Ginger stewed beef Madagascar

Description

This is a simple but hearty beef recipe where ginger adds the exotic flavor.The Malgache name for stewed beef is hen'omby ritra.

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceMadagascar cuisine
Prep time
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
2 hours, 30 minutes

Ingredients

2  
onions (chopped)
2 clv
garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
2 t
ginger (fresh ginger, peeled and grated)
1 T
olive oil (or other cooking oil)
1 t
salt
1⁄2 t
pepper (black pepper, freshly gorund)
3 1⁄4 lb
beef (diced)
3  
tomatoes (blanched, peeled and roughly chopped)

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a pan. Saute onions until translucent. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
  2. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Add meat to the pan brown slightly and cover with water.
  3. Bring to the boil, cover the pan and simmer for 1-1½ hours, until meat is tender. Add liquid if needed.

Notes

If desired, add a few pink peppercorns to spice up the stew.

This is a side dish to the rice meal in Madagascar. Serve with achards - pickled vegetables - and rougail -spicy sauce.

Ingredients, metric  
1.5 kg   beef, cut into cubes  
3   tomatoes, blanched, peeled and roughly chopped  
2   onions, chopped  
2   cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped  
2 tsp   grated fresh ginger  
15 ml   olive oil or other cooking oil  
1 tsp    salt  
1/2 tsp    pepper  

Nutrition facts

Serving size: 1/10 of original recipe

Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   462.56  
Calories From Fat (73%)   339.21  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 37.03g   57%  
Saturated Fat 15.40g   77%  
Cholesterol 103.19mg   34%  
Sodium 318.61mg   13%  
Potassium 517.71mg   15%  
Carbohydrates 4.04g   1%  
Dietary Fiber 0.67g   3%  
Sugar 1.79g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 3.38g      
Protein 26.65g   53%