Soups and stews
ChefOla Faour
Best Pea and Carrot Stew
Pea and carrot stew with pieces of meat — a home-style recipe that's simply the best. Many children resist this particular stew, so here is the reliable method.
The best pea and carrot stew — a clear, tasty home-style recipe
Ingredients
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- 400 g meat pieces suitable for stewing
- seasonings/aromatics for boiling (e.g., bay leaf, peppercorns)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, sliced into wedges
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 6 whole garlic cloves
- 500 g peas
- 200 g carrots, chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried coriander
- 1 tsp seven-spice mix
- juice of 500 g tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cups stock from cooking the meat
- finely chopped fresh cilantro
Method
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- Place the meat and boiling aromatics in a pot over heat and turn without oil until the meat dries and its color changes.
- Stir for about 10 minutes before adding water to cover the meat, then simmer for about 1 hour.Timers: 10 min, 60 min
- Skim off any foam from the surface as it appears.
- In another pot, heat the oil and sauté the onion wedges, then add the garlic and sauté as well.
- After a while, strain the cooked meat from the stock and add the meat to the onions and garlic until the onions soften and the meat changes color.
- Add the peas, carrots, spices, and salt and continue stirring briefly.
- Add the tomato juice, tomato paste, and 2 cups of the meat cooking stock, cover the pot and let it simmer over medium heat for about 30 minutes.Timers: 30 min
- Five minutes before turning off the heat, uncover the pot, sprinkle a handful of finely chopped fresh cilantro and let the stew simmer.
- Serve the pea and carrot stew alongside vermicelli rice.
- For more easy, tasty recipes see Zucchini Mafarraka (Zucchini Mash)
- To make kishk with ground meat from Ameer click Kishk with Ground Meat
- Also from Ameer see Mashed Potatoes (Mafarraka al-Batat)
Recipe tags
Soups and stewsInternationalGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Zucchini Mafarraka (Zucchini Mash)
- Kishk with Ground Meat
- Mashed Potatoes (Mafarraka al-Batat)
