Meat stew with vegetables and mushrooms
4 servings
90 minutes
Meat stew with vegetables and mushrooms is a classic dish of European cuisine that embodies the coziness and rich flavor of home-cooked meals. Thick, aromatic, and rich in spices, it perfectly warms during the cold season and delights with its deep flavor notes. Traditionally, such stews emerged as a way to use available ingredients and prepare hearty, nutritious food. Tender pieces of beef soaked in soy sauce and tomato paste harmoniously combine with potatoes, sweet carrots, and delicate mushrooms. Spices like paprika and red pepper add zest while garlic and onion provide depth of flavor. This versatile dish is suitable for both everyday dinners and family gatherings, offering warmth and pleasure to everyone who tries it.
1
Cut the beef into cubes.
- Beef: 700 g
2
Peel the onion and cut it into large half-rings.
- Onion: 2 pieces
3
Peel the carrot and cut it into circles or sticks.
- Carrot: 2 pieces
4
Chop the garlic finely.
- Garlic: 2 cloves
5
Slice the mushrooms (I prefer them larger, but it's up to personal preference).
- Button mushrooms: 250 g
6
Pour a little vegetable oil into the pot. Heat it up, add pieces of beef, and fry. Fry until all the released liquid evaporates - about 15 minutes.
- Vegetable oil: 100 ml
- Beef: 700 g
7
Add more vegetable oil, put in onion, carrot, garlic. Stir and fry on high heat for 10 minutes.
- Vegetable oil: 100 ml
- Onion: 2 pieces
- Carrot: 2 pieces
- Garlic: 2 cloves
8
Add mushrooms and fry for another 10 minutes.
- Button mushrooms: 250 g
9
Add soy sauce, tomato paste, paprika, and red hot pepper. Season with salt and pepper, pour in half a glass of water, and bring to a boil. Simmer on low heat covered for 15-20 minutes.
- Soy sauce: 4 tablespoons
- Tomato paste: 30 g
- Paprika: 1 teaspoon
- Ground red pepper: 0.3 teaspoon
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
10
Pour 1.5 cups of water into the meat and bring to a boil. Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. Add the potatoes and cook for another 30 minutes over medium heat.
- Potato: 500 g
