Sunday Dinner - Caribbean Style Beef Stew and Vegetable Fried Rice

Caribbean Style Beef Stew

Ingredients:

2 pounds diced chuck roast
2 green onions, chopped
2 tbsp steak seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp pimento
1 tsp allspice
1 tbsp fresh thyme
1 tsp gravy browning
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp hot pepper sauce


1 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 potato, peeled and diced
1 tomato, diced
4 cups beef broth


Instructions:

In a large dutch style pot combine beef, green onions and remaining ingredients up to hot pepper sauce

Allow to marinade for 30 minutes

Add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and heat pot over medium high heat

Continue to cook until meat begins to brown

Add onion, garlic, carrot and celery
Continue to cook until vegetables begin to soften

Add tomato and potato and cook another 2 minutes

Cover with stock and bring to a boil

Simmer over high heat until sauce has thickened (approximately 1 hour)

Reduce heat to low until ready to serve


Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked and cooled basmati rice
1 shallot, diced
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1\2 cup frozen peas and carrots

2 tbsp hoisin sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp chili sauce

Instructions:

In a small bowl combine hoisin, soy and chili sauce

Heat a large wok or non stick pan over medium heat

Add the oil and the shallot and fry for a minute

Add the rice and stir until coated with oil

Add the vegetables and mix into rice

Add the sauce and toss until rice is coated and brown

Garnish with green onions


Pictured below with fried dumplings and plantain