Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef stew meat, cubed
  • 2 large red bell peppers, cut in 1-inch squares
  • 7 ounces canned plum tomatoes (about 3 fresh plum tomatoes) peeled, crushed with your hands
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 large onions, diced
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped
  • hot paprika, to taste
  • salt, to taste
  • ground black pepper, to taste

Method

  • Put the meat in a Dutch oven or similar heavy pot and cover with water. You'll need about 3 cups. Bring to a boil and skim the foam off the top. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until almost tender, adding more water as necessary. You might have to periodically skim more foam off the top.
  • Add the red peppers and the tomatoes, stir, and cook uncovered for another 20 minutes.
  • Stir in the tomato paste, onions, and garlic, cover, and cook for another 40 minutes to 1 hour, until the beef is very tender and almost falling apart.
  • Season with salt, pepper, and paprika to taste and stir in half the parsley. Serve over rice, sprinkled with the remaining parsley.