Meat Stew with Beans

January 31st, 2015 in Beef, Main Dishes by Julia Volhina

Total cooking time: 45min

If you are looking for quick recipe with meat – try meat stew with beans.

It is pretty quick and is not too complicated to do: cooking time will depend on the meat cut you use, but in average it is between 30 and 45 mins.

I used beef (chuck roast cut) for this one, but pork will work for this recipe as well.

Ingredients:

2-2.5lb of beef meat (I used chuck roast cut)
A can of boiled red bean (plain, not in sauce)
2-3 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons of tomato paste
1-1.5 cups of water or broth
3 tablespoons of olive oil
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

How to prepare, step-by-step:

Prepare ingredients: rinse meat and pat it dry with paper towels:
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Clean meat and slice it into pieces about 1-1.5 inches big:
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Warm up deep skillet (or thick pot) with olive oil over moderately high heat; add meat:
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Fry meat, stir from time to time, until colored from each side:
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Season with salt and black pepper to taste:
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Pour water (or broth):
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Add tomato paste:
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Clean and press garlic:
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Drain beans (I also rinse it couple of time with cold water to remove slimy juice from the can), add them to the skillet:
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Mix everything good, bring all to boil then reduce heat to slow simmer, cover with lid and cook over slow simmering for 20-30 mins (or until meat is as soft as you like it):
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Serve beef stewed with beans and sauce it was cooking in over bed of boiled rice with orzo or with your choice of the side dish:
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