Beef with prunes Probably, in the arsenal of each housewife there is no recipe that always helps her in case she needs to cook something, and then just warm up. This is often stewed meat, patties or dumplings, for example. Add to these delicious and hearty dishes a recipe of beef stew with prunes. Beef cooking takes quite a long time. But on the other hand, you just need to prepare all the products, and then periodically monitor the process, doing other things. This dish will need carrots, onions, spices and prunes, which is added in the process of extinguishing beef in the last 30-40 minutes. Prunes give the meat a light sourness and at the same time the sweetness of the sink, which makes this dish special. When choosing meat for cooking beef is better to take the flesh, smooth meat without excess fat. Meat should be uniform red, if the color is uneven, this indicates that the meat was frozen and thawed several times - it is bad for the taste. Pay attention to the homogeneity of the fibers, they must be tightly knocked down. It is also excellent for this dish is suitable veal, in this case, the cooking time of the dish will be reduced.
Ingredients:- Beef pulp 700g
- Onions 3 pcs.
- Carrot 2 pcs.
- Tomato paste 2 tbsp. l.
- Prunes 200 g
- Sunflower refined sunflower oil 4 tbsp. l.
- Pepper fragrant 5 pcs.
- Bay leaf 1 pc.
- Pepper black ground 2 pinch
- Salt 2 pinch
- Parsley fresh 0.25 bunch
- Water boiled 1.5 tbsp.
- Step 1 To cook the meat, take the pulp of beef, onions, carrots, tomato paste, dried prunes without pits, spices and greens to serve the ready-made dish.
- Step 2 Onions, carrots clean and wash. Cut the onions into half rings, and carrots into thin circles.
- Step 3 Meat is well washed, dried, remove the film and excess fat - cut.
- Step 4 In a frying pan, heat 2-3 tablespoons. vegetable oil and fry the onions with carrots until the onion is clear.
- Step 5 Then add 2 tablespoons. tomato paste, mix everything well and put out another 2-3 minutes.
- Step 6 Separately reheat 2 tbsp. vegetable oil and fry beef over medium heat until lightly ruddy.
- Step 7 In a deep saucepan with a thick bottom lay out the fried vegetables and meat, add the scented pepper, a pinch of salt and a bay leaf.
- Step 8 Then add all the cold boiled water, so that the top layer of meat was slightly covered. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour, checking that the liquid does not evaporate.
- Step 9 After an hour, add the washed prunes, salt and pepper to taste, mix everything well and continue to simmer for another 40 minutes.
- Step 10 Ready meat to serve hot with a garnish of boiled potatoes, sprinkled with parsley.