Beef stew is a versatile tomato stew popularly eaten in Nigeria. This stew is not peculiar to Nigerians alone, it is popular in other parts of Africa as well. This is one stew recipe you want to add to your recipe tin. A versatile tomato stew that can be eaten with anything and everything
3 tsp chicken bouillon powder (use according to preference)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp oregano optional
1 kg beef
1 cup veg oil
½ tsp curry optional
½ tsp thyme optional
Categories
Main Course
Stew
Cuisine
African
Nigerian
Steps
Boil beef with 2tsp bouillon powder, 1/2 tsp salt and chopped onion, oregano and boil till tender. This should take between 20 minutes or longer depending on the cut of meat used. Tougher meat would take longer to cook. Take the beef out of the stock, sieve the stock to get rid of scum and reserve for later
Place a saucepan on medium heat, add vegetable oil and heat till hot, carefully drop the meat into the hot oil and fry until golden brown. You may choose to grill the meat for healthier option
Place the fried beef on a kitchen towel and move on to cooking the stew
To the hot oil, carefully add the pepper mix, stir to combine, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 10 minutes. Stir to combine, if the stew is becoming thick, add beef stock or water to avoid burning. (Remember this is fried stew so you only need to add little water/stock at a time if using at all)
Add curry and thyme or any other spices you choose to add and stir to combine.
Add bouillon powder or salt (you can use the combination of both but be careful, so you don’t overdo it. Remember you have added salt and bouillon to boil the beef. Also, if you have added the beef stock to the stew, you might not need to add salt or bouillon powder)Return the fried beef to the stew, stir until well combined and continue to simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes or until oil floats on top of the stew.Turn off the heat and serve stew warm with side of choice
Reviews
Cally on 2024-10-30 (5 stars): I have been trying to cook stew and haven't been able to get it right until I found this easy to follow recipe... it was a hit with my Nigerian boyfriend, thank you xx
Emmanuel on 2023-05-23 (5 stars): It is very sweet,tasty and delicious
Juliet kariuki on 2022-07-30 (5 stars): I’m always looking for good recipes to try. This one caught my eye and I decided to make it for my kids and I. I followed the instructions given, the only thing I did differently is that instead of frying the meat, I stir fried it with little oil. It’s much healthier in my opinion. The food was amazing, I’m sure I will make this dish again and try with different protein. Thanks
Kelechi on 2022-07-03 (5 stars): Wow it is very good and easy following your step I enjoyed the food thanks a lot
Renee McDaniel on 2022-04-29 (5 stars): I have had African red stew manu times, your easy to follow recipe made it possible for me to do it myself. I made it for the first time last week and my grandson can't get enough of it. I served mine with FuFu. He has even requested it for his birthday dinner today. Thank you for sharing. Next its EGUSI Soup for me to try on my own.
Mandy on 2022-04-10 (5 stars): I tried it last week, and now again today. Thank you for sharing. It is very delicious.
Victoria on 2021-01-21 (5 stars): This is the easiest recipe I have read about preparing Nigerian beef African stew.
The instructions are directions are easy to follow.
Thanks also for sharing. I plan to prepare this recipe over the weekend for my family.
Keep up the good work!
Fisayo on 2020-07-27 (5 stars): amazing to do and follow as well. Will post on a Instagram
