This is a tender melt in your mouth beef and veg stew which has been cooked to perfection in a rich hearty sauce. This meal is comforting and perfect for the cold South African winter months! Use good quality tender boneless beef and fresh vegetables of your choice. I used carrots, potatoes and green beans.
HEARTY SOUTH AFRICAN BEEF STEW
Author: Fazila Olla-Logday
This is a tender melt in your mouth beef and veg stew which has been cooked to perfection in a rich hearty sauce. This meal is comforting and perfect for the cold South African winter months! Use good quality tender boneless beef and fresh vegetables of your choice. I used carrots, potatoes and green bea
Ingredients
- 1kg Boneless beef cubed
- 1 large Onion chopped
- 4 Garlic cloves minced
- 3 Tbles olive oil
- 4 large Carrots sliced into rounds
- 2 medium Potatoes cubed
- 250gr sliced green beans
- 3 cups Beef stock
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Paprika
- ½ tsp Red chilli flakes
- 2 Tbles Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbles Flour
- ⅓ cup of water
- ⅓ cup fresh Italian parsley
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large heavy based pot and braise the onion until golden brown. Add the chopped garlic and the beef and simmer until brown and tender adding a little bit of the beef stock at a time until all has been used up. Approx 40 mins.
- Add salt to taste, paprika, chilli flakes and worcestershire sauce.
- Add carrots and potatoes.
- Cover and cook,on medium heat for approx 30 mins.stirring occassionally until the vegetables are tender adding some extra water if necessary
- Add green beans and cook for a further 10 mins.
- To thicken the stew mix the flour with the cold water and stir until smooth. Gently stir flour mixture into the pot a little at a time, using as much as needed to make the stew as thick as you like it.
To serve, garnish with some chopped fresh parsley and serve hot with rice.