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Portuguese Paprika Beef And Butter Bean Stew

Name: Portuguese Paprika Beef And Butter Bean Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 600 g beef chuck steak, cut into 2cm cubes; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 large yellow onion, diced; 2 medium carrots, sliced into rounds; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp sweet paprika; 400 g crushed tomatoes, canned; 400 g canned butter beans, drained and rinsed; 350 ml halal beef stock

A hearty slow-simmered stew of tender beef chuck, buttery white beans, carrots, and sweet paprika in rich tomato broth.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 45 min
Total: 60 min

Technique to learn

Starch-Thickened Stewing

Simmering pre-cooked legumes near the end of cooking releases natural starches that naturally body and thicken the savory braising sauce.

Instructions

Step 1: Heat olive oil in a heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Step 2: Add cubed beef chuck in a single layer and sear for 5 minutes until browned on all sides, then remove with a slotted spoon.

Step 3: Reduce heat to medium, add diced yellow onion and carrot rounds to the pot, and cook for 5 minutes until onions are translucent.

Step 4: Stir in ground cumin and sweet paprika, cooking for 1 minute to toast the spices until fragrant.

Step 5: Return browned beef to the pot, add canned crushed tomatoes and halal beef stock, and stir thoroughly.

Step 6: Bring broth to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover with a lid, and simmer gently for 30 minutes until beef is tender.

Step 7: Add drained butter beans to the pot and simmer uncovered for 8 minutes until beans are hot and gravy has thickened slightly.

Cooking tips

Sear beef in batches if your pot is small to avoid overcrowding, which causes steaming instead of browning.
Cannellini beans or navy beans work equally well as a substitute for butter beans.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Portuguese; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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