Bajan beef stew
Cuisine Barbadian
Persons
4
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 750g stew beef
- 1 medium onion
- 2 tbsp garlic
- 2 tbsp Bajan seasoning
- 1.5l water
- 1/2 tbsp gravy browning
- 1/2 tsp pepper sauce
- 1/2 stick celery
- 1 sprig fresh thyme / 1/2 tsp dried
- 1 sprig fresh marjoram / 1/2 tsp dried
- 1 beef stock cube
- 1 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 bay leaf
- 250g carrots
- 1 large beetroot
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel and finely chop garlic
- Wash beef, pat dry, cut into very small cubes. Place in a bowl with the onion, garlic, pepper sauce, seasoning, celery, herbs, and beef stock cube. Mix well and leave to marinate.
- Heat the oil and saute the beef. Add water and gravy browning, bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tender (40+ minutes).
- Mix butter and flour into a paste, add to the stew, stirring until blended. Add salt, pepper, bay leaf etc and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes
- Serve with peas and rice.