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🍽️ Tender Beef Stew with Plantains

609 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g beef shoulder (boneless)
• 2 onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 1 green chili pepper
• 3 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 1 tsp whole wheat flour
• 600 ml meat broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 star anise
• salt
• pepper
• 3 tomatoes
• 500 g plantain (Asian market)
• 150 ml coconut milk
• 4 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp whole cane sugar
• 2 tbsp chive rings (5 g each)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the beef under cold water.
2. 2. Pat the meat dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Cut the meat into cubes of about 2 to 3 centimeters.
4. 4. Peel the onions and garlic.
5. 5. Finely dice the onions and garlic.
6. 6. Clean the lemongrass and wash it.
7. 7. Finely chop the lemongrass.
8. 8. Halve the chili pepper lengthwise.
9. 9. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper.
10. 10. Rinse the chili pepper.
11. 11. Finely chop the chili pepper.
12. 12. Heat the oil in a casserole dish or a large pot.
13. 13. Sear the meat on all sides over high heat.
14. 14. Cook the meat for about 5 minutes.
15. 15. Add the diced onions and garlic to the meat.
16. 16. Sauté the vegetables for 2 to 3 minutes.
17. 17. Dust the meat with flour.
18. 18. Cook the flour for 1 minute.
19. 19. Pour in the beef broth.
20. 20. Add the lemongrass to the meat.
21. 21. Add the chili pepper to the meat.
22. 22. Add the bay leaves to the meat.
23. 23. Add the star anise to the meat.
24. 24. Season the dish with salt to taste.
25. 25. Season the dish with pepper to taste.
26. 26. Cover the pot with a lid.
27. 27. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
28. 28. Set the fan-assisted heat to 180 degrees Celsius.
29. 29. Set the gas mark to 3.
30. 30. Simmer the meat in the oven.
31. 31. Simmer the meat for about 1 hour.
32. 32. Add more broth if necessary.
33. 33. Wash the tomatoes.
34. 34. Score the tomatoes in a cross shape at the bottom.
35. 35. Blanch the tomatoes with boiling water.
36. 36. Leave the tomatoes in the water for a few seconds.
37. 37. Shock the tomatoes with cold water.
38. 38. Peel the skin off the tomatoes.
39. 39. Dice the tomatoes finely.
40. 40. Remove the seeds from the tomatoes.
41. 41. Remove the stem ends from the tomatoes.
42. 42. Peel the plantains.
43. 43. Slice the plantains.
44. 44. Make the slices about 1 to 2 centimeters thick.
45. 45. Add the plantain slices to the meat.
46. 46. Add the tomatoes to the meat.
47. 47. Pour in the coconut milk.
48. 48. Cook the dish in the oven without the lid.
49. 49. Cook the dish for 45 to 60 minutes.
50. 50. Remove the bay leaves from the dish.
51. 51. Remove the star anise from the dish.
52. 52. Season the dish with salt.
53. 53. Season the dish with pepper.
54. 54. Add lime juice to the dish.
55. 55. Add sugar to the dish.
56. 56. Sprinkle the dish with chives.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 609
• Protein: 45 g · Fett/Fat: 27 g · Carbs: 45 g