Cook for Mom – Beef Stew

INGREDIENTS

BEEF STEW

• 15ml                 Sunfoil oil
• 3ml                   Crushed garlic
• 500g                 Cubed lean beef
• 100ml               Red wine (optional)
• 125ml               Beef stock

CARAMELISED ONION (Garnish)

• 1tbsp                Sunfoil oil
• 1                      Whole chopped onion
• 1tsp                  Sugar

VEGETABLES

• 3                      Whole baby marrows
• 1pck                 Cherry tomatoes
• 1                      Garlic
• 2tbsp                Sunfoil oil
• 2tbsp                Balsamic vinegar

RICE

• 250ml Allsome Rice
• 1l Water
• 2.5ml salt for taste (optional)
• 1pck Crushed cashew nuts (garnish)

METHOD

1. Cook the Allsome Rice according to instructions on pack.
2. Add crushed cashew nuts on the cooked rice as a garnish
3. In a large pan, add oil, garlic and beef cubes.
4. Fry until the meat is browned for about 2 minutes.
5. Add 400ml cold water to the pan and stir in the contents of the beef stock.
6. Bring to the boil while stirring.
7. Simmer uncovered for 20 min, stirring occasionally.
8. Heat up the saucepan and add oil and the chopped onion.
9. Add the sugar.
10. Stir them often, while scraping off the browned bits from the pan so that it doesn’t get burned, until the onions are browned and soft.
11. Chop the head and tail of the baby marrows off.
12. Slice the baby marrows thinly with a potato peeler.
13. Marinate the sliced baby marrows with oil and balsamic vinegar for 20minutes.
14. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
15. Put a medium pan on high heat.
16. Add the oil.
17. Add the crushed garlic with the sliced baby marrows.
18. Fry the baby marrows until soft – tossing around regularly.
19. Add the cherry tomatoes into the pan for a few minutes. (Make sure the tomatoes are not too soft.)
20. Remove the pan off the heat and serve.