica! Mi amigo chileno y yo cocinamos este estofado. ¡Encantamos mucho!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez

      April 11, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      Wonderful.

      Reply
  4. Carlos

    November 1, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    Good Stew, easy recipe to prepare it. Thank you

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez

      November 2, 2019 at 1:56 pm

      Wonderful. Thanks for coming back to leave a comment.

      Reply
  5. Leticia C. S.

    April 1, 2019 at 9:32 am

    Mm! Easy and delicious

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez

      April 2, 2019 at 8:02 am

      Yes, very. Cheers.

      Reply

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Hello! I'm Pilar Hernandez, a Latina mom, cookbook author, and urban farmer. I'm currently based in Seattle, WA. I was born and raised in Chile. I went to medical school there and then moved to …

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