Beef Stew in Tomato Sauce
This easy beef stew recipes uses canned tomato sauce and other staple ingredients for an economical meal.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb stew meat
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1/4 onion
- 3 garlic cloves peeled
- 1 serrano pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- 3/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tbs vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cup water
Instructions
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Put the stew meat in a large bowl and season with salt. Mix well to make sure the meat is evenly seasoned. Set aside.
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Pour the tomato sauce in a blender along with the onion, garlic cloves, serrano pepper, black pepper, chicken bouillon, ground cumin, oregano and water. Blend until smooth and set aside.
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Heat up the oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Once hot add half of the stew meat to the skillet and let cook for a few minutes or until browned.
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Flip the stew meat and continue to brown on the other side for a few more minutes. Then remove the meat from the skillet. Repeat the above steps with the remaining half of stew meat.
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Now add all of the meat to the skillet and pour in the tomato sauce. Also add the bay leaf.
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Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium low and cover. Let cook for about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
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The meat should now be tender. Reomve the bay leaf before serving.
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Serve with rice and warm corn tortillas.