SHARON’S TOMATO STEW
Recipe and photo: Sharon Naude
FOOD LOVERS RECIPES
1.5 kg potjie meat or stewing meat (beef)
1 onion
1 teaspoon crush garlic (store bought)
1 beef stock cube mix with 700ml hot water
4 medium potatoes cut into quaters
1 can of All Gold Tomato puree (410 g)
1 packet All Gold Tomato Paste (100 g)
30 – 60 ml original Mrs Balls Chutney (taste)
approx ½ cup of brown sugar. (you might want to add less …taste)
In a cast iron pot, heat a little cooking oil.
Dice onion add to oil.
Add crush garlic.
Fry till onion is transparent but be careful not to burn the garlic.
Add your meat cubes and brown. Cook for 30 minutes with lid on.
Take lid off and cook until all the beef stock has cooked away.
Add your potatoes, Tomato Puree, Tomato Paste, Chutney and brown sugar.
Give good Stir.
Put stove on low and put lid on cast iron pot and let it pritt.
Check every 15 minutes give a stir and ensure that it does not burn.
Add a bit of water if needed.
This will take at least 2 hours.
When your potatoes are ready your meat will be nice and soft.
The sauce is rich and thick and this is really very nice.
Enjoy.
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