Meat and Pea Stew

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

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2. 2
   Add the onion and fry for 8 minutes, stirring, until the onion turns nicely golden.

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   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
3. 3
   Add the garlic and fry 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

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   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.

To assemble

1. 4
   Add the beef cubes and fry 5 minutes, until browned on all sides.

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2. 5
   Add the cumin, turmeric, paprika, chili pepper, salt and black pepper and stir.
3. 6
   Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and water and bring to a boil.

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4. 7
   Turn down the heat, cover and simmer 75 minutes, until the meat is tender.

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   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
5. 8
   Add the peas and cook another 10 minutes.

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6. 9
   Serve the stew with white rice and bread.