Minced meat and cabbage stew is much of a tomato based stew that you will definitely enjoy. It is a sauce that is also quite easy to prepare and goes well with boiled rice, Spaghetti, potatoes, yams, plantains and whatever you have prepared for it.
Ingredients
– 1 small sized Cabbage
– 300 grams boneless beef or Chicken or Corned beef
– 5 large fresh tomatoes or 400 grams tomato puree
– 2 tablespoonful thick Tomato paste (optional)
– 1 small green pepper (to taste)
– 1 red bell pepper (optional)
– 1 onion bulb(chopped)
– 100ml Vegetable oil
– 2 stock cubes/2 tablespoonful seasoning powder
– 1\2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
– 1\2 teaspoon Thyme or Oregano
– 1\2 teaspoon Curry powder
Note: in place of the tomatoes and peppers, you can use any tomato based stew as an alternative.
Preparation
- If you haven’t done this yet, mince the beef or chicken or in a grind in a blender.
Slice the cabbage to tiny strips, wash thoroughly with running water and strain in a sieve. - Heat up a spoonful of the oil in a small pot; add the chopped onions and garlic powder stir-fry a bit and then add the minced meat.
- Stir-fry the mixture for 2 minutes or until it changes from its original color.
- Now add a little water, add the sliced cabbage, thyme, curry, 1 stock cube and salt to taste. Mix well and leave to simmer for 3-5 minutes or until the meat is done.
- Put of the heat and set aside.
- If you don’t have tomato stew, then blend the tomatoes and peppers together; pour into a pot and dry out excess liquid from the tomato puree.
- Heat up the remaining oil in a pot, add the dried out tomato and pepper puree and fry a bit.Dilute the tomato paste with a spoonful of water and add to the pot.
- Mix well and continue frying for about 15 minutes or until the oil rises to the top of the stew. Stir constantly to prevent burning at the bottom.
- Now, add the meat and cabbage mixture, taste for seasoning and salt, adjust if necessary. Stir well and simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Put off the heat, serve and enjoy with any meal you like.