Name: Mexican-style beef stew
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 91 min
Total time: 107 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Beef
Ingredients: 1.5 kg stewing beef on the bone, cubed and excess fat removed; 15 ml olive oil; 2 medium onions chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 3-4 carrots thickly sliced; 1-2 fresh red chilli or to taste, chopped (seeded if preferred); 5 ml cayenne pepper; 5 ml paprika; 10 ml ground cumin; 10 ml ground coriander; 250 ml orange juice; 250 ml rooibos tea or vegetable stock; 1 x 410 g tin chopped tomatoes; 50 ml tomato paste; 30 ml fresh oregano chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1 x 410 g tin red kidney beans drained; salt and black pepper; tortillas or roti; bell peppers chopped, optional; baby tomatoes halved, optional; avocado chopped, optional; sour cream or yoghurt, optional; fresh coriander; lime or lemon, cut into wedges

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Ingredients (25)

1.5 kg	stewing beef — on the bone, cubed and excess fat removed
15 ml	olive oil
2	medium onions — chopped
2	garlic cloves — crushed
3-4	carrots — thickly sliced
1-2	fresh red chilli — or to taste, chopped (seeded if preferred)
5 ml	cayenne pepper
5 ml	paprika
10 ml	ground cumin
10 ml	ground coriander
250 ml	orange juice
250 ml	rooibos tea — or vegetable stock
1 x 410 g tin	chopped tomatoes
50 ml	tomato paste
30 ml	fresh oregano — chopped
2	bay leaves
1 x 410 g tin	red kidney beans — drained
	salt and black pepper

To serve

	tortillas — or roti
	bell peppers — chopped, optional
	baby tomatoes — halved, optional
	avocado — chopped, optional
	sour cream — or yoghurt, optional
	fresh coriander
	lime — or lemon, cut into wedges

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Method:

Heat an AMC 8 litre Speedcooker with a normal AMC 24 cm lid on, over a medium temperature until the Visiotherm® reaches the first red area. Brown the meat in batches and spoon out.

Add the oil and sauté onions, garlic and carrots for a few minutes. Stir in the chillies and spices and sauté until aromatic.

Return the meat with orange juice, Rooibos tea or stock, tomatoes and paste with oregano, and bay leaves. Stir through and bring to the boil.

Seal unit with Speedcooker lid according to the instructions. Allow cooking indicator to reach red level and lower temperature slightly to maintain indicator at this level. Cook for 1 hour.

Remove the unit from the stove. Allow cooking indicator to drop completely before opening Speedcooker. To do so, press the red safety valve to release any remaining pressure then slide the lid open.

Stir in the beans and season to taste. Simmer with the AMC 24 cm lid for another 10 minutes or until heated through.

Serve stew with warm tortillas or rotis. Enjoy with your choice of fresh ingredients and other accompaniments, like sour cream or yoghurt, fresh coriander and lime or lemon wedges. Let everyone at the table assemble their own bowl.

Tip

Heat tortillas or rotis one at a time in a preheated AMC 24 or 28 cm Chef’s Pan without any oil until just warmed through. To keep warm, place on a plate and cover with a clean tea towel while heating the rest.