Recipe

Beef Stew

Name: Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 500 g beef cut into cubes or medium chunks; 1 red onion; 4 cloves of garlic; 2 potatoes; 2 small carrots; ½ yellow pepper (or whatever you have); 2 tomatoes; ½ cup tomato sauce; ½ cup broth or water; 1 bay leaf; 1 bunch of chives or leek; 50 ml oil; Salt, pepper, cumin and oregano to taste; A pinch of sugar (optional)

Stewed beef with potatoes, carrots, tomato and spices, simmered slowly in a pot. A classic Cuban home dish ready in 45 minutes.

CiberCubaFebruary 15, 2019

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Preparation15 min
Cooking30 min
Total time45 min
Servings4 servings
DifficultyEasy

Beef stew, or beef with potatoes, is a dish eaten around the world, but it holds a very special place in traditional Cuban cuisine. It is one of those home stews that taste like a family Sunday. Here is our recipe, we hope you enjoy it!

Method

Season the beef with salt and pepper, add cumin and oregano to your taste and let it rest for a few minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Wash the potatoes and carrots, peel them and cut them into cubes or rounds of similar size.
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Cut the onion into julienne, crush the garlic, cut the pepper into brunoise and chop the tomatoes.
Place a pot over medium heat with the oil. When hot, add the garlic to brown and perfume the fat.
As soon as the garlic starts to brown, add the meat and stir frequently so it browns evenly.
When the meat begins to change color, add the onion, tomato and pepper. Stir and let cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
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Add the potatoes, carrots and bay leaf.
Cover everything with the broth (or water) and tomato sauce and mix well. If you like, add a pinch of sugar to regulate the acidity of the tomato.
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Cover the pot and let cook for about 20 minutes. Watch that the meat does not dry out; if necessary, add more broth.
When the potatoes are soft, remove the stew from the heat and let it rest covered, without stirring, so that the potatoes and carrots do not break. Remove the bay leaf.
Serve garnished with finely chopped chives, leek or wild garlic. Enjoy!
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