•For a concentrated flavor, try cooking your beef without covering it with a lid.
•Cooking beef is very easy as long as you are patient during the cooking process, rushing tends to give you tough and chewy beef.
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Cooking beef is very easy as long as you are patient during the process, rushing tends to lead to tough and chewy beef.
For a more concentrated flavour, try cooking your beef without covering it with a lid, then add tomatoes to give you more room to play with flavours and spices.
Ingredients
- 1kg beef , cubed
- 2 medium Onions, Chopped
- ½ tsp Garlic powder or 2 cloves of fresh garlic
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp curry powder
- ½ tsp dry thyme
- 3 large Red bell peppers, washed and cut up for blending
- 5 medium Tomatoes
- Chilli flakes
- 2 Tbsp Tomato Paste ( optional)
- ¼ tsp salt (adjust to your taste)
- 1 tbsp. parsley or Dhania
- Vegetable oil
Preparation
Step 1
Pre boil your beef in salty water for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Add 2 tablespoon of oil to a pan and fry the beef over medium heat until it browns slightly. Add your spices and onions and cook for 15 minutes.
Step 3
While the beef is cooking blend the tomatoes, bell peppers with 1 large onion and transfer to the pan with the beef. Reduce the heat and let it simmer.
Step 4
Add in tomato paste and a cup of water or meat stock into the thickened stew base. Stir to form a broth.
Step 5
Lower heat, add fried beef to the stew, stir, tasting frequently while adding the desired seasoning. Cover pan and let stew simmer for another 5 mins so that the meat can tender while absorbing the stew flavours.
Serve hot with rice, Ugali or pasta and enjoy with friends and family.