Potato Stew With Meat

When me and my siblings were young, and for as long as I remember my mother used to make this meal at least once a month. She liked to have HEALTHY children. And by healthy I mean she wanted us to be  fat!

Regardless, there is nothing more comforting than tucking into a bowl of hot stew, especially as the warm weather starts to cool down and we need crave some warming comfort food. We Lebanese always serve our stews with rice, but if you feel that you would rather not it tastes just as good without.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg potatoes
• 200 grams beef cube
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander, finely chopped
• juice of 1 lemon
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried coriander
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon seven spices
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• oil for frying
• 2 tablespoon canola oil

Preparation:

• In a large pot of pressure cooker, heat 1 tablespoon oil and fry the meat, add 1 teaspoon salt, half teaspoon seven spices, cover with 6 cups water and cook until tender
• Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes
• Heat the frying oil, fry the potatoes until golden, remove the potatoes from the oil and place on a kitchen towel to absorb the excess of oil
• In a pot, place the cooked meat, cover them with some of the meat stock, add the potatoes and the tomato puree, and let it cook on medium fire
• In the meantime, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a casserole, mix the crushed garlic with the fresh and dried coriander, fry them in the casserole
• When the stew starts boiling add the fried garlic and the lemon juice and let it cook on low fire or further 5 minutes
• Serve with cooked rice

ET VOILA… C’EST TOUT.