Protein-Packed Dinner
Beef Stew with Figs
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
2 h. 30 min.
Preparation
Healthy, because
Even smarter
This stew is full of protein, which is perfect for a hearty, winter soup. It also has a good amount of healthy fats from the meats and nutrients from the figs.
Serve this with a side of potatoes or bread and a salad for a complete meal.
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EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 35 ozs Beef for braising (e. g. shoulder or breast), roughly diced
- 2 Tbsps Oil
- 14 ozs Pearl onion
- 1 Tbsp tomato puree
- ½ tsp peppercorns (crushed)
- 4 Juniper Berry (crushed)
- ⅜ cup Red wine
- 1 ⅔ cups Beef stock
- 2 floury potatoes (diced)
- 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 0.333 cup dried Figs (roughly chopped)
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 Cinnamon stick (halved)
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 fresh Figs (quartered)
- Basil (to garnish)
Preparation steps
1.
Fry the meat in hot oil on a high temperature. Add the onions and stir in the tomato puree. Add the peppercorns and the juniper berries.
2.
Quench with the red wine and some of the stock. Add the potatoes, garlic, dried figs, honey, cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. Cover and stew for 1 1/2 to 2 hours stirring occasionally and adding a bit more stock every so often.
3.
Finally season with salt and serve garnished with the fresh figs and the basil.
