recipes 4u
West African Beef Stew
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Serves: 6 - 8
* 4 Tbs (60 ml) butter or vegetable oil
* 1-2 onions, chopped
* 2 lbs (900 g) stewing beef, trimmed of excess fat
* 2 Tbs (30 ml) all-purpose flour
* 1 Tbs (15 ml) curry powder
* 1 cup (250 ml) beef stock
* 1 cup (250 ml) coconut milk or additional beef stock
* 1/4 cup (60 ml) peanut butter
* 1/2 lb (225 g) okra, trimmed and chopped
* Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
* Boiled white rice (optional)
Optional garnishes:
- Hard-cooked eggs, quartered or coarsely chopped
- Toasted grated coconut
- Chopped peanuts
- Mango chutney
- Chopped bananas
- Chopped pineapple
- Thinly sliced shallots fried until crisp or toasted
- dehydrated onion flakes
- Canned Mandarin orange sections, drained
- Chopped fresh parsley, cilantro, or mint
Preparation time: 2 hours.
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| Heat the butter in a large heavy pot over moderate heat and saute the onion until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes.
Toss the beef with the flour and curry powder and brown lightly in the same pot.
Add the beef stock, coconut milk, and peanut butter, stirring to dissolve the peanut butter.
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer covered until the beef is tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Add the okra and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and serve over boiled rice.
Serve with any or all of the optional garnishes.
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