Snowy & cold winter days scream for hearty Mexican Beef Stew topped with delicious avocado, spicy jalapeño, crispy tortilla & juicy lime!
Have you ever tried drizzling lime juice into your beef stew? No? You’ve missed out big time. This is the most delicious thing on earth. I’ve never made a Mexican-Style beef stew before so it was about time and the best discovery was how wonderful lime juice tastes in a beef stew.
How to make beef stew from scratch
Despite what many may think, making beef stew from scratch is actually super easy. There are many ways to make beef stew and the hardest and messiest in my opinion is searing the beef cubes first, so we won’t do that because in my opinion that’s so not necessary. No searing needed. Keep your kitchen clean, your hands unburnt and your prep time as short as possible. The hardest part about preparing this Mexican Beef Stew is sitting around waiting for it to be ready.
Just fry your onion a little, add all the liquid, bring it to a boil over medium-high heat and THEN then the beef cubes. No worries, the meat will not be dry. It will be soft and absolutely delicious. Adding the beef cools down the liquid a little and the boil might seize for a couple seconds but once it’s bubbling again you add carrots, celery and spices, reduce the heat to low, cover and…..relaxxxx. Yup, that’s all. It takes about 10 minutes to do all this and then you just play the waiting game. I recommend getting busy or watching a movie because the amazing smell will kill you and you will want to eat the stew way before it’s ready ;)
How to turn a beef stew into a Mexican Beef Stew
Now this Mexican Beef Stew recipe isn’t a heritage recipe. I can’t call it “authentic” because honestly I don’t know if there even exists THE one and only Mexican Beef Stew. However, there are obviously several ingredients very very common in Mexican cuisine and adding them to the beef stew gives it that special taste that make Mexican cuisine so special. First of all add some ground coriander to the stew to infuse the broth with this delicious spice. Then, add diced avocado, a couple slices jalapeño pepper, crispy fried corn tortilla stripes and a hand full fresh coriander and at the end the best part: fresh lime juice drizzled all over.
If you prefer lamb over beef, you may want to check out this out of this world Peruvian Lamb Stew :)
Mexican Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 1 cup beef or vegetable broth
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 lbs beef cubes
- 2 large carrots
- 2 large celery sticks
- 1 large avocado
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers
- 1 hand full fresh coriander leaves
- 1-2 limes
- 2 corn tortillas
Instructions
- Remove beef from fridge at least 30 minutes before cooking.
- Peel and finely chop onion. Wash or peel carrots and cut into pite size pieces. Wash celery and cut into bite size pieces.
- Heat a large lidded pan over medium heat. Once hot, stir fry chopped onion.
- Add broth, tomato sauce ground coriander, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Once boiling add beef cubes.
- Bring back to a boil and once bubbling again add vegetables.
- Reduce heat to low, cover with tight sitting lid and let simmer for approximately 1.5 hours without uncovering.
- 5 minutes before the stew is ready, brush 2 corn tortillas with oil on both sides, cut into stipes and broil for 3-4 minutes until crispy. Cut an avocado into bite-size chunks. Cut lime into wedges. Cut jalapeno pepper into slices and chop some fresh coriander to add on top of stew once served in a bowl.
Fiona says
Hi wondering if could do this in instant pot
Karly says
Need this in my life, like, yesterday. Seriously, this looks SO good! Love all of the bold flavor!
Lorena says
Thank you Karly ?
cakespy says
This looks so hearty and satisfying and yet light and healthy at the same time…how did you do that!? This looks delicious. Love those crispy edges on the chips.
Lorena says
Thank you cakespy ?
Elizabeth says
This Mexican Beef Stew recipe sounds so yummy!! Thanks for sharing; I really like not having to sear the beef first :) What cut of beef did you use? Looking forward to fixing this!!
Lorena says
Thank you Elizabeth! I hate searing. It’s soooo messy. I’m guilty of not even asking my farmer from what cut their cubed beef is. If you are from around my area this is the one I buy and it’s extraordinary quality: https://www.fermesvalens.com/online-store/!/Organic-Beef-Cubes/p/33659393/category%3D12729011