Colombian Beef Stew with Potatoes
Overview
The South American country Colombia is rich in beef and potatoes. The beef is delicious and the potatoes are sweet and tender. The beef stew made with potatoes is very delicious. Since it is in the capital Bogota, with an altitude of 2,100 meters, the use of a pressure cooker is even more necessary. This dish is very ordinary. When done, the potatoes are soft and crispy, and the beef is soft and delicious.
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Steps
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Colombian beef is fresh and cheap, buy fresh beef shank
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Put the beef in a stew pot, add cold water, bring to a boil, boil out the blood in the beef, and remove all the foam. Don’t turn off the heat, clean the beef in the pot
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Remove the beef and cut into pieces. The beef was cooked on the outside and still had blood on the inside. So cut it into pieces and let it cool on the chopping board for a while. Allows the beef to shrink and add more flavor as it simmers.
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At the same time, boil a pot of hot water. Be sure to use hot water when stewing beef, otherwise it will not be easy to stew the beef
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Wash the potatoes and cut them into pieces
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Prepare onions, ginger and garlic. Cut the green onion into sections, pat the garlic and mince it, and slice the ginger
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First use a wok, heat the oil, add onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, aniseed, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the cooled beef and stir-fry until the beef changes color completely. Add a small amount of soy sauce. Pour in boiling hot water to cover the beef. After the pot is boiled, pour the beef into the pressure cooker. Electric pressure cooker for 45 minutes. After the time is up, the natural cooling is too slow. You can cover the pot lid with a wet towel to cool down. Then deflate.
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Heat the wok again, add onions, ginger, garlic, and peppercorns. When fragrant, add potatoes and stir-fry until potatoes are cooked. After the beef comes out of the pressure cooker, return it to the wok. Add enough hot water to cover the potatoes and beef. Add appropriate amount of sugar, salt, a small amount of white wine and pepper. After the fire comes to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer.
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Cut a tomato into cubes and add it to the wok while the meat is stewing over low heat to enhance the flavor
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Cook for 20-40 minutes, the longer the time, the more flavorful it will be. Finally, reduce the juice over high heat and turn off the heat.