How to Make Delicious and Unique Beef Stew with Potatoes – Mytour

Beef is one of the most commonly used ingredients in cooking. Not only because of its delicious taste but also because it provides a lot of nutrients for health. Today, Mytour will guide you on how to make fragrant and delicious beef stew with potatoes. Let's prepare the ingredients and get started!

1. Introduction to Beef Stew with Potatoes

Beef and potatoes are both common ingredients in life but when combined, they become a delicious dish from beef that suits the taste of many people. Especially in the autumn and winter, when the weather turns chilly, many families choose to cook this dish both to boost their health and to refresh the family's menu.

A fully cooked dish, with tender beef and potatoes retaining their golden color and just the right softness. The beef stew broth, when eaten with rice, is also delicious and flavorful. Cooking beef stew with potatoes isn't difficult, anyone can do it, but making it delicious and impressive requires its own secrets. Let's explore the steps below by Mytour.

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2. How to Make Beef Stew with Potatoes

The combination of beef and potatoes creates a dish with tender meat and the hearty texture of potatoes. Moreover, with the way of cooking beef stew summarized in the following guide, you will easily have a very attractive and nutritious dish:

Ingredients Preparation

• Beef: 700g
• Potatoes: 3 – 4 tubers
• Tomatoes: 2 – 3 fruits
• Carrot: 1 tuber
• Dried shallots: 2 – 3 bulbs
• Ginger: 1 sprig
• Spring onions, coriander
• Chinese five-spice powder: 1 packet
• Seasonings: Fish sauce, stock powder, sugar, cooking oil, MSG, …

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Execution Steps

Step 1: Prepare Ingredients

Buy beef and rinse it thoroughly with water, then cut it into square pieces about the size of a fingertip. Here's a trick to make the beef more fragrant and cleaner: crush ginger and rub it on the meat. This method not only eliminates any odor but also helps clean the meat from dust and dirt.

Peel the potatoes, wash them clean, and cut them into large but bite-sized pieces. Remember, when stewing beef and potatoes, the potatoes will soften, so avoid cutting them too small to prevent them from becoming mushy. Similarly, do the same with the carrots: peel them and cut them into bite-sized pieces. You can also carve them into flower shapes to make the dish more visually appealing.

Wash the tomatoes and fragrant herbs thoroughly. Slice the tomatoes thinly to soften faster. Peel and thinly slice the ginger and shallots.

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Step 2: Marinate the Beef

Continue by placing the sliced beef into a bowl, then add 2 teaspoons of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1/2 packet of Chinese five-spice powder, a bit of dried shallots, and ginger. Mix well and marinate the beef for about 15 – 20 minutes to absorb the flavors.

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Step 3: Stew Beef with Potatoes

First, heat a pot on the stove, pour a sufficient amount of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add chopped onions and garlic to sauté until fragrant, then add the marinated beef and stir-fry until it's medium rare, then transfer it to a separate bowl.

Next, in the same pot where the beef was sautéed, add more cooking oil and tomatoes, sauté them together, then add a bit of soup powder to enhance the flavor.

Still keeping the pot with tomatoes on the stove, add the medium rare beef back in, after 3 minutes, pour enough water to cover the meat. Increase the heat to bring the water to a boil quickly, then add the potatoes. Simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, then add the carrots. Simmer for another 15 minutes until the carrots are soft, then add seasoning powder and MSG to the pot, then turn off the heat.

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So you've completed cooking beef stew with potatoes. Serve the beef stew in a bowl, before eating, garnish with chopped spring onions and coriander to make the dish more visually appealing. The beef stew with potatoes after cooking will have a delightful aroma, tender and chewy beef, soft potatoes, and carrots without being mushy. The accompanying broth is delicious, so you can enjoy it with rice or noodles.

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