Carne de Cerdo Guisada [Video+Recipe] Stewed Pork

One of our favorite meat dishes, carne de cerdo guisada o puerco guisado (braised pork) is juicy, flavorful, and quite easy to make.

Course Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican

Keyword cerdo guisado dominicano, como guisar cerdo, estofado de cerdo, guisado de puerco, pork dominican stew, puerco guisado

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 441kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

1 pound pork [0.48 kg] (blade chops or any cut for braising cut into small pieces)
1½ tablespoon salt (or more to taste), divided
1 tablespoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground) (or more to taste), divided
3 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon oregano (dry, ground)
1 tablespoon mashed garlic crushed
1 large red onion cubed or sliced
3 tablespoon vegetable oil (peanut, soy or corn)
1 bell pepper diced
2 cups tomato diced
¼ cup pitted green olives
1 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoons minced parsley (or cilantro)

In a large bowl, season the pork with a half the salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, garlic, and onion.
Cover and let it rest in the fridge overnight, or at least an hour.

Heat the oil over medium heat in a pot or large skillet. Add the pork (leaving the seasonings in the bowl for later use) and cook, rotating til it browns once the meat juices evaporate.
Add 3 tablespoons of water and simmer covered over medium-low heat until the meat is tender, stirring and adding water by tablespoons as needed to prevent it from burning or sticking to the bottom.
Once the meat is tender (between 20 to 40 minutes – depending on the cut and meat quality – uncover and let all the liquid evaporate.

Once the liquids evaporate, add the seasonings left from the marinade, and cook stirring. until the onions turn translucent.
Add the bell pepper, olives, and tomato and stir to combine. Incorporate the tomato sauce and stir. Cook covered over medium-low heat until the liquids reduce and you have a thick sauce.

Season with salt to taste and stir in the parsley. Remove from the heat.
Check the serving suggestions above the recipe.