
Nigerian beef stew with rice
Beef simmered in a rich red pepper and tomato sauce. Party food at home.
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Ingredients
- Diced beef800 g
- Chopped tomatoes (tin)2 tins
- Peppers3 peppers
- Brown onions200 g
- Vegetable stock cubes1 cube
- Basmati rice350 g
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, dried mixed herbs, mild curry powder. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Celery, Gluten.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Blender or stick blenderFind one on Amazon
- Put the diced beef in a pan with half the onion, roughly chopped, the crumbled stock cube, a teaspoon of dried thyme or mixed herbs, a teaspoon of curry powder and 600 ml of water. Simmer for 45 minutes until tender.800 g diced beef200 g brown onions1 cube
- Blend the chopped tomatoes, the peppers (seeds removed) and the rest of the onion until smooth. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large pan over a medium heat and fry the sauce for 20 minutes, stirring often, until thick and a darker red.2 tins chopped tomatoes3 peppers
- Add the beef with a ladle or two of its stock and simmer for 20 minutes more. Season with salt.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice following the pack instructions. Serve the stew over the rice.350 g basmati rice
Fry the blended pepper base until the oil floats on top. That is how you get the deep, sweet stew flavour.
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