Peruvian Beef Stew (Seco de Carne)

Name: Peruvian Beef Stew (Seco de Carne)
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1000 g boneless beef; ½ tsp cumin seeds; 6 pc ají amarillo (yellow chilli peppers); 1 pc fresh coriander (cilantro); 500 ml chicha de jora (fermented corn drink); 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 pc red onion; 4 pc garlic; 200 g carrots; 300 g potatoes; 1 tsp dried oregano; 100 g raw green peas; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro); 1 pc white rice; 1 pc cooked white beans (fréjoles); 1 pc onion salsa criolla

A hearty Peruvian beef stew simmered until tender with ají amarillo, cilantro, potatoes, carrots and peas, served with rice and beans.

80 min 1115 kcal/serving serves 4

1115kcal95gprotein48gcarbs63gfat

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🥩boneless beef

🫙cumin seeds

🌶️ají amarillo (yellow chilli peppers)

🌿fresh coriander (cilantro)

🌽chicha de jora (fermented corn drink)

🫗vegetable oil

🧅red onion

🧄garlic

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About Laylita Vasquez

Ecuadorian home cook and recipe blogger behind Laylita.com

Laylita Vasquez is the Ecuadorian food writer and recipe developer behind Laylita.com, a long-running blog dedicated to Ecuadorian and broader Latin American home cooking. She is known for documenting traditional family recipes, from ceviche and empanadas to stews and corn-based dishes, with clear, home-cook-friendly instructions.

Her cooking centers on Ecuadorian staples such as shrimp ceviche, potato and cheese soups, stuffed potato patties, and slow-roasted pork, often drawing directly on family recipes passed down through her mother. Citrus, aji peppers, and fresh corn appear frequently, alongside techniques like slow braising for stews and careful seasoning for ceviches. She also covers dishes from neighboring Latin American cuisines, such as Peruvian beef stew and tres leches cake, presented with the same straightforward, home-kitchen approach.

Ten recipes on Mello, imported from laylita.com, mostly Ecuadorian and Peruvian.

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