Braised beef with prunes - delicious and satisfying

Kitchenware:cutting board, knife, frying pan, plate.

Ingredients

Step cooking

Product Preparation

1. My beef meat is under water, we pat the water with napkins. We remove veins, grease, films. We cut 500 g of beef meat into pieces - cubes of approximately equal size.
   
2. We cut one large or two medium onions in half rings.
   
3. We cut one carrot into long strips.
   
4. 2 tomatoes cut into cubes. If there are no tomatoes, replace with 2 tbsp. l tomato paste or ½ cup tomato juice.
   
5. Cut 1 clove of garlic into small cubes. 70 g of my prunes, soak in warm water for 15-20 minutes. Cut prunes into pieces, 1 pc. into 4-5 parts.
   

Cooking

1. In sunflower oil, fry the onions and carrots for several minutes, be sure to mix so that the onions do not burn.
   
2. Add the meat to lightly fried vegetables. The meat should let the juice go, so stew it as long as possible without adding water. Salted meat and vegetables, pepper.
   
3. We pour prunes to the meat.
   
4. Add tomatoes and garlic. Mix everything well and let it fry a little. Pour 1 glass of water into the pan.
   
5. Cover with a lid, set the fire to a minimum, simmer on low heat for 40-45 minutes.
6. If the meat is stiff, simmer another 15 minutes.
   

Useful cooking tips

• For health, stew is healthier than fried.
• When choosing meat, choose one that is closer to the bone. It is tastier.
• The meat for this dish is cut the size of a walnut.
• The meat is always fried onion so that it does not lose its juice.
• When the meat is slightly fried, only then can it be mixed with onions.
• It is not necessary to mix the meat often, otherwise the meat juice will evaporate, and it will turn out to be dry.
• After frying in a pan, it is advisable to put the meat for stewing in a saucepan.
• Red wine, apple or orange juice can be added to the water. The main thing is that you have enough of this liquid to top up when it extinguishes when extinguished.

Cooking options

• Beef with prunes can be stewed in a saucepan, in a pan, in a slow cooker, in the oven, in the microwave.
• For oven and microwave use appropriate utensils.
• If you are stewing meat in the oven, then putting the meat and prunes in a heat-resistant dish or mold, cover with foil to prevent moisture from evaporating.
• If stewing meat in pots, pour a little water on the bottom, then put the meat with vegetables, and put the prunes on top, cover with a lid.

Food Options

• A good addition to meat will be boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes.
• Any side dish of cereals is suitable for meat to your taste: boiled rice, buckwheat, wheat porridge, etc.
• When serving, the dish can be decorated with any chopped herbs or sprigs of parsley, dill.

Video recipe

In this training video, you will learn how to cook stewed beef with prunes, what foods are best to take, and how to prepare them for stewing.

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