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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Beef Stew with Carrots For 4 people
Beef 800 gr Carrots 6 pieces Onions 3 pieces Shallots 3 pieces Garlic 2 cloves Tomato sauce 2 tablespoons Bay leaves 4 leaves Tapioca starch 2 tablespoons Parsley 50 gr Mint leaves 20 gr White wine 100 ml Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Salt/ ground pepper a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- Good beef has a bright red color, fine, smooth texture, and the fat layer is a pale yellow and slightly firm.
- Choose pieces of meat that have a certain elasticity when pressed by hand, with no unpleasant odor or leaking juices.
- Avoid buying pieces of beef that are dark red, have large fibers, and a deep yellow fat layer. This indicates meat from older cows, which will be tough when cooked and not tasty.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Good carrots are those with a moderate size (not too big and not too small), with a smooth and shiny skin. When held, they feel firm and heavy.
- It is best to choose carrots that have a natural orange color, with green tops that are still fresh and firmly attached to the body of the carrot.
- Avoid buying carrots that have unusual shapes, with bruised tops or bodies, wilting, or showing dark spots; if pressed, they should not sink in.
How to prepare Beef stew with carrots
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Prepare the beef
Wash the beef you bought with clean water and let it drain. Once the beef is drained, use a knife to cut it into square pieces that are about the size of two finger joints.
Tip:- To remove the odor from the beef, use roasted ginger that has been mashed and rub it over the surface of the beef, then rinse it with clean water.
- Additionally, to maintain the natural aroma of the beef, you should wipe the piece of beef with a damp cloth once before marinating.
See details: How to clean and odor-free beef preparation
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Prepare the other ingredients
Vegetables including onions, shallots, carrots, and cilantro should be washed with clean water and left to drain.
After draining, slice the onion and carrot thinly. Use a knife to finely chop the shallots.
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Stir-fry the beef
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pot and place it on the stove. When the oil is hot, add the sliced onion and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Next, add the beef and stir-fry it together with the onion over medium heat until the beef begins to firm up.
Once the beef has firmed up, add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and stir well for the starch to soak into the beef.
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Beef Stew
After the beef and flour have been mixed well, add about 100ml of filtered water and 100ml of white wine to the pot. Next, add 2 tablespoons of ketchup and stir well to combine the ingredients.
When the ingredients have dissolved, add 20gr of mint, 4 bay leaves, and 2 cloves of garlic to stew together on low heat for about 1 hour.
After the first hour, add additional ingredients including sliced carrots, minced shallots, parsley, 50ml of filtered water, a bit of ground pepper, and a little salt, then stew for another hour.
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Finished Dish
With these simple steps, you can complete the delicious and incredibly appealing beef stew with carrots.
Soft beef, carrots, and onions infused with spices and blended with the aroma of pepper and various herbs have created an absolutely wonderful dish. Enjoying it with bread or white rice makes it even more delightful, doesn’t it?
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