Mexican stew

Total: 2 hr 40 min. | Active: 40 min.
healthy and balanced

Ingredients

for 6 person

Beef
  oil, for frying
500 g beef ragout
½ tsp salt
a little  pepper
red onion, finely chopped
garlic cloves, finely chopped
yellow pepper, cut into strips
2 tbsp preserved jalapeño peppers in slices, coarsely chopped
1 tbsp dried oregano
2 tsp ground coriander seeds
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tin chopped tomatoes (approx. 800 g)
6 dl beef bouillon
Stew
150 g wild rice mix
1 tin red kidney beans (approx. 450 g), rinsed, drained
1 tin corn kernels (approx. 140 g, drained
1 ¼ tsp salt
To serve
200 g sour single cream
avocado, cut into slices
organic limes, cut into wedges
½ bunch coriander, torn into pieces

How it's done

Beef

Heat the oil in a cooking pot. Season the meat, brown for approx. 5 mins. per batch, remove. Reduce the heat, wipe the cooking fat from the pan, add a dash of oil if necessary. Add the onion and garlic, sauté briefly. Add the pepper and all the other ingredients up to and including the tomato puree, cook briefly. Pour in the tomatoes and stock, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, return the meat to the pan with the resulting juice, cover and braise for approx. 2 hrs. Pull apart the meat using two forks.

Stew

Add the rice, beans and corn, season with salt, simmer (uncovered) for approx. 20 mins., stirring occasionally.

To serve

Serve the stew with the sour single cream, avocado, limes and coriander.

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