Carne Guisada

Ingredients

• 1 pound cubed beef blade meat
• 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped garlic
• 1 -ounce whole cumin seeds
• 1/2 -ounce freshly ground black pepper
• 1 quart water, plus 1-ounce
• 1/2 cup blonde roux, made from 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup fat
• Salt