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Carne con Papas
Cuban beef-and-potato stew braised in a thick tomato, white-wine and sofrito sauce with carrots and olives.
About Carne con Papas
Carne con Papas is a Cuban home-style beef and potato stew with a thick tomato-based sauce. This profile follows Cook2eatwell's complete Cuban version with carrots and Spanish green olives, keeping the commonly served white rice outside the core dish as an optional accompaniment.
Browned beef supplies deep savoury flavour, while onion, garlic, cumin, oregano and bay leaf build the aromatic base. Tomato paste and sauce give concentrated tang, white wine lifts the braise, and green olives add a briny counterpoint to the mellow potatoes and carrots.
The finished stew is thick and glossy rather than brothy, with tender brown beef cubes, pale-gold potato chunks, orange carrot rounds and green olives held in a brick-red sauce. The vegetables retain clear shapes while absorbing the braising liquid.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Carne con Papas
Cook2eatwell's Cuban Carne con Papas.
- BeefTender braised meat
- SaltSeasoning
- Olive oilBrowns the beef and aromatics
- OnionSweet sofrito base
- GarlicPungent sofrito aromatic
- Tomato pasteConcentrated tomato depth
- Ground cuminWarm earthy seasoning
- Dried oreganoHerbal seasoning
- Black pepperPeppery warmth
- White wineDeglazes and brightens the braise
- Tomato sauceRich red braising sauce
- WaterBraising liquid
- Bay leafSlow-cooked herbal aroma
- PotatoStarchy body
- CarrotSweet vegetable body
- Pitted Spanish green olivesBriny finish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef:
- Salt:
- Olive oil:
- Onion:
- Garlic:
- Tomato paste: . The source does not identify the product formula; confirm the selected label for additional ingredients or allergens
- Ground cumin:
- Dried oregano:
- Black pepper:
- White wine: . The exact wine and its declarable sulphite status are not supplied
- Tomato sauce: . The source does not identify the canned product formula; confirm the selected label
- Water:
- Bay leaf:
- Potato:
- Carrot:
- Pitted Spanish green olives: . Spanish olives map to the green-olive route; the exact commercial brine and product formula are not supplied
Origins & food traditions
Cook2eatwell identifies carne con papas as a popular Cuban household dish and supplies the complete beef, potato, carrot, olive and tomato-sauce formula fixed here. A Sassy Spoon independently describes the Cuban stew's beef, potatoes, tomato sauce and sofrito structure, while CiberCuba records carne con papas as a common Cuban dish with multiple legitimate household versions.
Countries
- Cuba
- CubaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cuban Cuisine
- Caribbean Cuisine
- Cuban CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.