Moms Portuguese Beef Stew

This is a favorite home meal from my mom. My sister had to write while my mom cooked in order to get the recipe right. It’s easy and will impress anyone. Serve steaming hot on a bed of white rice.

Step: 1

Heat the oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Dust the beef with the flour. Place the beef, garlic, bay leaves, and pepper in the stockpot; cook until the beef is brown; season with salt and cook until beef is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, green pepper, carrot, and paprika; cook until the onion softens, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato, wine, water, and parsley. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 30 minutes.

Step: 2

Mix in the red potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green beans; continue to cook until potatoes are easily pierced through with a fork, about 45 minutes.

Per Serving: 398 calories; protein 27.4g; carbohydrates 37.9g; fat 12g; cholesterol 64.9mg; sodium 279.1mg.

The word “stew” can refer to both a food and a cooking method. Stewing makes not fast cooking chunks of meat, vegetables or beans in a flavorful water based . It’s similar to braising, but it makes have a few notable differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into smaller pieces but of being processing menu all of it , and the liquid all of it covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for being a rib-sticking meal that comfortable you up on a freezing , winter day. It’s right that ; a bowl of classic beef stew does have warming featured food , but stew’s cozy factor goes way beyond preserving you from the chill . It’s all about those soft and chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together creates the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.