CuteChick Recipe #10 - Caribbean Brown Stewed Beef

Helloooo everyone!!! I know it's been entirely too long since my last recipe post. Today I bring you my Caribbean brown stewed beef recipe. I love island cuisine & brown stewed chicken is one of my favorite meals. I then got to thinking one day....what if i use beef instead? So a few months ago i substituted beef and loved it!!! I recommend at least 2 hours cooking time to get it super tender. With that being said, this is definitely what i would call a "Sunday dinner meal" since it takes a considerable amount of time to cook. The perfect side dishes to this meal are some rice & peas, cabbage & plantains as shown below:

Ingredients

2 1/2lbs cubed stew beef (most stores already have it cut up as such)

1 onion (large dice)

1 green bell pepper (large dice)

3 medium sized potatoes (peeled & roughly chopped)

1 1/2 cups baby carrots

1/3 cup chopped green onion

3 tblspn minced garlic

2/3 cup ketchup (tomato sauce would work fine also)

1/3 cup brown sugar

juice of 2 limes

2 1/2 tblspn browning liquid

Seasonings (jerk seasoning, ginger, allspice, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, thymed)

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 cups of water

First things first, lets season your meat. I seasoned mine w/ about 2 tablespoons of the jerk seasoning, the lime juice & the browning liquid (I used this brand). 

Mix well & set aside. 

While the meat marinates for a little while, prep all of your veggies

Heat the oil over medium high heat for about 5 minutes. Brown your meat for about 10 minutes (not fully cook)  & then remove from the pan

add all the vegetables & garlic to the same pan and sautee for about 15-20 minutes and season generously w/ all the seasonings mentioned above according to taste (except the jerk seasoning)

next, add the meat back to the pan & mix in the ketchup along w/ the brown sugar and water

Reduce heat to a low boil & let cook down & reduce for at least an hour. Taste a sample to make sure it's seasoned correctly & adjust according to taste. This is what the finished product should resemble

ENJOY!!!!!