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🍲 Hearty Beef and Bean Stew with Fresh Mint

333 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g beef (soup meat)
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 allspice berries
• 2 peppercorns
• salt
• 300 g small, waxy potatoes
• 300 g broad beans (shelled)
• 150 g small, thin carrots
• 150 g small shallots
• 0.5 bunch mint

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the meat under running water and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Place the meat in a large pot.
3. 3. Add the spices, salt, and 1.5 liters of water.
4. 4. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat.
5. 5. Let the stew simmer for about 1 hour.
6. 6. Skim off the foam that rises to the surface regularly.
7. 7. Wash the potatoes thoroughly under running water.
8. 8. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
9. 9. Parboil the potatoes for 10 minutes.
10. 10. Drain the water and let the potatoes drain.
11. 11. Rinse the beans under running water.
12. 12. Remove any hard ends or fibers from the beans.
13. 13. Peel the carrots.
14. 14. Peel the shallots.
15. 15. Cut large shallots into smaller pieces.
16. 16. Rinse the mint under running water.
17. 17. Shake the mint dry.
18. 18. Pluck the mint leaves from the stems.
19. 19. Remove the meat from the cooking broth.
20. 20. Strain the cooking broth through a sieve to clarify it.
21. 21. Cut the meat into bite-sized cubes.
22. 22. Bring the strained broth to a boil in a clean pot.
23. 23. Add the parboiled potatoes to the broth.
24. 24. Add the beans to the pot.
25. 25. Add the carrots to the pot.
26. 26. Add the shallots to the pot.
27. 27. Season the stew with salt and pepper.
28. 28. Let everything simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
29. 29. Taste the stew at the end and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
30. 30. Stir the mint leaves into the stew.
31. 31. Fold the meat cubes into the stew.
32. 32. Serve the stew hot.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 333
• Protein: 32 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 25 g