Beef Braised in Tomato Sauce
For extra juiciness, add a chopped onion. I love beef in all kinds of sauces. When I was a kid, my mom would sometimes make something like this, but with carrots. There was so much sauce that the meat and the side dish practically floated in it. I love it that way too — more sauce than the meat really needs. This recipe is one of those, with plenty of fragrant tomato sauce.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make beef braised in tomato sauce? Gather the ingredients.
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Step 2:
Rinse the meat, pat it dry, and cut it into large cubes.
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Step 3:
Peel and mince the garlic.
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Step 4:
Heat the olive oil in a skillet and sear the beef over high heat until golden brown.
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Step 5:
Add the curry powder and garlic, and stir.
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Step 6:
Add the tomato paste to the pan.
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Step 7:
Pour in a little water (50–100 ml).
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Step 8:
Cover and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, or longer, until the meat is tender.
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Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Curry powder - 352 kcal/100g
- Tomato paste - 28 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Olive oil - 913 kcal/100g
- Beef fillet (steak) - 189 kcal/100g
- Beef fillet (roasting) - 381 kcal/100g
