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Beef Stew

Spicy Beef Stew (Stove Top)

This beef stew is the perfect winter recipe. It’s hearty and filling and will help to keep you warm in those cold months.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time4 hours 25 minutes
Total Time4 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 227kcal

Ingredients

  • 500g stewing or braising beef diced
  • 1 tablespoon reduced salt soy sauce
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • ½ scotch bonnet
  • ½ teaspoon salt optional
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon thyme fresh or dried
  • 2 teaspoon onion granules
  • 2 teaspoon garlic granules
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • 500ml hot water
  • 1 beef stock cube low salt or low sodium
  • 2 medium carrots

Instructions

  • Add the cleaned beef to a medium or zip lock bag then add the soy sauce, chopped onions, chopped garlic, scotch bonnet, salt, black pepper, paprika, thyme, onion granules and garlic granules. Mix all the ingredients into the meat then place in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour, preferably overnight.
  • Add the olive oil to a medium size casserole pot and heat on a medium heat. Once heated add in the meat including the chopped onions, chopped garlic and scotch bonnet. Brown the meat while occasionally turning until no pink is left on the meat. 
  • Mix in the tomato ketchup then dissolve the beef stock cube in the hot water and pour onto the meat. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot with its lid and allow the beef to cook for around 4 hours. You may need to top up the water occasionally if the water dries out too fast.  After 4 hours, add in the carrots and cook for a further 25 minutes or until the carrots are cooked. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving with some rice or potatoes.