Vegetable stew with beef and potatoes

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make vegetable stew with beef and potatoes? In fact, everything is very simple. First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. It is very important to choose good meat for stew. It can be beef or veal without bones. In addition to these vegetables, you can add your own to taste, for example zucchini, cabbage, etc . You can also add your own spices to taste to the stew, for example, a mixture for vegetable / meat stew, etc.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the beef, dry it and cut it into small pieces. I have meat from the shank and from the shoulder blade. But you can take other parts of the carcass without bones.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash and dry all vegetables. Wash the eggplant, dry it and cut it into cubes. If the eggplant is bitter, salt it and leave it for 10 minutes, then rinse.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes. It is better to prepare potatoes before adding them to stew (step 15), so as not to darken. Or cut at once with all the vegetables, but pour cold water.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the carrots and cut into small cubes or quarters.

6. Step 6:

   

   Cut the onion into half rings or small cubes, as you like. If your children do not like onions in dishes, then you can add it entirely, put it out, and throw it out at the very end. So the onion will give all the juices, but it will not be felt in the dish.

7. Step 7:

   

   Peel the bell pepper from the seeds and cut into medium cubes.

8. Step 8:

   

   Cut tomatoes into halves and grate the pulp on a fine grater, cutting off the skin. For greater density and expressive taste, I advise you to add 1 tbsp of ketchup or tomato paste to the chopped tomatoes.

9. Step 9:

   

   In a deep saucepan with a thick bottom, heat part of the vegetable oil over high heat and fry the meat until golden brown. At the end, season the meat with salt and pepper. Add half of the onion to the meat and fry together over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. In addition to the saucepan, you can take any other dishes with a thick bottom suitable for the stove: a cauldron, a saucepan, a cast-iron frying pan, etc .

11. Step 10:

    

    Pour in warm or hot water.

12. Step 11:

    

    Simmer the meat under the lid until tender for about 50 minutes until soft.

13. Step 12:

    

    In a separate frying pan on the remaining vegetable oil over medium heat, fry, stirring, carrots with the remaining onion for 3-5 minutes.

14. Step 13:

    

    Add eggplant, bell pepper and spices. Stir and fry everything together for another 5 minutes.

15. Step 14:

    

    Add chopped tomatoes to the pan. Stir and simmer under the lid on low heat for 30-40 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Especially check for eggplant readiness. Some strong varieties may still be tough, although other vegetables are already quite ready.

16. Step 15:

    

    Put the potatoes in a saucepan with beef and simmer under the lid until soft. If necessary, pour in some water.

17. Step 16:

    

    Put the stewed vegetable mixture in a saucepan with meat and potatoes and mix. Simmer all together for about 10 more minutes. Taste the stew and, if necessary, add salt and pepper to taste.

18. Step 17:

    

    Remove the stew from the heat and let it brew under the lid for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy your meal!